Once Upon A Time: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, and Contemporary Art

The show features artists that use a variety of media and techniques to craft stories that discuss the human condition through exaggerated, surreal, perplexing, imaginative, or dreamy scenarios.

Once Upon A Time: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, and Contemporary Art2024-02-21T09:52:19-06:00

Bodies at Rest: Figurative Clay from RAM’s Collection

Drawn from RAM’s strong and diverse holdings of ceramics, Bodies at Rest is a sampler of artists addressing the body—and ultimately, the human condition—in both form and content. This exhibition took place at NCECA's 48th Annual Conference in Milwaukee, WI, March 19–21, 2014.

Bodies at Rest: Figurative Clay from RAM’s Collection2021-12-22T15:16:29-06:00

Mud: Handmade in the Midwest

RAM Museum Store special exhibition. All works on display in this exhibition were on sale.

Mud: Handmade in the Midwest2021-12-28T14:03:17-06:00

Collection Focus: Sergei Isupov

A mid-career retrospective for an innovative artist who has pushed the possibilities of clay by combining two-dimensional narrative with three-dimensional ceramic form.

Collection Focus: Sergei Isupov2024-05-22T14:05:10-05:00

Much of What is Seen is Not: Frank Boyden as Printmaker

Well-known for his work in ceramics, Frank Boyden has long been versed in print-making. Comprised of recent gifts to RAM’s collection, this exhibition emphasizes Boyden’s narrative investigations in print media.

Much of What is Seen is Not: Frank Boyden as Printmaker2024-05-22T14:06:06-05:00

White Gold: The Appeal of Lustre

Featuring contemporary sculpture, pottery, and adornment that utilize shiny materials, such as lustre glazes and gold.

White Gold: The Appeal of Lustre2024-05-22T14:07:41-05:00

Magic Mud: Masterworks in Clay from RAM’s Collection

This large-scale group exhibition emphasizes the depth and richness of RAM’s holdings in contemporary sculptural and functional clay.

Magic Mud: Masterworks in Clay from RAM’s Collection2024-05-22T14:09:19-05:00

Watercolor Wisconsin 2013

One of the museum's most popular shows, Watercolor Wisconsin is a statewide competition organized by the museum annually since 1966. This year's show features 125 pieces by 95 Wisconsin artists.

Watercolor Wisconsin 20132024-05-22T14:10:28-05:00

Michael Pry: The Harley Portraits

This exhibition presents over 15 photographs, now in the collection of the Racine Art Museum, captured by Michael Pry during Harley Davidson Motorcycle Company’s centennial celebration.

Michael Pry: The Harley Portraits2021-12-28T14:17:32-06:00

RAM Artist Fellowship Inaugural Exhibition

Meant to showcase the diversity and vitality of the Racine/Kenosha visual arts community, the biennial fellowships provide support for the professional development of the community's artists. Representing a diverse range of styles and media, this exhibition features the work of Jerrold Belland, Doug DeVinny, Kimberly Greene, and Kathleen Laybourn.

RAM Artist Fellowship Inaugural Exhibition2021-09-09T10:49:00-05:00
  • Photography of the building that would become RAM, circa 1906

From the Ground Up: Building Racine Art Museum

Honoring RAM’s 10th anniversary, From the Ground Up offers materials—floor plans, photographs, blue prints, ephemera, and a building model—that document the development of the new museum for Racine leading up to its grand opening in 2003

From the Ground Up: Building Racine Art Museum2021-12-27T14:45:12-06:00

Twenty-First Century Heirlooms

Featuring artists at various phases in their careers and objects crafted from a variety of different media, Twenty-First Century Heirlooms is a large-scale exhibition that offers a context for exploring what we value today and why.

Twenty-First Century Heirlooms2024-05-22T15:16:37-05:00

RAM 4th Annual International PEEPS Art Exhibition

RAM presents an untraditional exhibition—now in its fourth year—showcasing art made from or inspired by fluffy, sugarcoated marshmallow PEEPS®. This year’s exhibition features 110 entries that demonstrate the talent of more than 145 artists.

RAM 4th Annual International PEEPS Art Exhibition2021-03-02T14:03:20-06:00

Barbara Sorensen: Elemental

For its tenth anniversary and in honor of the area’s rich artistic legacy, RAM is pleased to bring together the work of two acclaimed artists who call Racine their hometown.

Barbara Sorensen: Elemental2024-05-22T15:20:33-05:00

Karen Gunderson: Reflective

For its tenth anniversary and in honor of the area’s rich artistic legacy, RAM is pleased to bring together the work of two acclaimed artists who call Racine their hometown.

Karen Gunderson: Reflective2024-05-22T15:21:34-05:00

Creator and Character: Artists Interpret James Joyce

This exhibition features prints by prominent modern artists, such as Robert Motherwell and Richard Hamilton that take on James Joyce as subject.

Creator and Character: Artists Interpret James Joyce2024-05-22T15:23:54-05:00

Collection Focus: Rosita Johanson

This Collection Focus series exhibition offers a look at 20 works by late Canadian artist Rosita Johanson (1937-2007) created in the 1990s and early 2000s, forming an archive of her working methods and subject matter over a prolonged period of time.

Collection Focus: Rosita Johanson2021-12-29T15:06:56-06:00

High Fiber: Recent Large Scale Acquisitions in Fiber

This exhibition premieres an impressive array of fiber pieces never before seen in the museum’s galleries, and includes artists who have been working with textiles for decades—pushing the boundaries of the media and offering different ways for understanding the materials.

High Fiber: Recent Large Scale Acquisitions in Fiber2022-01-04T12:40:23-06:00

Wisconsin Photography 2012

RAM’s Wustum Museum continues a Racine tradition with the opening of Wisconsin Photography 2012—a statewide competition organized by the museum since 1979.

Wisconsin Photography 20122024-05-08T15:05:12-05:00
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