March 2022
Daum Museum Closed Due to Inclement Weather
The Daum Museum will be closed Friday, March 11, due to inclement weather.
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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…
Find out more »May 2022
NoBro @ the Daum
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art continues its commitment to the local arts community with the hosting of NoBro @ the Daum. This exhibition features several artworks by each of 14 Sedalia-area artists, an overview that spans styles, media, and subject matter. NoBro is an artists’ consortium, founded in 2016, that brings together local artists, musicians, and businesses to create art events in historic downtown Sedalia, north of Broadway Boulevard. Their programs are organized every other month, and involve downtown shops,…
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Erica Daborn Gallery Talk
Erica Daborn will have an artist-led gallery talk on Thursday, June 2, at 6 p.m. followed by a reception. Free and open to the public.
Find out more »September 2022
Docent Walk Through
Join us on Wednesday, September 28, at 10 a.m. for the docent walk through with Thomas Piché Jr, guest curator, for the exhibition The Daum at 20: Selections from the Collection.
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The Daum at 20: Selections from the Collection
The Daum at 20 celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the museum’s opening in 2002. The museum-wide exhibition will highlight the most significant acquisitions during this time period. Since the museum’s founding, based on the personal collection of the Daum’s primary benefactor, Dr. Harold F. Daum, the collection has increased from about 200 artworks to more than 2,000. The exhibition will be divided into media, with focuses on painting, ceramics, photography, prints, and a section devoted to the original works that…
Find out more »The Daum at 20: Selections from the Print Collection
The Daum at 20 celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the museum’s opening in 2002. The museum-wide exhibition will highlight the most significant acquisitions during this time period. Since the museum’s founding, based on the personal collection of the Daum’s primary benefactor, Dr. Harold F. Daum, the collection has increased from about 200 artworks to more than 2,000. The exhibition will be divided into media, with focuses on painting, ceramics, photography, prints, and a section devoted to the original works that…
Find out more »The Daum at 20: Origins of the Collection
The Daum at 20 celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the museum’s opening in 2002. The museum-wide exhibition will highlight the most significant acquisitions during this time period. Since the museum’s founding, based on the personal collection of the Daum’s primary benefactor, Dr. Harold F. Daum, the collection has increased from about 200 artworks to more than 2,000. The exhibition will be divided into media, with focuses on painting, ceramics, photography, prints, and a section devoted to the original works that…
Find out more »October 2022
Daum Escape Professional Development Day
Daum Escape, the museum’s fall outreach program, offers a museum experience to elementary and secondary students. This educational program began in 2004 and exposes students to contemporary art and provides teachers with information to assist them in incorporating arts education into their curricula. Thousands of students and teachers have participated in Daum Escape. During Daum Escape, busloads of students and teachers are welcomed by docents who take small groups on tours of the current exhibitions. Students receive art-related information and education pieces…
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