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

On View April 8, 2010 - March 2011
Investigation Destination: Science and Math in Art
Location: Experiencenter
The newest Experiencenter exhibition invites visitors to investigate the connections between art and the sciences using three themes: Art that Moves, The Geometry of Patterns and Keeping Art Ageless. Read more

Saturdays at 1:30 p.m.
Sound Bites: Short Talks About Art
Free - Meet in the General Motors Entrance Rotunda
May 8: One of a Kind, Norman Lewis
May 15: Color Galore - Contemporary Art
May 22: Can You Dig It? Pre-Columbian Tomb Figures
May 29: No One Expects the Spanish Inquisition! Murillo's The Immaculate Conception

April 29 - May 1
One Sweet Event
Location: The Museum Store
Be sure to mark your calendars for the return of The Museum Store's One Sweet Event! This three-day shopping extravaganza features a trunk show of beautiful Vessel Baltic Amber Jewelry and a different Ohio jewelry artist each day. Enter our raffle to win the Ultimate Mother's Day Gift Basket. Take your store receipt to Cafe Monet and get a free cookie. Read more

Saturday, May 1, 8:00 p.m.
Vanguard Concerts: St. Petersburg String Quartet
Cost: $20 adults, $15 students
These Vanguard favorites return to our stage with what critics praise as “the great Russian string quartet tradition.”  They will bring Vanguard Concerts' 48th season to a magnificent conclusion! Read more

Sunday, May 2, 2:00 p.m.
Art & Arias: The Mikado
Location: NCR Renaissance Auditorium
FREE
The Dayton Art Institute will partner with Dayton Opera for the final Art & Arias program of the season on Sunday, May 2. This musical and educational program - free and open to the public - combines the music and art history surrounding the period of Dayton Opera’s season finale The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan. Read more

Wednesday, May 5, 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Tour & Tea
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
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.

Thursday, May 6, 5:30 p.m.
Vectren Just Jazz: Puzzle of Light meets Harambee
Location: Shaw Gothic Cloister
Cost: Free to members, $6 for non-members
Two Dayton favorites get together, when Michael and Sandy Bashaw join the Khalid Moss Quartet. Each group will perform a separate set, then combine together for one set!

Thursday, May 20
Third Thursday - International Museum Day
Join us on the Third Thursday of May as we celebrate International Museum Day with these special offers:

• Free admission to All Things Bright & Beautiful
• 50% off new general memberships purchased in person at the museum on May 20
• Special discounts in The Museum Store: 20% off for museum members, 10% off for non-members (sale merchandise and Chihuly glass excluded)

A wine and cheese tasting will also be held in the museum's General Motors Entrance Rotunda, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Three different Cabot cheddar cheeses, paired with California wines, will be available for purchase.

Opening May 22
Prints from the Great Depression:
The Richard and Linda Scott Collection
Location: Lower Level Galleries
Prints from the Great Depression:  The Richard and Linda Scott Collection showcases more than 40 prints created during the 1930s and 1940s.  They reflect the times in showing both American scenes and socially-conscious subjects. Read more   

Thursday, May 27, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tour & Tea

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
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.