Digital Resources
Looking for projects or resources to make and use at home? Welcome to our 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
The Dayton Art Institute recognizes and celebrates the contributions of women artists. Click Here to learn about selected artists from our collection!
Families
3-D Watercolor-Resist Bird
Create a 3-D bird with watercolor-resist techniques!
Leaf Smush Painting
Create a smush painting of a leaf!
Torn-Paper Landscape
Create a landscape using torn paper!
3-D Found Object Collage
Make an upcycled artwork with found objects!
Found Object Robot
Make a robot from found objects!
Torn Paper Seascape
Make a torn paper seascape!
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
Cardboard Tube Sculpture
Create an abstract sculpture!
Watercolor Pop Art Portrait
Create colorful portraits!
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!
7th – 12th Grade
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YA & Adults
Stylized Animals
Draw a stylized animal
Hands
Learn to draw hands
Sculpture and Pattern
Draw repeating patterns
Geometric Abstraction Still Life
Create a colorful abstract drawing
Landscapes & Trees
Learn to draw a tree structure
Portraits & Poses
Consider pose and composition.