Celebrating RAM's Wustum Museum's Milestone Anniversary

RACINE, Wis. - July 28, 2016 - PRLog -- The first exhibition to celebrate RAM's Museum Wustum's milestone 75th anniversary, All About Wustum: Our Community Art Show features works of art that use the museum's special place in the community's heart for inspiration. The exhibition showcases innovative artwork about Wustum's by RAM's students, teachers and staff, in addition to work by Racine Unified School District teachers and Racine Art Guild members. The show is open through August 13, 2016.

All About Wustum features pieces dedicated to memories and experiences of Wustum and its gardens, created by area families and art students on view side-by-side with well-known regional artists who teach or work at the museums. The exhibition of 128 pieces includes a wide range of media that reflects the stunning variety of different workshops and classes taught at RAM's Wustum Museum.

RAM Congratulates:

Linda Reeves - Vincent Van Goat

Karen Brittain - Jennie E. Wustum, 1895, Billings, MT

Sophia Chiodo - Untitled

Visitors to RAM's Wustum Museum are also encouraged to vote for their favorite artwork. The audience award will be announced after the close of the show.

Artists Included in the Exhibition
Bristol: Stephanie Slamar; Burlington: Peter Mandli; Caledonia: Noor Hammad, Nancy Neider; Franksville: David Gaura, Gillian White; Kenosha: Patricia Carnevale, Bridgette Covelli, Muriel Cunningham, Katherine Hambley, Candace Holm Hoffman, Nate Hunter, John Terhardt, Paula Touhey, Greg Uttech, Rebecca Venn;Milwaukee: Janet Falk, Alexa Hollywood, Annette Jacobson, Rosalie Robison;Mount Pleasant: Karen Chartrand, Trace Chiodo, Susan Chiodo, John Clazmer, Pat Guttenberg, Lynn Galbraith Jones, Jim Wardrip; Oak Creek: Kelly Marie Steitz;Pleasant Prairie: June Ambro, Neale  Murray; Racine: Marie Abbott, Kate Alphs, Bob Bagley, Regina Baker, Elizabeth Behling, Tanya Blasko, Patricia Blasko, Tricia Blasko, Mike Braun, Mary Ann Bresnahan, Karen Brittain, Shiloh Broadway, Karen Broman, Larry D. Cardwell, Ellen R. Cardwell,  Jill Castillo, Sophia Chiodo, Nick (Dominic) Cibrario, Caye Christensen, Jennifer Cruz, Deedee Dumont, Ron Dunnett, Mary Dwyer, Jeff Erlandson, John Falk, Maureen Fritchen, Veronica J. Gagliano, Pat Gilbert, Alexander Greiveldinger, Greg Helding, Ann Henkes,  Janet Hoffman, Toby Iwon-Prioletta, Suzanne Kadamian, Georgia Kroll, Mickie Krueger, Carol Madsen, Karen Mathis, Sharon Mellberg, John Mosson, Janet Mrazek, Sr. Jaye Nelson, Adrianne Paffrath, Alyx Pedraza, Thom Petersen, Kate Peterson, Steven Pfeiffer, Pat Pilling, Ruth Quirke, Linda Reeves, Mary Rhomberg-Spengler, Suzanne Schackelman, Jean Sullivan, Cathy Tempesta, Jean Thielen, Jan Thompson, Ardath Trebra, Dina Walker, Adrianna Westplate, Kelly Witte, Marc Wollman, Wustum Museum SPARK! Artists, Wustum Museum Spring Break Art Campers; South Milwaukee: Marcia Malone, MJ Malone, Sarah Nickols; Sturtevant: Eric Letarte; Trevor: Steven Rys

Racine Art Guild Juried Competition 2016
Also at RAM's Wustum Museum, Racine Art Guild Juried Competition 2016demonstrates the creativity of the members of this group of practicing artists. Artworks selected for this show display an understanding of art techniques and presentation. The exhibition is open June 4 through August 25, 2016.

RAM's Wustum Museum is located at 2519 Northwestern Avenue, just a few miles from RAM's downtown location at 441 Main Street. Parking and admission is always free at Wustum. Offering studio art classes since 1941, the museum is a nurturing and inspiring environment for novices, emerging artists and professional artists to experiment, practice and learn. Summer art classes start June 11. Class information is available either online at www.ramart.org/ram/education or by calling 262.636.9177.

All About Wustum: Our Community Show is made possible at Racine Art Museum by: Platinum Sponsors - Karen Johnson Boyd and William B. Boyd, SC Johnson, Windgate Charitable Foundation; Diamond Sponsor - Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation; Gold Sponsors - Herzfeld Foundation, Johnson Bank, National Endowment for the Arts, Racine Community Foundation, W. T. Walker Group, Inc.; Silver Sponsors - Real Racine, Wisconsin Arts Board; Bronze Sponsors - Burlington Graphic Systems, Inc., EC Styberg Foundation, Educators Credit Union, In Sink Erator, The Norbell Foundation, Orkney Springs Retreat, Rasmussen Diamonds, Ruud Family Foundation, Inc.

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Together, the two campuses of the Racine Art Museum, RAM in downtown Racine at 441 Main Street and the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts at 2519 Northwestern Avenue, seek to elevate the stature of contemporary crafts to that of fine art by exhibiting significant works in craft media with painting, sculpture and photography, while providing outstanding educational art programming.

Docent led contemporary craft and architectural tours of the museums are available. Both campuses of the Racine Art Museum, are open to the public Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, and are closed Mondays, Federal holidays and Easter. RAM is open Sunday Noon - 5:00 pm, while Wustum is closed Sundays. An admission fee of $5 for adults, with reduced fees for students and seniors, applies at RAM. Admission to Wustum is free. Members are always admitted without charge to either campus.

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