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
Torn Paper Maps
Make torn-paper maps!
Fabric Color Collage
Create a colorful fabric collage!
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!
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
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.
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.
Japanese Cherry Tree Painting
Paint moonlit cherry trees inspired by the woodblock prints of Yoshitoshi’s One Hundred Aspects of the Moon.
Native American-Inspired Clay Bowls
Sculpt a clay bowl utilizing Native American pueblo pottery techniques and designs.
7th – 12th Grade
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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.