Digital Resources
Looking for projects or resources to make and use at home? Welcome to our new Digital Resources page!Â
​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
Construction Clay Initials
Learn about letters & construct with clay!
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!
1st – 3rd Grade
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.
Rad Robot Puppet
Learning to create stability and movement with inanimate objects.
Watercolor Resist Self-Portrait
Create a self-portrait inspired by LEGO®s and featuring personality traits using crayons and watercolor paints.
4th – 6th Grade
Surrealist Scene
create a dream-like world filled with unusual creatures and other imaginary elements
Watercolor Still Life Collage
Create a watercolor painting inspired by two still life artworks in the museum’s collection.
Recycle Robots
Create a robot sculpture using repurposed materials you have around the house!
7th – 12th Grade
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YA & Adults
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
Le Comte d’Adhémar de Cransac
Lionel Noël Royer (French, 1852-1926)