Made in Mexico: Contemporary Art Jewelers with Mexican Heritage

Features the work of three artists—Lorena Angulo, Jorge Manilla, and Georgina Treviño—who use nonprecious materials to explore their Mexican heritage.

Made in Mexico: Contemporary Art Jewelers with Mexican Heritage2024-05-03T16:23:06-05:00

Honoring Fifty Years of Watercolor Wisconsin

RAM is honoring Watercolor Wisconsin—and Wustum’s commitment to supporting the media and regional artists—with an exhibition of works purchased from the shows that became part of RAM’s permanent collection.

Honoring Fifty Years of Watercolor Wisconsin2024-05-03T16:25:01-05:00

RAM Collects: Contemporary Art to Wear

This exhibition debuts recent gifts of art to wear—wearable clothing that is produced in unique or limited editions, is primarily handmade, and reflects a particular aesthetic style.

RAM Collects: Contemporary Art to Wear2024-05-03T16:34:14-05:00

Sensory Overload: Clothing and the Body

Pieces in this exhibition are more sculptural and concept-oriented than they are functional—addressing notions of wearability and the body as site.

Sensory Overload: Clothing and the Body2024-05-03T16:35:28-05:00

Wisconsin Photography 2016

Wisconsin Photography is a statewide competition organized by RAM’s Wustum Museum since 1979.

Wisconsin Photography 20162024-06-03T10:47:44-05:00

Precious Metals: Shining Examples from RAM’s Collection

A companion exhibition to Go for Baroque, this exhibition explores our innate fascination with things that glisten and plays with notions of preciousness and material value.

Precious Metals: Shining Examples from RAM’s Collection2024-05-03T16:38:07-05:00

Go for Baroque: Opulence and Excess in Contemporary Art

RAM goes “glam" with exhibitions featuring artists who explore the decorative and excessive as well as things that gleam and shine.

Go for Baroque: Opulence and Excess in Contemporary Art2024-05-03T16:39:16-05:00

RAM 7th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition

RAM presents an untraditional exhibition showcasing art made from or inspired by fluffy, sugarcoated marshmallow PEEPS®. This year, the museum welcomes 123 entries that demonstrate the talent of 154 artists.

RAM 7th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition2024-12-10T11:06:12-06:00

California Dreamin’: Mark Adams and Frank Lobdell

The work of Mark Adams and Frank Lobdell may not be similar in terms of subject matter, but they share a desire to explore color.

California Dreamin’: Mark Adams and Frank Lobdell2024-05-03T16:47:28-05:00

Spectrum: Contemporary Artists in Color

While many contemporary artists use color as a principal element, this exhibition focuses on it as a defining principle in form and design for work that is not figurative

Spectrum: Contemporary Artists in Color2024-05-03T16:48:58-05:00

Watercolor Wisconsin 2015

Art dealer Byron Roche—former owner of Chicago’s Roche gallery—and Scott Ashley—artist and associate director of Perimeter Gallery, Inc. in Chicago—selected the 116 works by 93 Wisconsin artists in this year's exhibition.

Watercolor Wisconsin 20152024-05-03T16:51:08-05:00
  • Wood bench adorned with various shovel handles on the back and sides

Urban Wood Encounter 2015: RAM Explores Contemporary Furniture

A collection of a wide range of furniture and objects, this exhibition reflects regional artists applying their individual styles and personal interests to this often-discarded wood.

Urban Wood Encounter 2015: RAM Explores Contemporary Furniture2024-05-03T16:53:33-05:00

Lost and Found: Featuring Kim Alsbrooks and Nikki Couppee

The exhibition underscores the ability some artists have to decontextualize the marginalized or overlooked, and to imbue the ordinary with something extraordinary.

Lost and Found: Featuring Kim Alsbrooks and Nikki Couppee2024-01-24T13:22:08-06:00

RAM Artist Fellowship Exhibition 2015

The second biennial RAM Artist Fellowship Exhibition—presented by the Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation—featuring the work of Lisa Marie Barber, Diane Levesque, Bill Reid, and Jim Sincock.

RAM Artist Fellowship Exhibition 20152024-05-03T16:55:21-05:00

Joan Backes: Falling Leaves and Painted Branches

This exhibition, featuring Milwaukee-born artist Joan Backes, marries the natural color, shape, and pattern of leaves and branches with human interference.

Joan Backes: Falling Leaves and Painted Branches2024-05-06T16:41:32-05:00
  • 100 Kyle And Kelly Phelps

All in the Family: Featuring Kelly and Kyle Phelps

This exhibition includes the work of familial artists—couples, parents and children, or siblings—drawn primarily from RAM’s collection, and with a concentration of collaborative ceramic work borrowed from emerging artists, twin brothers Kelly and Kyle Phelps.

All in the Family: Featuring Kelly and Kyle Phelps2024-05-06T16:44:36-05:00

Nebulous: Abstract Works from RAM’s Collection

Featuring work with phenomena that may be floating, transforming, or imprecise—as if somehow moving through another dimension.

Nebulous: Abstract Works from RAM’s Collection2021-12-28T14:03:54-06:00
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