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Racine Art Museum announces 2026 programming that celebrates the handmade

Sean Krajacic
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2025

RAM Handmade — This Michael Velliquette artwork titled Babooma (detail), 2010, was created out of colored cardstock paper. It is 31 inches by 33 inches and was gift of the arts to the Racine Art Museum. His works will be on display in July 2026 at the RAM Windows on fifth Gallery.
Colored cardstock paper
31 x 33 inches
Racine Art Museum, Gift of the Artist in Honor of Tehshik Yoon
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RACINE — Racine Art Museum in Downtown Racine is participating in “Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026,” a nationwide initiative led by Craft in America to honor the handmade during America’s Semiquincentennial.

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