Digital Resources
Looking for projects or resources to make and use at home? Welcome to our new Digital Resources page!
The Dayton Art Institute’s growing Learning Library Online offers art-making lessons, projects and educational materials for learners of all ages. Connect with your museum through art experiences you can do at home … or anywhere! Click a project to learn more and to download lessons. Check here often for updates and new lessons.
Special Resource: Women Artists in the DAI Collection
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Dayton Art Institute recognizes and celebrates the contributions of women artists. Click Here to learn about selected artists from our collection!
Families
Paper Plate Truck Painting
Paint a truck made with paper plates!
Watercolor Hands
Create watercolor hands!
Folded Paper House
Create a folded paper house!
Upcycled Sculpture
Create a sculpture with straws & clay!
Found Object Collage
Create a found object collage!
Splatter Paint Fly
Create a fly-inspired artwork!
1st – 3rd Grade
Greek Amphora
The Dayton Painter (Greek, 6th century BCE)
Mythological Clay Relief Creature
Create a mythological clay creature!
Purple Leaves
Georgia O’Keeffe (American, 1887-1986)
Papier-Mâché Abstract Airplane
Sculpt an abstract airplane
Mixed Media Monotypes
Create painterly prints!
King Abimelech Restores Sarah to Her Husband, Abraham
Frans Geubels (Flemish, 1535-1590)
4th – 6th Grade
Mythological Clay Relief Creature
Create a mythological clay creature!
Papier-Mâché Abstract Airplane
Sculpt an abstract airplane
Mixed Media Monotypes
Create painterly prints!
Rangoli Pattern Collage
Create a mixed-media collage!
Oil Pastel Peace Drawing
Create an oil pastel drawing to celebrate International Day of Peace!
Ancient Greek Relief Print
Create a print utilizing ancient Greek designs!
7th – 12th Grade
Leaf Texture Collage
Create a monochrome leaf texture collage using tree leaves and collagraph printmaking techniques.
Shaping Peace Together: Collaborative Chalk Mural
Create a collaborative chalk mural.
Charcoal Portrait Drawing
Learn traditional techniques to make a charcoal portrait drawing.
Wearable Art: Cosplay Armor
Build 3-D arm bracers while learning the foundations of armor design.
Plein Air Landscape Painting
Experience the outdoors in creative ways and create your own personalized landscape.
Lyrical Poster Illustration
Create a personalized illustration inspired by song lyrics.
YA & Adults
Celebration
Christopher Ries (American, born 1952)
Faces
Draw faces from different perspectives!
Adoration of the Magi
Claude Vignon (French, 1593-1670)
Industrial Abstraction
Use abstraction to depict industrial objects!
Woman in Green Sweater
Hughie Lee-Smith (American, 1915-1999)
Vessel Design
Draw a decorated bowl