April 2021
Museum Closed for Spring Holiday
The Daum Museum will be closed on Friday, April 2 and Sunday, April 4 for the spring holiday. It will be open on Saturday, April 3 from 1-5 p.m.
Find out more »2021 Annual Student Exhibition
The annual Student Exhibition, a State Fair Community College tradition dating back to the late 1960s, is open to all students currently taking studio art classes at the college. Interested student-artists collaborate with art department faculty to select work that best represents them. This year, the exhibition will also accommodate a selection of artwork made during the pandemic, dating from spring semester 2020. A purchase award, cash awards, and honorable mentions will be designated to highlight entries of special merit.
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DIY Mother’s Day Crafts with the Daum
Be sure to stop by the museum, during gallery hours, to pick up your free packet of craft projects. We would love to see your finished projects! Tag us on Facebook or Instagram @daummuseum. Hyacinth Bouquet Instructions Blossom Bracelet Instructions I Heart Mom Bookmark Instructions
Find out more »June 2021
DIY Crafts for the Fourth with the Daum
Be sure to stop by the museum, during gallery hours, to pick up your free packet of craft projects. We would love to see your finished projects! Tag us on Facebook or Instagram @daummuseum. Firecracker Wand Instructions Star Spangled Wreath Instructions Tricolor Lanyard Instructions
Find out more »October 2021
RE: Generation Unsettled/Settled
Unsettled/Settled is a group exhibition by RE: Generation, a collective of nine Kansas City-area artists. The coterie developed organically as a loose-knit group drawn together by common history and generational and gender experiences. Although these artists work in a wide range of media, content, styles, and techniques, RE: Generation nourishes a collegial spirit that supports and challenges individual studio practices through cross-fertilization and dialogue. In a statement about their Daum exhibition, the group writes: At the beginning, a work…
Find out more »December 2021
Daum Museum Closed for Winter Break
The Daum Museum will be closed for winter break from Monday, December 20, 2021-Monday, January 3, 2022. The museum will reopen with normal hours on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Museum Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Happy Holidays! Image: Victor Babu, “Copper Red Charger” (detail), 2007; glazed porcelain. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art.
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DIY Craft Kits for Jingle on the Green
Be sure to stop by the museum, during Jingle on the Green, to pick up your free packet of craft projects. We would love to see your finished projects! Tag us on Facebook or Instagram @daummuseum. O Tannenbaum Instructions Yulecicle Instructions Holiday Wish Keeper Instructions
Find out more »February 2022
Dialogues with Mother Earth: Drawing to Save the Planet
Dialogues with Mother Earth: Drawing to Save the Planet is an installation by artist Erica Daborn that provokes reflections on the relationship between 21st century societal values and the ways in which they have contributed to the degradation of our environment. The primary elements in this project are ten mural-sized narrative drawings in charcoal that captivate the imagination of the audience and provide entry points where scientific facts alone fail. The monumental drawings place the viewer into the future, looking…
Find out more »March 2022
Daum Museum Closed Due to Inclement Weather
The Daum Museum will be closed Friday, March 11, due to inclement weather.
Find out more »April 2022
2022 Annual Student Exhibition
The annual Student Exhibition, a State Fair Community College tradition dating back to the late 1960s, is open to all students currently taking studio art classes at the college. Interested student-artists collaborate with art department faculty to select work that best represents them. Each year, some 50 students exhibit close to 100 artworks in a variety of media. This year's exhibition will showcase new directions in the art department and introduce new technologies that the students are exploring, including computer-based…
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