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
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
Watercolor Resist Self-Portrait
Create a self-portrait inspired by LEGO®s and featuring personality traits using crayons and watercolor paints.
Playful Paper Weaving
Use construction paper to explore color and pattern by weaving various compositions.
Recycle Robots
Create a robot sculpture using repurposed materials you have around the house!
4th – 6th Grade
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7th – 12th Grade
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YA & Adults
Portraits & Poses
Consider pose and composition.
The Clock Tower, Venice
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Abstraction: Op Art
Create abstract designs and optical effects.
Retrofit: Turning Today’s Clothes into Period Costumes (Lesson 3)
Create low-sew Rococo-inspired overdress, hip padding, and stomacher from everyday clothing.
Couple (Amina and Maurise)
Mary Beth McKenzie (American, b. 1946)
Feasts and Flair
Draw ornate, colorful fabric details.