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
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: Portrait of a Daughter of Dietrich Bromsen
Michael Conrad Hirt (German, 1615-1694)
African-inspired Masks
Create an African-inspired mask!
Art Vids for Kids: Vendedoras de Frutas
Alfredo Ramos Martínez (Mexican, 1871-1946)
Ink Wash Painting: Abstract Landscape
Paint an abstract landscape!
Art Vids for Kids: Jaguar-Shaman Tripod Vessel
Nicoya Culture (active 400-700 CE)
Playful Stage Diorama
Design a playful diorama!
4th – 6th Grade
Recycle Robots
Create a robot sculpture using repurposed materials you have around the house!
7th – 12th Grade
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YA & Adults
Mwana Pwo Mask
Chokwe people, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hands
Learn to draw hands
Arrival of the Three Kings
Sadao Watanabe (Japanese, 1913-1996)
Sculpture and Pattern
Draw repeating patterns
Embroidery from Uzbekistan
Janet Fish (American, born 1938)
Geometric Abstraction Still Life
Create a colorful abstract drawing