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
Art Vids for Kids: Jaguar-Shaman Tripod Vessel
Nicoya Culture (active 400-700 CE)
Alphabet Line Drawing
Make a line drawing using letters!
Art Vids for Kids: Lost and Found
Alison Saar (American, b. 1956)
Balloon Painting
Young artists paint using a balloon.
Crushed Chalk Houses
Create an artwork using crushed chalk!
Art Vids for Kids: Circe Mulling Wine
Gioacchino Assereto (Italian, 1600-1639)
1st – 3rd Grade
Playful Stage Diorama
Design a playful diorama!
Art Vids for Kids: Lost and Found
Alison Saar (American, b. 1956)
Art Vids for Kids: Circe Mulling Wine
Gioacchino Assereto (Italian, 1600-1639)
Retrofit: Turning Today’s Clothes into Period Costumes (Lesson 1)
Create fantastical, faerie-inspired skirts and a matching magical wand.
Art Vids for Kids: Flying Pup King
Yoshitomo Nara (Japanese, b. 1959)
Lovable Line Drawing
Creating a portrait of yourself with an animal friend using crayons and markers.
4th – 6th 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.
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.
Pop Art-inspired Painting
Learn to use crayons or oil pastels with watercolors to create a unique “resist” painting.
Clay Creature Sculptures
Create an imaginative clay creature that combines unique features of many animals.
7th – 12th Grade
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YA & Adults
Couple (Amina and Maurise)
Mary Beth McKenzie (American, b. 1946)
Feasts and Flair
Draw ornate, colorful fabric details.
Cantata
Norman Lewis (American, 1909-1967)
Kannon Bosatsu
Japanese (Muromachi period, 1392-1573)
Nature and Landscape
Unkoku Toeki (Japanese, 1591-1644), Landscape, 17th century
Animals in Art
Chinese (Tang Dynasty, 618-907) – Dancing Horse