FAQ about the Polymer Collection Project and the upcoming Terra Nova Exhibition at the Racine Art Museum written by Elise Winters Are the reception and the symposium on the opening weekend at RAM by invitation only?… or open to the public? The Racine Art Museum (RAM) is still in the process of planning a variety of activities that will allow people to participate at many different levels. The weekend festivities, October 21-23, 2011, are NOT by invitation only. RAM’s intention is to accommodate as many people as is logistically possible. Participation in these events may look something like this: Members’ Preview: Friday …
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Masters In The Spotlight
My preview copies of Rachel Carren’s new book Masters:Polymer Clay just landed on my door step and I am speechless with joy! Finally a volume that is worthy of the masters whose work it represents. Finally a book that can stand proudly on the shelves in museum bookstores affirming polymer’s place in the world of fine craft. No how-to instructions here. This is a meticulously curated collection of some of the finest work that’s been done by polymer artists to date. Altogether the book profiles the careers of 42 polymer artists, both past and present; some you may know …
Polymer Breaking New Ground at RAM
This press release just in from the Racine Art Museum: The Racine Art Museum (RAM) in Racine, Wisconsin, is pleased to announce the museum’s recent commitment to establishing a permanent collection of polymer jewelry, beads and sculptural objects. As part of this resolution, the museum is organizing a large group exhibition opening the Fall 2011. Terra Nova: Polymer Art at the Crossroads will open at RAM on October 21, 2011. On display through February 5, 2012, the show emphasizes the development of polymer as an expressive medium for artwork in recent decades. A book is currently underway to support the …
A Seminal Clearinghouse
While researching her essay for the upcoming RAM exhibition catalog, Rachel Carren has encountered lots of interesting historical material too detailed for that volume. One example is this story of Marie Segal’s first encounter with polymer and the business which she and her husband Howard started in the early 1980’s. Before the Internet, there was one “go-to” source for information on how to handle polymer. That was the Fimo Factory. When we artists had technical questions about polymer or when we had discovered something new, the recurring refrain was, “Call Marie and Howard.” It would be hard to underestimate the …
Meet Me at RAM
The Polymer Collection at the Racine Art Museum will make its debut in an exhibition scheduled for the fall of 2011. This recent acquisition of more than 180 pieces of jewelry and sculpture by RAM represents the first comprehensive collection of polymer art to be accessioned by a major national museum. To make possible a full-color hardback catalog to accompany this show, Bruce Pepich, Exec. Director of RAM, and I made fundraising presentations at the International Polymer Clay Association Synergy2 Conference a week ago in Baltimore. Those speeches elicited donations of more than $17,000 from 111 generous and committed …