The Dayton Art Institute offers a variety of programs for adults including discussions, gallery talks and studio classes. From learning the art of watercolor landscapes to touring the museum with a staff curator, the DAI offers programs for everyone. Registration is required unless otherwise noted.

Art, Music and History: Trumpets Tell the StoryART, MUSIC AND HISTORY:
Trumpets Tell The Story
Sunday, November 15
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. in the NCR Renaissance Auditorium
Free (Sponsored by an anonymous donor)

As part of our 90th Anniversary celebration, The Dayton Art Institute will present the free program Art, Music and History: Trumpets Tell the Story.

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra trumpet duo Ashley Hall and Nathan Tighe take you on a whirlwind tour of visual arts, from cave paintings to the present, with highlights from music history and the museum’s collection. Learn about the intimate connections between artistic ideas as they move through time in sight and sound, with a delightful program that combines outstanding musical performances, engaging visuals and an energetic presentation.

>> Listen to clips of Ashley performing

Hall has appeared in venues around the world, from Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to St. John's College Cathedral in Cambridge, England. She dazzles audiences with her virtuosic technique and expressive tone. Tighe has commissioned five new works for trumpet and premiered 22 new pieces, ranging from unaccompanied solo works to full orchestra.

Fiction, Fine Art and Fun
Are you interested in learning more about art but don’t want to work your way through tomes on art history? Fiction, Fine Art and Fun is the Miami Valley’s only book club dedicated to art-related fiction. Join the group for a lively discussion of both art and literature on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m., September through June. Free and open to the public.

Dec. 10                 Keeping the World Away, by Margaret Forster

For more information, contact Mary Eberle, 937-223-5277, ext. 337 or educate@daytonartinstitute.org.

Mixed Media Figure Class, Ages 18+
Saturdays, November 7 – December 19 (no class on November 28)
9:30 a.m. – Noon
Instructor: Sandi Sharp

Learn to represent the human form using a variety of materials.  During this course students will focus on creative expression as they develop new ways of using and combining materials while observing male and female models.  Students must supply their own materials and are encouraged to  bring  a variety of different materials to class such as pen, pencils, ink, crayon, paint, pastels, collage materials, etc.  This class is open to both beginner and advanced students.

Fee: $100 members, $115 non-members.  Participants supply own materials.  Download the list of recommended materials here.

For more information or to register, call 937-223–5277 ext. 334 or e-mail kseela@daytonartinstitute.org.

Adult Ceramics
Join artist Katy Nelson and experience the fun of working with clay.  Students will draw inspiration from artwork seen in the current exhibition, HELLO WORLD!. Make your own decorative clay projects using hand building techniques including slab, coils and modeling and explore alternative surface and glaze techniques to complete each piece. All levels of experience are welcome!

Tiles: two dimensional clay techniques
Thursdays, Nov. 12 – Dec. 10 (no class on November 26), 2 – 4 p.m.
Fee: $100 members, $115 non-members.  All materials are provided.

For more information or to register, call 937-223–5277 ext. 334 or e-mail kseela@daytonartinstitute.org.