2010

Opening July 24
Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum features 43 key paintings and sculptures by 31 of the most celebrated artists who came to maturity in the 1950s. Modern Masters examines the complex and varied nature of American abstract art in the mid-20th century through three broadly conceived themes that span two decades of creative genius. Read more

On View May 22 - September 26
Prints from the Great Depression:
The Richard and Linda Scott Collection
Location: Lower Level Galleries
Prints from the Great Depression:  The Richard and Linda Scott Collection showcases more than 40 prints created during the 1930s and 1940s.  They reflect the times in showing both American scenes and socially-conscious subjects. Read more   

On View April 8, 2010 - March 2011
Investigation Destination: Science and Math in Art
Location: Experiencenter
The newest Experiencenter exhibition invites visitors to investigate the connections between art and the sciences using three themes: Art that Moves, The Geometry of Patterns and Keeping Art Ageless. Read more

Saturdays at 1:30 p.m.
Sound Bites: Short Talks About Art
Free - Meet in the General Motors Entrance Rotunda
July 3: Circe the Mixologist, a Look at Circe Mulling Wine
July 10: I Just Don’t Get It, Minimalism
July 17: Subversive Strokes, Rockwell Kent
July 24: Lost and Found, the Art of Alison Saar
July 31: Luks in the Ashcan, a Look at the Breadline

Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
Twilight Concerts
Location: NCR Renaissance Auditorium
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July 8: Steffin Johnson, piano; Joyce Long, flute; Jim McCutcheon, guitar
July 15: Darlene Miller, piano; music by local composer Moira Levant, her Sonata for Oboe, Violin and Piano; Burning River Winds (Katherine deGruchy, oboe; John deGruchy, bassoon; Barb Siler, piano)
July 22: Vincent Davis & Diana Cataldi present Le Voix Noir: Art Songs of Black Composers; 12-string guitarist Neil Jacobs
July 29 Simple Harmony vocal ensemble; Shelbi Wagner, cello

July 15, 5:30 p.m.
Homeward Exodus
FREE
Location: NCR Renaissance Auditorium
A video artist, a musician, and a sculptural garment-maker intersect their practices in a performance that explores the cultural, creative, and spiritual meanings of home. What is the relationship of the place we leave behind to the new home we create? The performance is a collaboration between The Dayton Art Institute and the Blue Sky Project, featuring Blue Sky Artists Joyce Lee, Ari Tabei, and Shaw Pong Liu.