Past Exhibitions

127th Annual Exhibition by Indiana and Ohio Artists This Exhibit is Endowed in Memory of Arthur S. Postle November 6, 2025 – January 10, 2026 | Richmond Art Museum, Indiana Deadline is September 5th. 2 weeks left to enter. Open to artists in Indiana and Ohio. Entry Now Closed. Enter on ShowSubmit: https://showsubmit.com/show/ram-127th-annual-exhibition-by-indiana-and-ohio-artists Awards: Approximately $30,000 in prizes & purchase […]

Color Coded | Julian Jamaal Jones August 9 – September 27, 2025 Reception and Artist Talk: August 16th, 1PM Artist Talk 1:30PM The Richmond Art Museum is pleased to present an exhibit of artwork by Julian Jamaal Jones. Jones is a multidisciplinary artist and educator born and raised in Indianapolis, IN. Julian earned his Bachelor’s […]

Partners in Art: Works by Lawrence and Carol Sexton August 9 – September 27, 2025 Reception and Artist Talk: August 14th, 2025 5:30-7:30PM Artist Talk: 6PM RAM is pleased to be hosting an exhibit for local artists Lawrence and Carol Sexton. Carol is a multidisciplinary artist who works in various media including drawing, painting, ceramics, […]

Eyes on Nature: Works by Tim Phelps June 7 – July 26, 2025 RAM welcomes artist Tim Phelps home to Richmond with a 2 gallery exhibit, Eyes on Nature: Works by Tim Phelps. Phelps is a Richmond High School graduate who pursued a career in the arts. Phelps has been a medical illustrator for over […]

All Wayne County High School Art Exhibition 2025 April 26 – May 17, 2025 Opening Reception and Awards: April 26, 1 – 3PM Awards Announced at 1:00PM Wayne County, Indiana has a long and distinguished history of artistic accomplishment and support. Since 1898 the Richmond Art Museum has been a proud part of that tradition, […]

5 Days | Antonio McAfee February 6 – March 29, 2025 Opening Reception: February 6, 5:30 – 7:30PM 5 Days, Antonio McAfee’s exhibition at the Richmond Art Museum will be “a reflection on masculinity and male figures in my family – my father, son, biological grandfather, step grandfather, and my transition into the patriarch in […]

Frank Girardin | Richmond Group Artist January 25 – May 24, 2025 Dr. Dana Rehiman and Dr. Eileen Cravens Gallery RAM is pleased to present a one gallery exhibit of Richmond Group Artist, Frank Girardin’s artwork. Francois “Frank” Joseph Girardin (October 6, 1856 – August 7, 1945) was an American impressionist artist who worked in […]

126th Annual Exhibition of Indiana and Ohio Artists November 7, 2024 – January 11, 2025 Best of Show – $5,000 Thousands in purchase and merit awards given! IMPORTANT NOTICE: SUBMISSIONS TO THE RAM ANNUAL EXHIBIT WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ONLINE VIA THE PLATFORM SHOWSUBMIT. This competition is open to all artists, 18 years of age […]

This, That and the Other: Works by Ed Thornburg August 08 – September 28, 2024   Opening Reception: August 8, 5:30 – 7:30PM RAM is pleased to present an exhibit of artwork by Ed Thornburg, long time artist and art instructor in Wayne County. Thornburg will show works in multiple mediums including painting, sculpture and […]

Richmond Group: Second Generation July 27 – September 14, 2024 As the art tradition pressed forward in Richmond, and the Richmond Group including Bundy, Baker, Conner, Forkner and Eggemeyer began to produce less and teach more, their knowledge was passed on to a new generation of Richmond artists who carried forward the love for and […]

Nearly 200 works will be on display in the Paul and Pat Lingle Gallery and the Patricia Quigg Lakoff Gallery this summer, as RAM highlights many paintings from the permanent collection in a salon style (floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall) exhibition.

Exhibit Dates: April 20 – May 18, 2024 Opening Reception and Awards: April 20, 1 – 3PM Awards Announced at 1:10PM Wayne County, Indiana has a long and distinguished history of artistic accomplishment and support. Since 1898 the Richmond Art Museum has been a proud part of that tradition, a vital part of which is […]

February 10  – March 30, 2023 Exhibit Opening: Saturday, February 10th, 1 – 3PM Latosha Ann Stone, known by her artistic alias “ToshaIsGnarly,” is a painter and graphic designer who hails from Greenville, Ohio. With a passion for self-expression, she creates captivating artworks that depict cute yet fiercely empowered women. Drawing inspiration from anime and […]

John Albert Seaford: Illustrative Architecture South Corridor Gallery Opens February 10 John Albert Seaford had two loves – Richmond, Indiana, and Boston, Massachusetts, which he called the two most attractive places in America to live. He divided his life between them and let their architecture and environs inspire his art. This Richmond Group Artist is […]

David Michael Slonim | My Only World February 8, 2024 – March 30, 2024 Opening Reception: February 8, 2024; 5:30 – 7PM RAM is pleased to present an exhibit by David Michael Slonim, My Only World, featuring works in abstraction in the Patricia Quigg Lakoff Gallery. Once a plein air painter, the New Jersey native who […]

125th Annual Exhibition of Indiana and Ohio Artists November 9, 2023 – January 6, 2024 Exhibit Opening and Awards Ceremony: November 9, 7PM View the Exhibit Catalog with Award Winners Here This competition is open to all artists, 18 years of age and over, who presently live in Indiana or Ohio. Works must be original, […]

Urban Vision: People and Places by Barbara Bernhardt July 8 – September 23, 2023 Special Reception with Guest Speaker and Donor Stephen K. Anshutz August 26th Talk begins at 1PM Join us as we learn more about this collection of Berhnardt art from major donor for the exhibit, Stehpen K. Anshutz.     RAM is […]

(Pictured: La Isla Retablo, Papel Picado Inspired, 2023, 24inx18inx2in) Recuerdos de Papel / Paper Memories: Contemporary Papel Picado by Beatriz Vasquez Exhibit Dates: August 12 – October 7, 2023 Opening Reception: 1 -3PM Gallery Talk: 1:30 RAM is excited to offer an exhibit of works by Beatriz Vasquez, a Chicanx Artivist based in Indianapolis, IN. […]

Urban Vision: People and Places by Barbara Bernhardt July 8 – September 23, 2023   RAM is excited to display work by Ms. Barbara Bernhardt in the Dr. Elieen Cravens and Dr. Dana Reihman Gallery. Drawings and paintings by the Richmond artist will be on on display beginning July 8, 2023. This exhibit is largely […]

(pictured: Robert Grafton, St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans; 1919 Best of Show) Exhibit Dates: June 10, 2023 – July 29, 2023 In celebration of the Richmond Art Museum’s 125th Anniversary, we have curated an exhibition of selected Best of Show winners spanning the life of the Annual Exhibit, the oldest juried art contest in the […]

Exhibit Dates: April 29 – May 20, 2023 Opening Reception and Awards: April 29, 1 – 3PM Awards Announced at 1:10PM Wayne County, Indiana has a long and distinguished history of artistic accomplishment and support. Since 1898 the Richmond Art Museum has been a proud part of that tradition, a vital part of which is […]

The Richmond Group Artists February 4th – June 3, 2023 The Richmond Group Artists In anticipation of RAM’s 125th Anniversary (June, 2023) we are displaying a large number of works by the Richmond Group Artists in the Reihman/Cravens Gallery and balcony foyer, who were an integral part of why Richmond Art Museum began and still […]

Love Letters to Self: A Life Well Drawn Artwork by Constance Edwards Scopelitis February 4th – April 2, 2023 Reception: February 4th, 1PM – 3PM Artist Talk: 1:30PM RAM is pleased to host an exhibit of drawings, lenticular prints (think holograms), and digital media by Indianapolis artist, Constance Edwards Scopelitis. The work will be on […]

The Artists of Brown County February 4th – June 3 This exhibition represents the works from the Brown County Art Colony that are in the Richmond Art Museum permanent collection.  Indiana claims two notable art colonies, the Richmond Group and Brown County Art Colonies.  Although the Brown County artists exhibited in the Annual Exhibition throughout […]

Exhibit Dates: November 3, 2022 – January, 7, 2023 Note: RAM is closed December 22 – January 2 for the Holidays. This juried exhibition features artists over 18 years of age who reside in the states of Indiana or Ohio. It is the oldest juried art contest in the State of Indiana. The 124th Annual […]

Quiet Intimate Order – Still Life from My Perspective: Works by Kathy A. Moore August 6 – October 1, 2022 Opening Reception: August 13, 2022, 1 – 3PM Artist’s Gallery Talk: 1:30PM This body of work consists of paintings and drawings that are the result from intense visual observations made directly from the still life […]

Still Life in Historical Perspective August 6 – October 1, 2022 In conjunction with Kathy A. Moore’s contemporary take on still life, I sifted through RAM’s permanent collection to offer other examples of the art form over the years. The Oxford English Dictionary defines still life as a painting or drawing of an arrangement of […]

Story: The Narrative Art of Alan Larkin June 4 – July 23, 2022 Opening Reception: June 11, 1 – 3PM Gallery Talk: 1:30PM RAM is excited to host an exhibit by former IU South Bend Professor, Alan Larkin in June and July of 2022! The exhibit features paintings and etchings, including several brand new canvases […]

16th Annual All Wayne County High School Art Exhibition Wayne County, Indiana has a long and distinguished history of artistic accomplishment and support. Since 1898 the Richmond Art Museum has been a proud part of that tradition, a vital part of which is recognizing and supporting young artists. Students from Centerville, Hagerstown, Lincoln, Northeastern, Richmond, […]

Amos Lemon Burkhart: You Miss 90% of the Shots You Don’t Take February 12 – April 2, 2022 RAM is excited to bring a vivacious, vivid, hopeful, bittersweet, creative, fun exhibit to you February 2022, Amos Lemon Burkhart: You Miss 90% of the Shots You Don’t Take. This interactive and vibrant exhibit, brought to you […]

The Artwork of Carole Wantz February 12 – April 30, 2022 Reception and Artist Talk: Sunday April 3, 2 – 4PM RAM is hosting an exhibit of RHS Alumna, Carole Wantz (then known as Carole Golay). From 1975 to 1985, Richmond native Wantz painted the upper echelon of Columbus, IN society. People in her paintings […]

Modernist Works: On Loan from Peru Community Schools Fine Art Gallery February 05 – April 30, 2022 RAM is excited to continue its relationship with PCS Fine Art Gallery with this one-gallery exhibit of Modernist artwork featuring well known international artists like Cuban artists Camacho and Covarrubias as well as other surrealists and modern painters […]

The 123rd Annual Exhibit will be open to the public on November 5th, but the Awards Ceremony on Nov. 4th will be VIRTUAL again this year due to the inability to properly distance. View the Virtual Awards Ceremony for the 123rd Annual Exhibition by Indiana and Ohio Aritsts Below: Video to be released November 4th, […]

Indiana Artists Club Annual Members Exhibit August 10 – September 25 Saturday, August 14th Museum Hours: 10AM – 5PM Awards Ceremony: 1 – 2PM   RAM will be the host site of the INa Member Show which is a juried fine art exhibition of Indiana Artists Club Members! This year, the juror is Cincinnati artist […]

American Ideals: Midwestern Farm August 7th – October 02, 2021 Opening Reception August 7, 2021 1 – 3PM Artist Talk – 1:30PM RAM is pleased to host this one-man show for Roy Boswell, who is an American artist from Indiana who exhibits regularly at RAM and across the Midwest. He won Best of Show in […]

Historic Indiana En Plein Air June 5th – July 17, 2021 OPENING AND BOOK SIGNING RICHMOND ART MUSEUM Friday, June 9th 5PM – 7PM RAM is pleased to host the works of talented Indiana painters with the exhibit associated with the publication, Historic Indiana En Plein Air. The artwork by members of the Indiana Plein […]

All Wayne County High School Art Exhibition April 24 – May 15, 2021 RAM is pleased to present the 15th Annual All Wayne County High School Art Exhibition. This year, as classes are not completely back to normal, we have asked our Wayne County high school art teachers to curate this show, and so they […]

The Richmond Art Museum is pleased to present Double Exposure: Works by Walt Bistline and Marcela Pardo Ariza. RAM will be offering an exhibition by Walt Bistline and his former student Marcela Pardo Ariza. Double Exposure will run February 9 – April 3, 2021. Bistline will be displaying his black and white photography of area […]

Wayman Adams: A Study in Portraiture February 9th – July 2nd, 2021 RAM is pleased to present this exhibit of works from the RAM Permanent Collection by Wayman Adams in the Dr. Eileen Cravens and Dr. Dana Reihman Gallery. Wayman Elbridge Adams (September 23, 1883 – 1959) was an American Painter who was born in […]

RAM Collects: Expressions from the 40s and 50s February 9th – July 2nd, 2021 RAM is pleased to present this exhibit of works in our West End Bank Charitable Foundation Gallery, from the RAM Permanent Collection which focuses on works from the 1940s and 1950s. Many of the works fall in to the Abstract Expressionist […]

RAM Collects: Photography February 9th – May 29, 2021 RAM is pleased to present this exhibit of works in our South Corridor, from the RAM Permanent Collection which focuses on photography. Many of the works are from local and regional photographers, many with ties to Earlham College.

View the Virtual Awards Ceremony for the 122nd Annual Exhibition by Indiana and Ohio Aritsts Below: Click Here to View the Exhibit Catalog and Annual Report This juried exhibition features artists over 18 years of age who reside in the states of Indiana or Ohio. CALENDAR OF IMPORTANT DATES: October 2nd: Postmark Deadline for Entry […]

Exhibition featuring artwork by Wendy Franklin, Beth Forst, Susan Mauck and April Willy. Gallery Opening August 8th 1-3 pm Gallery Talk at 1:30 pm Artist Interview: Beth Forst Artist Interview: Susan Mauck Artist Interview: Wendy Franklin Artist Interview: April Willy

The Richmond Art Museum’s permanent collection includes many incredible pieces of art created by women artists. View our Collection of Women Artists. A selection of these artworks are currently hung in the museum/s Hallway Gallery.  

RAM presents a duo show, pairing the 3D sculptures of aritst and IU East professor Carrie Longley with the paintings of Artist Joseph T. Swanson.