Award winners announced for art exhibition showcasing pieces inspired by PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy
Racine, WI March 20, 2024
![Lonna Keller, Tiffin, Iowa - Heaven’s Bunny Hive, 2024. PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy, platic, copper, paint, dye, and found mannequin head. First PEEP—Adult Division, RAM 15th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition](https://urbanmilwaukee.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Lonna-Keller—Heavens-Bunny-Hive-393x590.jpg)
Lonna Keller, Tiffin, Iowa – Heaven’s Bunny Hive, 2024. PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy, platic, copper, paint, dye, and found mannequin head. First PEEP—Adult Division, RAM 15th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition
On Wednesday, March 20, Racine Art Museum (RAM) Marketing and Communications Specialist Tyler Potter hosted a Virtual Award Presentation for the RAM 15th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition—the fifteenth iteration of a popular exhibition featuring 123 creative entries by more than 175 artists from across the continent. Awards were selected based on clever and skilled use or representation of PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy in adult, child, and group categories.
RAM congratulates the following award winners:
Adult Division
- First PEEP: Lonna Keller, Tiffin, Iowa—Heaven’s Bunny Hive
- Second PEEP: Nicole Zimmer, Appleton, Wisconsin—Trip to the Moon
- Third PEEP: Leslie Perrino, Racine, Wisconsin—Princess and the Peap
- Honorable PEEP Mentions:
- Holly Ottum, Racine, Wisconsin—Japeepanese Kimono
- Brittney Johnson, Racine, Wisconsin—Vest of Peeps
- Bill Reid, Racine, Wisconsin—Lip Service Emergency Peepmobile
- Chris Proeber, Muskego, Wisconsin—Queen’s PEEPS
Young PEEPle’s Division (Under 13)
- First PEEP: Azariah Niles, Racine, Wisconsin—Weave the Peep Alone
- Second PEEP: Indrani Tamasker, Racine, Wisconsin—Mary Peepins
- Third PEEP: Beatrix Saaski, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin—FashionPeepsta!
Group Division
- First PEEP: LOSERS Car Club of Wisconsin (Nicole, Chrissy, Donna, Tami, Lisa, Kathie, Linda, Tammi, and Vicki), Wind Lake, Wisconsin—PEEPS Under Glass
- Second PEEP: Laura Grayson and Steve Grayson, Racine, Wisconsin—Kingdom of the PEEPS
- Third PEEP: The Barthel Family, Brown Deer, Wisconsin—Peeps & Repeeps
- Honorable PEEP Mention:
- Careers Industries Burlington (Kelly, Tracey, Danny, Carol, Jeff, Patty, Jessica, and Savannah), Burlington, Wisconsin—Sesame Peep
RAM PEEPS® Postcard Award
- Lynnzie Palomaki, Milwaukee, Wisconsin—The Marshmallow Peep Rests in a Garden
City of Racine Mayor’s Choice Award
- Leslie Carver, Racine, Wisconsin—Peep off Perseus
In addition to the awards selected by RAM, visitors are invited to vote for their favorite creation, naming one popular artwork worthy of the coveted PEEPle’s Choice Award. Guests are allowed a single vote per visit, prompting thoughtful considerations. The award will be announced after the exhibition closes.
Further information about the exhibition is available on RAM’s website, ramart.org.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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