In Stitches: Contemporary Approaches to Needlework
Presented by Racine Art Museum at Racine Art Museum

The works featured in this exhibition demonstrate contemporary methods of working with materials such as fabric, thread, yarn, and embroidery floss through the use of needles, hooks, or hands.
September 23, 2020 – May 8, 2021
For some, needlework and other fiber-related techniques are pastimes, while for others, they are used for professions. For still more, these practices are employed to depict ideas. The contemporary artists whose works are included in this exhibition prioritize
View moreSeptember 23, 2020 – May 8, 2021
For some, needlework and other fiber-related techniques are pastimes, while for others, they are used for professions. For still more, these practices are employed to depict ideas. The contemporary artists whose works are included in this exhibition prioritize these processes and use handcraft techniques like embroidery, sewing, crocheting, and quilting to explore a wide range of subjects. They investigate labor, gender, memory, and history, and popular culture as well as personal or social issues.
Primarily drawn from RAM’s collection, the works featured in this exhibition demonstrate contemporary methods of working with materials such as fabric, thread, yarn, and embroidery floss through the use of needles, hooks, or hands. Works on loan from Milwaukee area artists Sharon Kerry-Harlan and Rosemary Ollison expand this conversation even further. Incorporating African influences, Kerry-Harlan uses textiles, as well as other media, to explore the potential metaphors and meanings of the human face and figure. Ollison collects glass, leather, bracelets, beads, bones, and jewelry that she then incorporates into all manner of works, including quilts.
View lessADMISSION INFO
Adults: $7 | Seniors (62 and over) and Students: $5 | RAM Members and Children (under 12): FREE
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES *
- Apr 17, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Sat)
- Apr 21, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Wed)
- Apr 22, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Thu)
- Apr 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Fri)
- Apr 24, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Sat)
- Apr 28, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Wed)
- Apr 29, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Thu)
- Apr 30, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Fri)
- May 1, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Sat)
- May 5, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Wed)
- May 6, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Thu)
- May 7, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Fri)
- May 8, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Sat)
LOCATION
441 Main Street, Racine, WI 53403
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