Curtis Barnes, Sr., Dayton Icon

Community Tour: Curtis Barnes, Sr., Dayton Icon

Date: Select Thursdays: July 31 and August 28, from 6-7 p.m.
and select Saturdays: July 19, August 9 and September 13, from 1-2 p.m.
Cost: Free for museum members; included in price of general admission 
Location: Special Exhibition

Discover the life and legacy of a local artist, advocate, community builder and innovator. Join us for the Curtis Barnes, Sr., Dayton Icon tour. We will be joined by the family of Curtis Barnes Sr. as they share stories throughout the tour, giving us a more personal glimpse of who he was, not only as an artist, but as a family man. 

Community Workshop

Our artist-led workshops are designed to make community connections between our guests, local artists, and The Dayton Art Institute through conversation and artmaking. 

Special Exhibition Workshop Series: Everything is Everything
Date: Thursdays, July 24 and 31, from 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Cost: $100 for museum members; $125 for non-members
Ages: 18+

In this two-session workshop, dive deeper into the complexity of color as seen in our special exhibition: Curtis Barnes, Sr., Dayton Icon.  Guests will each pick one singular color and use it to communicate everything that it is saying to them through deep observation. This workshop offers mixed media opportunities while exploring representation and meaning through color taught by local artist and educator, Erin M Smith Glenn.

Sponsored by AES Ohio Foundation.