Current Exhibitions
Presenting work from artists who create meaningful statements in craft media, RAM dispels any differentiation between fine art and craft and between the artist and the craftsperson. Exhibitions at RAM emphasize ideas behind the artwork, rather than following strict media categories.
All shows at RAM change two to three times each year. Exhibitions are currently being drawn almost exclusively from RAM’s extensive and dynamic collection.
RAM’s First 20 Years: A Visual History of the Art and Architecture
This Windows on Fifth exhibition is a visual summary of the art and architecture that helped shape the early chapters of Racine Art Museum, blending objects from RAM's holdings with photographs of both the building designed by Brininstool + Lynch and the galleries filled with art.
Racine and Vicinity Show 2024: All Media Juried Exhibition
This juried exhibition at RAM's Wustum Museum showcases 107 works from 89 artists primarily residing throughout Racine, Kenosha, and Walworth counties.
RAM Showcase: Kinngait Prints
Part of the RAM Showcase series of exhibitions centering the work of artists of color, this exhibition is a sampling of prints from RAM's collection created by Inuit artists in Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset).
In Between: Contemporary Artists Working in Two and Three Dimensions Featuring Dennis Lee Mitchell
In Between showcases artists via multiple works made of different materials and/or pieces that reflect a fluency between two and three dimensions, including wearables.
Collection Focus: Frances and Michael Higgins
In the late 1940s, contemporary glass production was given new energy as Frances and Michael Higgins reinvigorated the ancient practice of glass fusing. Racine Art Museum recently established an archive collection of 75 works created collaboratively and individually by the Higginses.
RAM Showcase: Patrick Nagatani
Comprised of pieces spanning multiple decades—specifically 1977 – 2006—the archive features various types of photographs. This exhibition debuts selections from the archive in stages—consecutively showcasing the Nagatani/Ryoichi Excavations Series, Chromatherapy Series, and works related to nuclear power.
Zero Waste: Objects
Drawn entirely from RAM’s collection, this exhibition—and the one that replaces it in the fall—highlights artists that repurpose materials originally intended for a use other than art.
Craft in Color
The largest exhibition to date dedicated to artists of color in RAM's collection, featuring works in clay, glass, and metal. The range of implicit and explicit biases experienced by the artists and the (un)conscious influence of their heritage add a unique layer of context to the included work.