The annual State Fair Community College “Student Art Show”, a tradition dating back to the late 1960s, is being held this year from April 9 to May 10 in the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art on the Sedalia campus. The show is open to all students who have taken studio art classes at SFCC. Participating student-artists collaborated with art faculty to select work that best represented them.
The show features 74 artworks by 43 student-artists in a wide range of media, from paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and ceramics. Awards were presented at the student show opening on April 9. These awards included two President Purchase Awards, chosen by SFCC President Dr. Bates; six SFCC Art Department Awards, selected by instructors Dr. Meghan McClellan and Emilee Kuehner; and three cash awards for excellence from the Sedalia Visual Arts Association (SVAA).
This year’s 2026 Student Exhibition Awards recipients were as follows:
SFCC Art Department Awards: Cailin Enix, Char-Skull (honorable mention); Kimberly Turcios, Center Stage (honorable mention); Chelsea Elaine Lange (Excellence in Art Award); Rayna White, Self-Portrait (third place); Trinity White, Unpredictable Ridges in Life (second place); SethDeBates, Zephyr (first place).
Student Visual Arts Association (SVAA) Award: Michel Lugo, Self-Portrait;
Samuel Verbovshchuk, Spring Pastures; Ron Willett, Us Between.
President’s Awards: Liz Haugland, The Big Bite and Alex Britton, Have You Seen Me Lately?
SFCC offers an Associate of Fine Arts degree that lays the foundation for upper-level class work and establishes a smooth transfer for SFCC graduates who may seek a bachelor’s degree in studio art at a four-year college or university. Courses include drawing, design, painting, ceramics, watercolor, sculpture, and art history.
Daum Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The museum is closed Mondays. Admission is free. For more information, call (660) 530-5888 or visit the website at www.daummuseum.org.
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