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Tour Description
Tours for School and Home School Groups
Ohio Academic Content Standards are available for all school tours.
SPECIAL EXHIBITION
On view through August 10
Ken Butler: Hybrid Visions
Tour is $8 for groups of 10 or more. Free for members. A cowboy boot violin, a bike seat banjo and a pitch fork cello are just a few of the unusual creations of Ken Butler, an accomplished visual artist as well as musician. Butler's playable hybrid musical instruments, made from household objects and tools, have been featured in numerous exhibitions and performances throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, as well as South America, Thailand and Japan.
The exhibition of more than 100 works includes Ken Butler’s first hybrid instrument, Axe Violin, 1978, to his most recent works. Exhibition highlights include his Styrotone Grand Piano: A Rhythm Reliquary (made from Styrofoam packing material) and his Projection Grand: An Incandescent Keyboard, which creates a light show when it is played. Large wall sculptures from Butler’s Lost and Sound Series, collages and schematic drawings of his imaginary audio-visual sculptures and installations are also on view. The culmination of the exhibition is Butler’s installation Tilted Picnic (featuring Tuna Cello), on view for the first time.
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Tours of the Permanent Collection are free; workshops are $6
Preschool-Grade 2
Look, Listen and Create
The following tours are designed to engage younger children in fun and interactive learning activities in the galleries. $6 per participant
- A Dragon's Tale: Listen to the story The Egg. Search for dragons in the Patterson-Kettering Wing of Asian Art and create an illustrated book about dragons.
- Color, Shape and Line: Listen to the story Harold and the Purple Line and participate in a gallery hunt in the Contemporary Gallery. Create a stick puppet using shapes, colors and lines.
- Looking For Goldilocks: Listen to the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Look for clues about Goldilocks in the Dicke Wing of American Art and decorate your own porridge bowl.
Grades K-2
ARTventures from Far Away
In the museum galleries, travel around the world to learn about the art and folktales of different cultures. The following interactive tours include an art-making activity in the gallery. $6 per participant
- Lon Po Po, A Red Riding Hood Story from China: Listen to the folktale of Lon Po Po and find out how three sisters outsmarted the wolf. Go on a gallery hunt in the Asian Galleries and make an accordion book.
- Safari Art Adventures: Listen to the African folktale Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, then explore the African, Asian, Pre-Columbian and Oceanic galleries. Look for animals throughout the galleries and make an animal puppet.
Grades K-3
- Artful Creatures: See how artists have depicted animals in art, from the real to the imaginary, while learning about the elements of art (line, shape, color, space, texture, and pattern). Workshop: Create a collage of a real or imaginary animal.
- Art Rangers: Use clues to find objects from diverse cultures used for daily life, ceremony, and adornment. Workshop: Use mixed media to create and embellish a special pouch to hold small reproductions of artwork from the tour.
- Storytelling Adventures: From the narrative images in an artwork to the art-making techniques of an artist, learn the many different ways that art can tell a story. Workshop: In the workshop create a narrative “comic strip” that can be rolled into a scroll when complete.
Grades 4-12
- Myths and Legends: Gain an understanding of myths and legends as they are depicted in works of art. Workshop: Create a collage depicting a myth or legend.
- Sculpture Survey: Explore sculpture from around the world and learn about the natural materials used to create it. Workshop: Create a sculpture using found materials.
- World Tour: Tour the world while viewing art from diverse cultures. Workshop: Create a vessel representative of your culture.
New! Available April, 2008
Grades 7-12
- Let’s Face It: Look at portraits from around the world, including contemporary images that explore the person beyond their physical appearance. Workshop: Create a mixed media portrait of a person either from history or popular culture.
- The Art of American History: Trace the history of the United States from colonial to modern times through works of art. Workshop: Create a landscape painting in the style of the Precisionists.
Grades 9-12
- Humanities Tour: Choose from 12 different cultures to explore the art, literature and music associated with each period. Workshop: Custom workshop available upon request.
Tours For Adults
SPECIAL EXHIBITION
On view through August 10
Ken Butler: Hybrid Visions
Tour is $8 for groups of 10 or more. Free for members. A cowboy boot violin, a bike seat banjo and a pitch fork cello are just a few of the unusual creations of Ken Butler, an accomplished visual artist as well as musician. Butler's playable hybrid musical instruments, made from household objects and tools, have been featured in numerous exhibitions and performances throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, as well as South America, Thailand and Japan.
The exhibition of more than 100 works will include Ken Butler’s first hybrid instrument, Axe Violin, 1978, to his most recent works. Exhibition highlights include his Styrotone Grand Piano (made from Styrofoam packing material) and his Projection Grand: An Incandescent Keyboard, which creates a light show when it is played. Large wall sculptures from Butler’s Lost and Sound Series, collages and schematic drawings of his imaginary audio-visual sculptures and installations will also be included. The culmination of the exhibition is Butler’s installation Tilted Picnic (featuring Tuna Cello), on view for the first time.
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Tours are of the Permanent Collection are free; workshops are $6
- Art of the Ancient World: This tour highlights artwork from the eastern Mediterranean region, particularly from the ancient Greek and Roman Empires.
- Humanities Tour: Choose from 12 different cultures to explore the art, literature and music associated with each period.
- Myths & Legends Learn about cultures and gain an understanding of myths and legends as they are depicted in works of art.
- Outdoor Sculptures: Enjoy a walk through The Dayton Art Institute’s “front yard,” weather permitting, and learn about the different works of art outdoors.
- Religion in Art: Learn about the religious artwork of the museum’s collection. Three different tours are available: The Judeo-Christian Experience, Mother and Child, and Religions of the World.
- The Art of American History: Trace the history of the United States from colonial to modern times using works of art from the museum’s collection.
- The Garden Tour: Discover artwork in which artists and artisans have portrayed the natural world around them.
- The House That Julia Built: Learn about the architecture of The Dayton Art Institute as a work of art and the history of the museum from its inception to present day.
- World Tour: Tour the world as you view art from diverse cultures. Highlights may include the art of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, as well as Europe.