Daum Museum Of Contemporary Art

Daum Museum Of Contemporary Art The Daum Museum offers Special Tours for groups of 10 or more. The college is the museum’s parent organization.

Daum Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 2002 on the campus of State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri. The Daum offers a temporary exhibition series that changes three times each year. It houses nine exhibition galleries on three levels, with a combined area of 9,300 square feet. The museum’s permanent collection of approximately 1,000 objects includes paintings, drawings, prints, phot

ographs, ceramics, and sculpture created since the mid-20th century. It features significant works by Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Motherwell, Peter Voulkos, Betty Woodman, Louise Bourgeois, Linda Connor, and Ansel Adams.

We had a great visit today from the Learning in Retirement group out of Jefferson City!
05/29/2026

We had a great visit today from the Learning in Retirement group out of Jefferson City!

Featured this week from our juried guest exhibition "c9: Contemporary Printmaking" are M. Robyn Wall ("At Work/ At Play"...
05/22/2026

Featured this week from our juried guest exhibition "c9: Contemporary Printmaking" are M. Robyn Wall ("At Work/ At Play"), and Mark Donham ("Stuck in the Middle").

This exhibition will be on view at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art until June 7.

Images: 1. M. Robyn Wall, "At Work/ At Play"; silkscreen and collage on frosted mylar; courtesy of the artist.; 2. Mark Donham, "Stuck in the Middle", 2025; drypoint and watercolor on paper; courtesy of the artist.

We were thrilled that a few of the "c9: Contemporary Printmaking" artists were able to visit the museum and attend our S...
05/21/2026

We were thrilled that a few of the "c9: Contemporary Printmaking" artists were able to visit the museum and attend our Spring Members' Reception!

"c9: Contemporary Printmaking" will be open until June 7.

Artists and their work are listed in order of photos: Joha Bisone ("Frolicking"), Erin Tyler ("Quilt Study 004"), Heinrich Toh ("You Can Only Imagine"), Sophia Truxell-Svenson ("STJÄRNA"), Cullen Curtis ("This is Not A Pack of Ci******es"), Deby Gilley ("The Day Declares It"), and Cathie Crawford ("Apricity").

Daum permanent collection spotlight: take a look at one of our most recently acquired pieces! "Milk on the Tongue", by A...
05/20/2026

Daum permanent collection spotlight: take a look at one of our most recently acquired pieces!

"Milk on the Tongue", by Amy Meissner, consists of fifty-four pieces of artwork made of vintage crocheted potholders, embroideries, abandoned crazy quilts, glass and plastic craft beads, and Swarovski crystals. Displayed as an entire set, each piece depicts a tongue shaped protrusion that is attached to a crocheted potholder or piece of fabric.

Alaska-based artist Amy Meissner combines traditional handwork, found objects, and abandoned textiles to reference the literal, physical, and emotional labor of women. She describes "Milk on the Tongue" as rooted in her experience breastfeeding two children for nearly four years. More than a decade later, the work returns to an alternative form of repetition and production through material exploration of the mundane and the value assigned to this kind of labor (www.amymeissner.com).

"Milk on the Tongue" is currently available to see in our exhibition "Inhabit", which is open until August 23, 2026.
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Amy Meissner, "Milk on the Tongue", 2022; crocheted potholders, embroideries, crazy quilts, beads, and Swarovski crystals; Daum Museum of Contemporary Art permanent collection.

Featured this week from our juried guest exhibition "c9: Contemporary Printmaking" are Deby Gilley ("The Day Declares It...
05/19/2026

Featured this week from our juried guest exhibition "c9: Contemporary Printmaking" are Deby Gilley ("The Day Declares It"), and Wabwila Mugala ("Order in Chaos, Chaos in Order").

This exhibition will be on view at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art until June 7.

Images: 1. Deby Gilley, "The Day Declares It", 2025; 8-color reduction linocut on paper; courtesy of the artist.; 2. Wabwila Mugala, "Order in Chaos, Chaos in Order", 2025; screenprint, block print, and thread on fabric; courtesy of the artist.

Congratulations to all of the State Fair Community College students that are graduating today! 🎓🎓🎓
05/15/2026

Congratulations to all of the State Fair Community College students that are graduating today! 🎓🎓🎓

Featured from "Inhabit" is "Man with Baby", by Akio Takamori. Takamori's work was often autobiographical, with his figur...
05/14/2026

Featured from "Inhabit" is "Man with Baby", by Akio Takamori.

Takamori's work was often autobiographical, with his figures based on villagers, school children, shopkeepers, and infants that he remembers from his childhood in postwar Japan. (https://www.virginiaagrootfoundation.org/winners/akio-takamori/)
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Akio Takamori (Japanese-American, 1950-2017); "Man with Baby", 2000; Stoneware with underglazes; Museum purchase, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art permanent collection.

Featured this week from our juried guest exhibition "c9: Contemporary Printmaking" are Jason Pollen ("Untitled"), Donny ...
05/13/2026

Featured this week from our juried guest exhibition "c9: Contemporary Printmaking" are Jason Pollen ("Untitled"), Donny Nie ("Room"), and Mary Ann Coonrod ("Mongel #10").

This exhibition will be on view at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art until June 7.

Images: 1. Jason Pollen, Untitled, 2025; digital print on paper; courtesy of the artist.; 2. Donny Nie, "Room", 2025; monotype on paper; courtesy of the artist.; 3. Mary Ann Coonrod, "Mongel #10", 2025; monoprint and watercolor on paper; courtesy of the artist.

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3201 W 16th Street
Sedalia, MO
65301

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Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 1pm - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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