This exhibition is comprised of objects with layered and potentially uncomfortable histories. Specifically, these works are from a group of incised metal bracelets and neckpieces from West Africa that span the eighteenth through twentieth centuries.

Wisconsin-based Michael Velliquette has created an installation for RAM’s Windows on Fifth Gallery that reflects his interest in color theory, pattern-making, and papercraft.

Premiering during the inaugural In/Between multi-arts festival, Amanda Browder’s large-scale installation Zig and Zag weaves RAM’s acrylic-paneled façade with multi-colored fabric, offering a new perspective on a familiar building.

Through both traditional and experimental approaches, Wood You Believe It? brings together furniture, art jewelry, sculpture, and wall-hanging works from RAM’s permanent collection to explore the wide range of possibilities that emerge when paint meets wood.