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
Clay Color Creation
Make homemade clay and experiment with color mixing.
Q-tip Painting
Use Q-tips to make a painting!
Fingerpainted Pets!
Learn about letters & construct with clay!
Squiggly Story Drawing!
Learn about letters & construct with clay!
Stamped Stars Painting
Make a stamp to create a star painting.
Construction Clay Initials
Learn about letters & construct with clay!
1st – 3rd Grade
Assemblage Sculptures
Create a work of 3D art!
Art Vids for Kids: Portrait of a Daughter of Dietrich Bromsen
Michael Conrad Hirt (German, 1615-1694)
African-inspired Masks
Create an African-inspired mask!
Art Vids for Kids: Vendedoras de Frutas
Alfredo Ramos Martínez (Mexican, 1871-1946)
Ink Wash Painting: Abstract Landscape
Paint an abstract landscape!
Art Vids for Kids: Jaguar-Shaman Tripod Vessel
Nicoya Culture (active 400-700 CE)
4th – 6th Grade
Assemblage Sculptures
Create a work of 3D art!
African-inspired Masks
Create an African-inspired mask!
Ink Wash Painting: Abstract Landscape
Paint an abstract landscape!
Playful Stage Diorama
Design a playful diorama!
Retrofit: Turning Today’s Clothes into Period Costumes (Lesson 2)
Create low-sew 1800s-inspired vest, shirt and knickers from everyday clothing.
South American Jewelry
Create pendants inspired by ancient South American artworks, using metal embossing techniques.
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
Jain Shrine
India, Gujarat region
Chief Massasoit
Cyrus Edwin Dallin (American, 1861-1944)
Portraits & Poses
Consider pose and composition.
The Clock Tower, Venice
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Abstraction: Op Art
Create abstract designs and optical effects.
Retrofit: Turning Today’s Clothes into Period Costumes (Lesson 3)
Create low-sew Rococo-inspired overdress, hip padding, and stomacher from everyday clothing.