Virtual exhibition tour with RAM Curatorial Assistant Kendra Voelz and Black Arts Council of Racine CEO/President April Harris
Originally broadcast via Facebook Live

Cultural Reflections: RAM Community Art Show

June 15 – August 13, 2022
at RAM’s Wustum Museum

Expressions of cultural connections and traditions can take the form of many things—including food, literature, dance, craft forms, and visual art. Different societies, and individuals and groups within them, have various ways of reflecting significant aspects of their heritage. Cultural Reflections: RAM Community Art Show showcases work by 86 artists that used a wide variety of media to explore aspects of their culture, heritage, family traditions, or way of life. Through paintings, prints, collage, objects, and more, these artists share their inspirations, influences, and observations about the world connected to them. The wide variety of subject matter and imagery reflects the uniqueness of each maker.

Cultural Reflections is comprised of work drawn from RAM’s creative community of class participants and teachers, museum staff and volunteers, Racine school teachers, and artists invited by the Black Arts Council of Racine (BACR). Committed to supporting diverse artists, voices, and audiences, RAM collaborated with the BACR to develop Cultural Reflections.

The exhibition was inspired, in part, by the work of Haitian-born artist Edouard Duval-Carrié whose work is on loan to RAM for display in Blurry Boundaries: Contemporary Artists, Imagination, and the Spaces Between through August 27. Looking at historical romanticized paintings, Duval-Carrié created an imaginary landscape that emphasizes the importance of cultural identity in the Caribbean.

More About the Exhibition

Exhibition Checklist (PDF)

Virtual Exhibition Tour, available to watch via YouTube and Facebook

SPARK! Recipe Board

Press Room

Artists in the Exhibition

Caledonia: Nancy Neider; Cudahy: Sabina Archaniolowicz; Franksville: Irene Cardozo; Glendale: Fred Stein; Kenosha: Carol Klees-Starks, John W. Terhardt, Paula Touhey, Kendra Voelz; Lake Geneva: Caroll Pearson;  Milwaukee: Tom Hoffman, Steve Horvath, Debra Klepp, Stephen Misovy, Julia Taylor, Kiefer Ledell Waterman; Mt. Pleasant: Sophia Chiodo, John Clazmer, Patricia Guttenberg, Natalie Lange, Lisa Martin; Mundelein, IL: Pritika Chowdhry; Nashotah: Alice Rossman; New Berlin: Avni Shah; Racine: Chris Allen, Christine Bohn, Howard Brown, Jon Bolton, Mary Ann Bresnahan, Karen Broman, Jill Castillo, Wenda Coldtrain,Annette Cosey, Teddy Cosey, Jane Devine, Deedee Dumont, Mary Dwyer, Lisa Englander, John Falk, PM Fallon, Wesley Fallon, Linda Flagg, Tavis Franklin, Pat Gilbert, Justin Gottfredsen, Nancy Greenebaum, Alexander Greiveldinger, April Harris, Tonya Harris, Ann Henkes, Charlie Johnson, Elouise Johnson, Mary Koors, Brooke Kovara, Todd Krewall, Mickie Krueger, Autumn Kyle, Robert Manning, Karen Mathis, Janet Mrazek, James Moore, Penny Nichols, Olivia Osborne, Leslie Perrino, Suzanne Schackelman, Warnetta Smith, Susan M. Sorenson, Jean Sullivan, Dina Walker, Angel White, Princess Arihanna White, Keairra Wilson, Shakira Wilson, Kelly Witte; Shorewood: Meghan Burke McGrath; Spring Prairie: Veronica Gagliano Averkamp; Sturtevant: Ralph Tunstell; Waukegan, IL: Tanya Allen; Wind Point: Caye Christensen; Zion, IL: Jamir Duffie

Cultural Reflections: RAM Community Art Show

June 15 – August 13, 2022
at RAM’s Wustum Museum
Virtual exhibition tour with RAM Curatorial Assistant Kendra Voelz and Black Arts Council of Racine CEO/President April Harris
Originally broadcast via Facebook Live

Expressions of cultural connections and traditions can take the form of many things—including food, literature, dance, craft forms, and visual art. Different societies, and individuals and groups within them, have various ways of reflecting significant aspects of their heritage. Cultural Reflections: RAM Community Art Show showcases work by 86 artists that used a wide variety of media to explore aspects of their culture, heritage, family traditions, or way of life. Through paintings, prints, collage, objects, and more, these artists share their inspirations, influences, and observations about the world connected to them. The wide variety of subject matter and imagery reflects the uniqueness of each maker.

Cultural Reflections is comprised of work drawn from RAM’s creative community of class participants and teachers, museum staff and volunteers, Racine school teachers, and artists invited by the Black Arts Council of Racine (BACR). Committed to supporting diverse artists, voices, and audiences, RAM collaborated with the BACR to develop Cultural Reflections.

The exhibition was inspired, in part, by the work of Haitian-born artist Edouard Duval-Carrié whose work is on loan to RAM for display in Blurry Boundaries: Contemporary Artists, Imagination, and the Spaces Between through August 27. Looking at historical romanticized paintings, Duval-Carrié created an imaginary landscape that emphasizes the importance of cultural identity in the Caribbean.

More About the Exhibition

Exhibition Checklist (PDF)

Virtual Exhibition Tour, available to watch via YouTube and Facebook

SPARK! Recipe Board

Press Room

Artists in the Exhibition

Caledonia: Nancy Neider; Cudahy: Sabina Archaniolowicz; Franksville: Irene Cardozo; Glendale: Fred Stein; Kenosha: Carol Klees-Starks, John W. Terhardt, Paula Touhey, Kendra Voelz; Lake Geneva: Caroll Pearson;  Milwaukee: Tom Hoffman, Steve Horvath, Debra Klepp, Stephen Misovy, Julia Taylor, Kiefer Ledell Waterman; Mt. Pleasant: Sophia Chiodo, John Clazmer, Patricia Guttenberg, Natalie Lange, Lisa Martin; Mundelein, IL: Pritika Chowdhry; Nashotah: Alice Rossman; New Berlin: Avni Shah; Racine: Chris Allen, Christine Bohn, Howard Brown, Jon Bolton, Mary Ann Bresnahan, Karen Broman, Jill Castillo, Wenda Coldtrain,Annette Cosey, Teddy Cosey, Jane Devine, Deedee Dumont, Mary Dwyer, Lisa Englander, John Falk, PM Fallon, Wesley Fallon, Linda Flagg, Tavis Franklin, Pat Gilbert, Justin Gottfredsen, Nancy Greenebaum, Alexander Greiveldinger, April Harris, Tonya Harris, Ann Henkes, Charlie Johnson, Elouise Johnson, Mary Koors, Brooke Kovara, Todd Krewall, Mickie Krueger, Autumn Kyle, Robert Manning, Karen Mathis, Janet Mrazek, James Moore, Penny Nichols, Olivia Osborne, Leslie Perrino, Suzanne Schackelman, Warnetta Smith, Susan M. Sorenson, Jean Sullivan, Dina Walker, Angel White, Princess Arihanna White, Keairra Wilson, Shakira Wilson, Kelly Witte; Shorewood: Meghan Burke McGrath; Spring Prairie: Veronica Gagliano Averkamp; Sturtevant: Ralph Tunstell; Waukegan, IL: Tanya Allen; Wind Point: Caye Christensen; Zion, IL: Jamir Duffie

Sample of Work in the Exhibition

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Exhibitions at RAM are made possible by:

Platinum Sponsors

The Estate of Karen Johnson Boyd
David Charak
Judith and David Flegel Fund
Ron and Judith Isaacs
Nicholas and Nancy Kurten
Racine Community Foundation logo
Barbara Waldman
Windgate Foundation

Diamond Sponsors

City of Racine’s Grow Racine Grant
Ruffo Family Foundation
Ruth Arts Foundation

Gold Sponsors

Anonymous
Tom and Irene Creecy
Richard and Patricia Ehlert
Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation
Reliance Controls Community Fund
Trio Foundation of St. Louis
W.T. Walker Group, Inc.

Wisconsin Arts Board 50th Anniversary Logo

Silver Sponsors

Anonymous
Baird
Beta Diagnostic Labs
A.C. Buhler Family
Lucy G. Feller
Ben and Dawn Flegel
Jim Harris
Sharon and Tom Harty
Horizon Retail Construction, Inc.
Johnson Financial Group
Dorothy MacVicar
Jan Serr and John Shannon

Bronze Sponsors

Ellen and Joseph Albrecht
Susan Boland
Dave’s Wine Garage
Educators Credit Union
Express Employment Professionals
Bill and Debbie Keland
Susan Manalli
Jean and Alex Mandli, Jr.
Norbell Foundation
Cathy Stanghellini
Twin Disc

Media Sponsor

Radio Milwaukee logo

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