Make this the Best Summer at the Dayton Art Institute!
Join the DAI for a summer full of incredible art, programs and events!
Be sure to check out our Exhibitions Page to see all available Special and Focus Exhibitions!
Art in Motion: Summer Film Series
Select Thursdays and Sundays all summer!
Night At the Museum: June 13, 6 p.m. (5:30 p.m. Organ Concert) | June 16, 2 p.m. (1:30 p.m. Organ Concert)
Thelma & Louise (R): July 25, 6 p.m. (5:30 p.m. Organ Concert) | July 28, 2 p.m. (1:30 p.m. Organ Concert)
Grease (Sing along): August 22, 6 p.m. (5:30 p.m. Organ Concert) | August 25, 2 p.m. (1:30 p.m. Organ Concert)
Escape the summer heat and kick back with these fan-favorite films! The DAI proudly presents the Summer Film Series! Included with the price of admission, guests can now watch a movie in the museum’s Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Be sure to arrive early to catch Matt Dierking from the Dayton Chapter of the American Guild of Organists perform related music before the show. Cash bar provided.
Ages: All
Cost: Included with Admission, Free for Members
More information here!
Lunch on the Lawn
July 14, noon–5 p.m.
Join the DAI for an afternoon of art, outdoor activities, delicious food, and great music in a beautiful setting. The museum invites guests to bring blankets and chairs to set out on the museum grounds and enjoy a Sunday Lunch on the Lawn. The DAI will provide lawn games and live music for entertainment. Guests are welcome to purchase lunch from the food trucks that will be parked in the museum parking lot. Attending the outdoor activities is free of charge. Those purchasing admission to the museum will have access to the galleries and will receive sidewalk chalk to decorate the museum parking lot and a “Take and Make” art activity.
Ages: All
Cost: Free for Outdoor Activities, Standard Admission for the museum
Food Trucks: Kungfu BBQ, The Wild Banana
Music: Frank Calzada & Friends
BYO Blankets and chairs. Guests may bring their own lawn games (no sharp objects permitted, no yard games allowed in the museum)
Art For All Day
June 30, All Day
During “Art For All” Days, the Dayton Art Institute will offer free admission to all museum guests, including special and focus collections.
Sponsors:
Benefactor Sponsor
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Sustaining Sponsor
The RubiGirls: Dayton’s Charitable Drag Troupe
Director Level Sponsor
Karen & Eric Spina
Bob Ross Auto Group presents Jazz & Beyond Concert Series
Big Gil & His Funky All Stars (Funk): July 11, 5:30 p.m
Daniel Bennett and the Dirty Shirleys (Swing Jazz): August 8, 5:30 p.m.
Enjoy the best in live music, performed on select Thursday evenings at the beautiful Dayton Art Institute! Cash bar available for beverages.
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: included in Museum Admission, Free for Members
More information here!
Summer Art Camp
Introduce your children to the world of art through Summer Art Camps at the DAI. Campers explore the museum with fun gallery games, new interdisciplinary art lessons, creative art projects and more. These half-day or week-long camps, taking place during June, July and August, are tailored to a variety of age groups and feature many different art activities.
Children will learn and get inspired by the museum’s collection and create their own masterpieces using 2D and 3D art-making techniques in our studios. Kids entering 1st grade through 9th grade will have fun all summer long in weekly, mixed-media art camps.
Camps run June 24 through July 22, please check here for more information and specific camp start and end dates.
