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
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!
3-D Watercolor-Resist Bird
Create a 3-D bird with watercolor-resist techniques!
Leaf Smush Painting
Create a smush painting of a leaf!
1st – 3rd Grade
Portrait of Julia Shaw Patterson Carnell
John Christen Johansen (American, 1876-1964)
Colorful Cardboard Collage
Create a dimensional collage!
Ovala Marea
Therman Statom (American, born 1953)
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)
4th – 6th Grade
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!
Cardboard Tube Sculpture
Create an abstract sculpture!
7th – 12th Grade
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YA & Adults
Self-Portrait in Black Sweater
Peri Schwartz (American, 1951–2021)
Idealized Landscapes
Draw a landscape!
Mayan Ruins, Yucatán
Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Celebration
Christopher Ries (American, born 1952)
Faces
Draw faces from different perspectives!
Adoration of the Magi
Claude Vignon (French, 1593-1670)