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Long Way Home: C. Finley

In the colorful, experiential art of C. Finley, incandescent paintings designate sites for community, exhibitions are laboratories, and representational power is decentralized. Her art and public works produce the conditions needed to change our world, encouraging other artists to create alongside her in spaces defined by vibratory beauty where all are welcome to glimpse the ...

a place like this

This exhibition looks at the idea of place from a variety of perspectives and approaches to making. Utilizing both representational and conceptual approaches, a wide range of manifestations of place serve to show us what is familiar and quite different from our own piece of the world. These works are meant to serve as a ...

color–shape–line

color–shape–line is a selection of works from the Daum collection that focuses on abstraction since 1965. The exhibition showcases artists from around the world who have utilized the visual language of color, shape, and line to communicate their subjective experiences. Approaches from geometric to lyrical abstraction are present in this grouping.  While the degree of departure ...

Missouri Photo Workshop: 1980 Sedalia

In anticipation of Missouri Photo Workshop’s return for its 75th anniversary, this exhibition features work from the 1980 MPW that took place in Sedalia. The Missouri Photo Workshop has been documenting small-town America for over seven decades. The roots of the Missouri Photo Workshop are embedded firmly in six decades of rich tradition; current workshops ...

Animal/Vegetable/Mineral

This exhibition takes the form of a familiar childhood game and is meant to enhance the desire and ability of visitors to creatively think and question the work presented. Most visitors will have heard of or played Twenty Questions, which is sometimes called animal, vegetable, or mineral. Other visitors will be familiar with the Linnaeus ...

Y`akyi nnwa: Let’s Have a Conversation

Vincent Frimpong (SNIPER) and Ross Junior Owusu are contemporary Ghanaian artists currently based in the United States. This two-person exhibition is a place for sharing the visual language of "What does it mean to be African?"

Of the Earth: Ceramics from the Collection

Of the Earth showcases a survey of ceramics from the Daum’s permanent collection. This exhibition displays a myriad of ways to create and finish artwork, ranging from traditional methods of firing to vessels coated with flocking. From platters to sculpture, these works highlight the diversity of the ceramic medium and the artists who created them ...

Daum Museum Closed for Veterans Day

The Daum Museum will be closed on Friday, November 10, 2023, in observance of Veterans Day. The museum will resume normal hours on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Museum hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 1-5 p.m.

Daum Museum Closed for Thanksgiving Break

The Daum Museum will be closed for Thanksgiving break Wednesday, November 22-Friday, November 24, 2023. The museum will return to normal hours on Saturday, November 25. Museum hours are Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Happy Thanksgiving! Image: Tracy Miller (American, b. 1966), Pie Hole, 2002; oil on canvas; 60 x 60 in. ...

Daum Museum Closed for Winter Break

The Daum Museum will be closed for winter break from Wednesday, December 20, 2023-Monday, January 1, 2024. The museum will reopen with normal hours on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. 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 ...

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