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
Friendly Monsters
Use drawing and tool manipulation skills to paint your own friendly monster!
Art Vids for Kids: Flying Pup King
Yoshitomo Nara (Japanese, b. 1959)
Marvelous Mummies
Make a personalized mummy using cutting and drawing skills!
Jack-o-Lantern Pinch Pots
Young artists use rolling, pinching and painting skills to make Jack-o-Lantern clay pots.
Eerie Monster Eyes
Create wearable art in the form of eerie eyes.
Blueprints
Create your own artistic twist on a blueprint!
1st – 3rd Grade
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4th – 6th Grade
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7th – 12th Grade
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YA & Adults
Draw from the Collection – Flowers and Plants 2
Tiffany Dragonfly Lamp
Dale Chihuly’s Olive Macchia with Cadmium Yellow Lip Wrap
Draw from the Collection – Portraiture
Create a portrait drawing based on Alice Neel’s John (1979).
