• Summer Sunset Palette Knife Canvas Painting Workshop

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    Use palette knife painting techniques to create a glorious sunset on canvas. Brilliant warm hues and luxurious blues will make your painting pop as vibrantly as the real thing.

    $36
  • Summer Art Camp: Lost Cities, Mystical Places, and Legendary Characters: Ages 7–13

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    Dreams and reality collide! Mystical, magical lands exist in our imagination, in folklore, and in the real world. From lost cities in the jungle, to undersea worlds, and mountains that are home to mythical beings, explore myths and mysteries around the globe—think Stonehenge, Arcadia, Xanadu, Shangri-La, Wakanda, Atlantis, Middle Earth, and the like. You will also discover many famous—and sometimes infamous—characters who rose to stardom along the way!

    $144
  • Cacti Palette Knife Canvas Painting Workshop

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    The southwest is calling with this ode to the resilient cactus. Paint this prickly plant on canvas using palette knife painting techniques.

    $30
  • Full Steam Ahead 2022

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    Discover the process of printing large-scale relief cuts using a steamroller as a massive makeshift printing press! Full Steam Ahead will take place at RAM's Wustum Museum on Saturday, August 13 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and is free to attend.

  • Free First Friday at RAM

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    Enjoy free RAM admission, extended gallery hours, an artist talk and book signing with a famous metalsmith, free hands-on art activities, and discounts in the RAM Museum Store on First Friday, September 2, 2022.

  • SAVOUR 2022: RAM Art Benefit

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    SAVOUR is the Racine Art Museum’s annual art fundraiser, which showcases the diverse flavors of Racine area cuisine paired with art specially created by local artists. All proceeds help support RAM exhibitions, visual art education for children and adults of all ages and abilities, and care of the museum’s nationally recognized permanent collection.

  • Fundamentals of Painting

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    This class is foundations-based, dealing with the basic principles of painting. Students will complete exercises that explore composition, value, color, line, and texture while working from direct observation. The overarching goal is to equip the student with a basic knowledge of painting and demystify the process—instilling confidence to tackle independent projects.

    $120
  • Autumn Canvas Painting Workshop: Ages 7–13

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    Create a canvas painting inspired by the warm colors of autumn. Start by learning how to compose an intriguing scene, then paint the details to create your own masterpiece.

    $30
  • The Art of the Written Word

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    Combine the art of the written word with acrylic and collage to make a piece that sends a message—both literally and artistically. Kelsey Marie Harris, former Art Root Writer in Residence and featured Wall Poems poet, will share insight on bringing poetry to life through visual art and design.

    $48
  • Paper Rudbeckia Workshop

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    Try your hand at creating a rudbeckia—often known for its sub-species called the Black-Eyed Susan—from paper through the guided expertise of artist Laura Gillespie. No prior experience is necessary.

    $30
  • Urban Sketching Workshop: Plein Air in the Gardens

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    Join Urban Sketcher Patti Fallon as she takes you outdoors around the Wustum Gardens. Focus on the natural autumn landscape of the grounds as the subject for onsite location sketching. Patti will instruct you on creating quick sketches using drawing supplies that you are most comfortable with—all media is welcome.

    $40
  • The Art of Poetry Workshop: Ages 7–13

    RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

    Join former Art Root Writer in Residence Kelsey Marie Harris for an afternoon of written word and art-making! Transform a poem you create, or an existing poem that you love, into a work of art using collage and mixed media.

    $30