Hand in Craft | Ages 7 – 13
Explore traditions of art using paper, textiles, clay, and mixed materials. Introduction to foundational techniques with focus on creativity and personal expression.
Handbuilding with Clay | Ages 4 – 7
An introduction to the basics of working with clay, from sculpting to molding. Through hands-on activities and simple techniques, explore texture, shape, and form. Make clay animal figures, fun shapes, and little sculptures while developing fine motor skills and using imagination. Clay pieces will not be food safe. They will be underglazed and fired, but not clear coated with a shiny glaze.
Clay Studio Day | Ages 10 – 16
Ready, set, clay! Clay can be functional and sculptural – let’s explore both! Spend the day in the clay studio and make ceramic art using both hand building and potter’s wheel techniques.
Enchanted Treasures: Faerie Art | Ages 7 – 13
Step into a magical world of faeries, wands, and tiny houses as you bring your imagination to life through creative art projects. Explore color, texture, and whimsy while crafting enchanted creations.
Cook’n with Clay | 7 -13
Take a bite out of creativity! Join artist Eva Foster for a hands-on day of crafting colorful airdry clay creations that look good enough to eat—without the calories. Think about “food” as an art form as you experiment and learn how to make your fake food look real.
Keeping it Zen! | Ages 7 – 13
Art can be relaxing and a form of meditation. Spend part of the day in mindful drawing exercises, and learning ways to draw with reflection, repetition, and rhythm by practicing Zen Tangle, Zen Doodle, and Zen Scribble. Then turn your doodles and drawings into a mindful painting.
Express Yourself! | Ages 7 – 13
Let’s discover you through art! Using mixed medias, create self-portraits, a word collage or two and see how art can express the inner and outer you.
Potter’s Wheel Workshop 2 | Ages 8 – 16
Learn to throw pots on the potter’s wheel. This class is great for beginners, and return students. Please bring a lunch and water bottle. Clay pieces will not be food safe. They will be underglazed and fired, but not clear coated with a shiny glaze.
Art About Wisco! | Ages 7 – 13
What makes Wisconsin summers special? The lake, a summer sunset, the state animals, the state dessert (Racine’s very own Kringle!), the state fair. Have fun learning about some of the flora, fauna, flavors and fun of a Wisconsin summer. Represent it by creating a small watercolor painting and a larger acrylic painting on canvas.
Ameri-CRAFT | Ages 7 – 13
Turn back time! Explore themes and concepts from the Handcrafted: RAM Community Exhibition in the galleries at Wustum, and make art inspired by craft – and the American craft traditions that have been cultivated for 250 years.
No Paper Cuts, Please! | Ages 7 – 13
Paper, paper, and more paper. Create puppets, paper cutouts, collages, and more in this all about paper workshop. Add a creative twist using paper-adjacent materials—like band-aids, paper clips, paper punches, staples, and other everyday items—to enhance your designs and bring your ideas to life.
Re-Wearable | Ages 7 – 13
Art to wear meets a recycled moment! Explore the art of dressing and create wearable accessories that accent your personality – hats, jewelry, scarves, ties, bags - using an assortment of stuff from the recycle bin! Showing we can recycle and still look fabulous!
Abstraction: Painting and Mosaics | Ages 7 – 13
Delve into color, shape, and composition through two engaging mediums: abstract mosaics and abstract painting. Experiment with arranging materials, layering textures, and using bold or subtle color palettes to create original, non-representational artwork. In the mosaic portion, design patterns and images, learning how placement, balance, and contrast can bring a composition to life. In the painting segment, paint freely and intuitively, focusing on movement, emotion, and experimentation rather than realism.
All Day Anime! | Ages 8 – 16
Explore the exciting world of anime and manga! Learn to draw anime-style characters while building strong art fundamentals in a supportive environment. Discover how to design expressive anime faces, eyes, hairstyles, and poses and create original characters with unique personalities and outfits.
Multitude of Metals and More | Ages 8 – 16
Experience metals as a material in multiple ways. Explore metal repoussé, metallic painting, and recycled metal projects in this hands-on, one-day workshop. Let your creativity shine silver and gold with the versatile world of metals.
Potter’s Wheel Workshop 1 | Ages 8 – 16
Learn to throw pots on the potter’s wheel. This class is great for beginners, and return students. Clay pieces will not be food safe. They will be underglazed and fired, but not clear coated with a shiny glaze.
Shapes and Colors! | Ages 4 – 6
Circles, squares, triangles and more shapes meet all the colors of the rainbow. Learn to mix, match, and transform simple shapes into colorful masterpieces.
My Favorite Things | Ages 4 – 6
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...what are your favorite things? Let’s explore together. Using different materials and a multitude of media, make art about your favorite things...maybe discovering a few new ones along the way!
PEEPS® Play Sensory Day
Join us for a welcoming, low-pressure way for families to explore RAM PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2026 through touch, sound, color, and movement, on Saturday, April 11, Noon – 4:00 pm.
Cubist Style Workshop | Ages 7 –13
Learn to paint a portrait or animal portrait in the style of the Cubists. Inspired by artists like Pablo Picasso, take a subject and break it into simple shapes, experiment with multiple viewpoints, and use bright colors to create expressive, abstract paintings. The focus is on creativity and imagination—there’s no “right” way to do it!
