2010

on view February 27 - June 13

All Things Bright & Beautiful:
California Impressionist Paintings from the Irvine Museum

All Things Bright & Beautiful is comprised of 60 important California Impressionist paintings from the collections of the Irvine Museum. It is the only museum in California dedicated to the preservation and display of California Impressionism, or Plein-Air painting, an art style that flourished in California from 1890 to 1930. Read more

Extended through April 4
Dali and Disney: The Art & Animation of Destino
Location: Gallery 209
The unlikely combination of Salvador Dali and Walt Disney is the subject of Dali and Disney: The Art and Animation of Destino, on view at The Dayton Art Institute through April 4. This special display showcases eight Dali prints and the short animated film Destino. Read more

on view January 30 - April 11
Katherine Kadish: Seasons
Location: North & South Galleries
Seasons showcases recent works by Yellow Springs painter and printmaker Katherine Kadish. For Kadish, color itself is a medium and the emotion color evokes is the message. In creating her art, Kadish uses the visual world as a starting point and then simplifies the forms she sees whether they are flowers or figures. Read more

Saturdays at 1:30 p.m.
Sound Bites: Short Talks About Art
FREE - Meet in the General Motors Entrance Rotunda
March 6: Blissful Hours, Samuel Richards                             
March 13: Bas Relief, various cultures
March 20: Watchtower, Chinese Art
March 27: Monterey Coast, William Ritschel

Thursday, March 4, 5:30 p.m.
Vectren Just Jazz: Jada
The Vectren Just Jazz Series opens with the jazz and funk of Cincinnati’s Jada, co-led by former Ray Charles trombonist, Mark Fields and popular trumpet man Mike Wade. Read more
Cost: Free to members, $6 for non-members

Saturday, March 6, 8:00 p.m.
Vanguard Concerts: Ran Dank, Piano
This exceptional young Israeli began piano studies at age seven at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, going on to earn his Master's degree at the Juilliard School in New York, where he won the Gina Bachauer Competition. Read more
Cost: $20 adults, $15 students

Wednesday, March 10, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tour & Tea
Participate in a docent led tour of All Things Bright & Beautiful  then enjoy a traditional tea with a tea sandwich medley, miniature scones, fruit and pastries, and assorted sweets. Read more

Cost: $20 for members, $28 for non-members

Advance registration is required. Contact Mary Eberle at 937-512-0152 or e-mail educate@daytonartinstitute.org

rescheduled date: Thursday, march 11, 6:30 p.m.
Fiction, Fine Art and Fun
The Bellini Card by Jason Goodwin
Note: Vanessa & Virginia by Susan Sellers has been resceduled to April 8.
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.  Free and open to the public. For more information, call (937) 223-5277, ext. 337 or e-mail educate@daytonartinstitute.org.

Sunday, March 14 , 1:30 p.m.
Afternoon Musicales
Featured: MVSO Chamber Players program, including Mendelssohn's Overture for Winds
Cost: Free to members; $5 for non-members; children under 12 admitted free; group rates available by calling 937-512-0152

Thursday, March 18, 6:30 p.m.
Lecture: Why Eden? Arcadian Art and the California Dream
Location: NCR Renaissance Auditorium
Cost: Free to members, $8 non-members
This talk by Chief Curator, Dr. Will South, examines both the state and its mythology through the lens of some of its most beautiful art, that of the California Impressionists.  Dr. South will be available for a special book signing in The Museum Store, following the lecture, for his book titled California Impressionism. In conjunction with the talk, a California Wine Tasting will be held in the museum’s General Motors Entrance Rotunda, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Flights of red and white California wines will be offered at $12.00 per flight. Wines may also be purchased by the glass.

Sunday, March 21, 2:00 p.m.
Lecture & Reception with Katherine Kadish
Location: NCR Renaissance Auditorium
Join artist Katherine Kadish for an intimate talk about her work on view in the exhibition Katherine Kadish: Seasons, followed by a reception in Cafe Monet.
FREE - reservations are requested: call 937-223-5277, ext. 318 or e-mail hartsock@daytonartinstitute.org.

Sunday, March 28, 2:00 p.m.
Art & Arias: Faust
Location: NCR Renaissance Auditorium
Dayton Opera and veteran DAI docent Karen Young join forces to present the story behind the opera Faust and the art related to that story.
FREE