The Dayton Art Institute's Member Magazine: 2015 Issue #2 (Summer)

CURRENT AND UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS American Impressionism: The Lure of the Artists’ Colony Through May 31 In The Garden: Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection Through May 31 Yeck College Artist Fellows Exhibition May 16 – September 6, 2015 War: Works on Paper from the Collection July 18 – November 1, 2015

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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS Call to Duty: World War Posters July 4 – October 4, 2015 Tears of Stone: Photographs

by Jane Alden Stevens July 4 – October 4, 2015 American Sampler: Grandma Moses and the Handicraft Tradition November 21, 2015 – Feburary 21, 2016

SUMMER 2015

Call to Duty World War Posters

July 4 – October 4, 2015

FROM THE DIRECTOR This study is being privately funded by Tracy & Irv Bieser and Fred Manchur of Kettering Health Network.

The second is a feasibility study to determine if the community will support a Capital and Endowment Campaign in celebration of our centennial. For this study we have hired proven fundraising consultant Michelle Cramer of Cramer & Associates. The museum has not been in campaign since the 1990s, and we hope the Dayton community will support the museum as we prepare for the next century.

The third study is a space study. In the spring of 2014, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a State Capital Appropriations Bill that included nearly $2.2 million to fund renovation projects at The DAI. To determine how best to utilize that money, The DAI began a process of space studies, with the goal of creating a Centennial Master Plan for renovations, to coincide with the centennial. The DAI is pleased to announce that LWC Incorporated of Dayton has been chosen, through an independent process, as the architectural firm to create the Centennial Master Plan.

As you can see, we are quite busy and have a lot of work ahead of us. I can say with certainty that The DAI is moving in the right direction. We are stronger, both as a team and financially, but we still have much work to do in order to preserve and protect our museum for its second century.

My job is made much easier thanks to the incredible team I get to work with every day: our staff; our volunteers and docents; our Board of Trustees; our financial partners; and our many members and friends – thank you all for your continued support.

It’s an exciting time here at The Dayton Art Institute, as we begin to prepare for our centennial celebration in 2019. Looking ahead to this monumental event, the Board and staff have entered into three studies, and I am happy to share some information about them.

The first is a planning study to determine the best interpretation of our collection and galleries, as well as evaluate our programs to best engage the community. For this study we are working with national museum consultants Mary Kay Ingenthron, who is a museum marketing expert, and Diane Frankel, who served as Executive Director of the Institute of Library and Museum Sciences under the Clinton administration.

I hope you will take the opportunity to see the beautiful American Impressionism exhibition as it enters its final month, and join us for our summer exhibitions, Call to Duty: World War Posters and Tears of Stone: Photographs by Jane Alden Stevens. I look forward to seeing all of you at your Dayton Art Institute!

Best regards,

Michael R. Roediger, MSLD, CFRE Director and CEO

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS

TRUSTEES

Bear Monita, Chairman Partner LWC Incorporated

Brock Anderson III CEO Bonbright Distribution

Edward J. Blake,Vice Chairman CEO, MV Commercial Group CFO, Miller-Valentine Group

Tracy Bieser Community Volunteer

Thomas A. Compton, Treasurer Chairman Precision Strip, Inc. Julie Liss-Katz, Secretary Director, Public Affairs Premier Health Partners James F. Dicke, II (Chairman Emeritus) Chairman/CEO Crown Equipment Corporation

Dawn M. Conway, Esq. Chief Operating Officer Cision US, Inc. Deborah A. Feldman President & CEO Dayton Children’s Hospital Richard Haas President Grandview Medical Center

Jennifer Harrison Attorney Taft Stettinius & Hollister Phil Herrington CEO DPL, Inc. Pamela P. Houk Exhibition & Museum Education Consultant Sharon Howard Ohio Arts Council Board Representative Bill Lukens Chairman & CEO Stillwater Technologies, Inc.

Mark Manuel VP Development & Information Services Crown Equipment Corporation

EX-OFFICIOS

Amos L. Otis President & CEO SoBran, Inc.

Judy Dodge Montgomery County Commissioner

Erin Paulson Founding Principal The Paulson Collective

Bob Nevin Endowment Committee Chair

Larry Post Senior VP, Market Executive PNC Wealth Management Mimi Rose Community Volunteer

Jenny Cross, Docent Chair Community Volunteer

Danna Plewe Associate Board President Ramona Vikan Dayton Leadership Representative The Honorable Nan Whaley Mayor, City of Dayton

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WAR: WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE COLLECTION

LOWER COURT GALLERIES JULY 18 – NOVEMBER 1, 2015

As a prevailing event across eras and countries, a variety of war-related works can be found amongst The Dayton Art Institute’s collection.

Presenting approximately 20 works, this exhibition showcases artistic interpretations of battle scenes, bombardments and soldiers, with intents ranging from glorifying to condemning these events.

RIGHT: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904–1989), Battle, 1981, offset lithograph and etching in colors on paper, edition 62/300. Gift of Mr. Chuck Jones, 1985.53

HELP PRESERVE AND PRESENT YOUR COLLECTION!

Thanks to the generous support of three families in 2014, works from the permanent collection received conservation treatment as well as rehousing within period reproduction frames. Consequently, some of The Dayton Art Institute’s finest masterpieces appear in the best possible light and can once again be found hanging in the museum’s galleries.

Hendrick ter Brugghen’s Boy Violinist (1626) and Bernardo Bellotto’s The Pantheon (c. 1742) received conservation treatment in order to remove dirt from the surface of the paintings. Additionally, previous in-painting under the lip of Boy Violinist was removed and reconstituted to more closely reflect the artist’s original intent.

The ter Brugghen and Bartolomeo Manfredi’s Allegory of the Four Seasons (c. 1610) are now housed in cassettastyle frames, a type of frame developed during the Early Renaissance period in Italy (1400–1479). Typically, they are simple, box-like frames (cassetta means “little box”) finished with gold and paint, or left natural and stained.

These frames have the same distinctive inner and outer moldings around a rather flat central frieze, and the dark tones of the frames complement the colors present within each painting.

Funds for the conservation of the ter Brugghen were generously provided by the Shillito family, in memory of Chris Shillito. Funds for the framing of both the ter Brugghen and the Manfredi were generously provided by the Sortman Conservation Fund in memory of Ronald Sortman. Funding for the conservation of the Bellotto was provided by Wanda and Bill Lukens.

TOP: Bernardo Bellotto (Italian, 1720–1780), The Pantheon, c. 1742, oil on canvas. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Elton F. MacDonald, 1957.141. The image shows a before-and-after of the conservation process.

BOTTOM LEFT: Bartolomeo Manfredi (Italian, c.

1582–1622), Allegory of the Four Seasons, c. 1610, oil

on canvas. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Elton MacDonald, 1960.27 BOTTOM RIGHT: Hendrick ter Brugghen (Dutch, 1588–1629), A Boy Violinist, 1626, oil on canvas.

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Elton F. MacDonald, 1960.7

For more information on how you can help preserve and present your Dayton Art Institute’s collection, please contact the Development Office at 937-512-0139.

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CALL TO DUTY: WORLD WAR POSTERS TEARS OF STONE: PHOTOGRAPHS

BY JANE ALDEN STEVENS SPECIAL EXHIBITION GALLERIES JULY 4 – OCTOBER 4, 2015

Recognizing memorial celebrations surrounding the 100th anniversary of World War I (1914–1918), The Dayton Art Institute presents Call to Duty: World War Posters this summer.

More than 70 original posters from both World War I and World War II tell the story of the massive human efforts put forth during these twentieth-century global conflicts.

Displayed in public locations such as post offices, train stations, city halls and businesses, war posters and, perhaps more importantly, the messages they communicated, were ubiquitous throughout the United States.

Artists such as Howard Chandler Christy, James Montgomery Flagg, J. C. Leyendecker, and Norman Rockwell, among others, will be featured in the exhibition.

The posters explore themes of recruitment into the armed services; funding of the wars through bonds and other methods; home front efforts which contributed to victory such as conservation and work ethic; campaigns by service organizations such as the Salvation Army, YMCA and Boy Scouts; and the role of women in the war effort.

Many of the posters are American, with other examples from Canada, France, Great Britain and other allied nations featured in the exhibition.

The Dayton Art Institute has also borrowed several objects to supplement the exhibition, including uniforms and ephemera from the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the American Red Cross and local private collectors. This exhibition has been organized by the Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA. In conjunction with Call to Duty: World War Posters, The DAI will also present works by Cincinnati-based photographer Jane Alden Stevens.

Over the course of two years and five trips to Europe, Stevens photographed monuments, cemeteries and battle grounds upon which some of World War I’s bloodiest battles were waged. Nearly 20 large-format prints highlight Stevens’ interests in the visible manifestations of grief, memory and memorialization. Her reverential imagery employs both visual elegance and restraint as she pays homage to the loss and yet, at the same time, finds beauty in her representation of these hallowed grounds. Stevens will be at the museum on Thursday, September 17, to speak about her work. Watch online and in the next Member Magazine for more information.

For more about both of these exhibitions, visit daytonartinstitute.org/calltoduty.

TOP: Joseph Christian Leyendecker (American, 1874–1951), Weapons for Liberty – USA Bonds, 1918, color lithograph. Reading Public Museum, 1934.68.26.10 BOTTOM: Jane Alden Stevens, Cheveaus-de-Frise, Butte de Vauquois, France, 2003, archival inkjet print, 30 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist.

PLEASE NOTE: The museum will be open on the Fourth of July for the opening of these exhibitions.

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SPECIAL EVENT: DAYTON PRINT DAY HALE CLOISTER AUGUST 8, 2015

Join us on Saturday August 8, noon – 4:00 p.m., for a day of printmaking demonstrations and activities. View a large civil war era hand-cut woodblock used to make relief prints, and watch a 21st-century 3D printer that can make a sculptural reproduction. Artists from the Dayton Printmakers Cooperative will demonstrate printing techniques and discuss the characteristics of relief, intaglio, and monotype prints. Learn about setting type on a letterpress and watch silkscreen printing in action. Bring a t-shirt and leave with a unique, wearable design from local screen-printing company Four Ambition. Silkscreen and hands-on printing activities for all ages will be available from noon – 3:30 p.m. This event will be fun for the whole family, so kids are encouraged to attend!

Dayton Print Day is $10/family of four for members; $15/ family of four non-members; FREE/single adult member; and $8/single adult non-member.

RELATED LECTURE: EVERY CITIZEN A SOLDIER: THE POWER OF POSTERS IN WAR NCR RENAISSANCE AUDITORIUM AUGUST 20, 2015 Join us for a special talk about the posters of the World War eras, given by Christina Douglass, Manuscript Curator at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

The talk is $5 for members and $10 for non-members.

EXHIBITION SPONSORS BENEFACTOR SPONSOR Premier Health PATRON SPONSORS DP&L Foundation Wanda and Bill Lukens SUPPORTING SPONSOR Miller-Valentine Group With additional support from: Square One Salon and Spa University of Dayton Jessup Wealth Management Taft/

EXHIBITION PREVIEWS Jefferson Patterson Society Reception & Preview Wednesday, July 1 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Member Preview Days Thursday, July 2 and Friday, July 3 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Member Preview Event: Red, Art & Blue Thursday, July 2 8:00 – 11:00 p.m.

Cost: $25/person adults; $15/person youth (17 & under) Celebrate the opening of Call to Duty at our annual Red, Art & Blue members event and enjoy the city of Dayton fireworks display. Advance reservations required: 937-223-4ART (4278), at the Guest Services Desk during regular hours, or online.

EXHIBITION ADMISSION Museum Members: Free Adults: $14 Seniors (60+): $11 Students (18+ w/ID): $11 Active Military: $11 Groups (10 or more): $11 Youth (ages 7-17): $6 Children (6 & under): Free Prices include admission to both exhibitions and the museum’s permanent collection.

ABOVE: Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907–1994), Fill It!...Help Harvest War Crops, 1945, color lithograph. Reading Public Museum, 1958.254.1 TOP RIGHT: Howard Chandler Christy (American, 1873–1952), Fight or Buy Bonds, 1917, color lithograph. Reading Public Museum, 1972.353.1C ABOVE RIGHT: Glenn Grothe (American, 1912–1956), He’s Watching You, 1942, color lithograph. Reading Public Museum, 1958.195.1 BOTTOM RIGHT: James Montgomery Flagg (American, 1877–1960), I Want You for U.S. Army, 1917, color lithograph. Reading Public Museum, 1972.166.23.19C

FRONT COVER IMAGES: LEFT: James Montgomery Flagg (American, 1877–1960), I Want You for U.S. Army, 1917 (detail), color lithograph. Reading Public Museum, 1972.166.23.19C TOP RIGHT: Joseph Christian Leyendecker (American, 1874–1951), Weapons for Liberty – USA Bonds, 1918 (detail), color lithograph. Reading Public Museum, 1934.68.26.10 BOTTOM RIGHT: Glenn Grothe (American, 1912–1956), He’s Watching You, 1942 (detail), color lithograph. Reading Public Museum, 1958.195.1

Art Ball 2015 N AT U R E ’ S C A N VA S

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ART BALL SPONSORS PRESENTING SPONSOR

BENEFACTOR SPONSOR OF THE SHAW GOTHIC CLOISTER The Cornell/Nicholson Team at UBS Financial Services BENEFACTOR SPONSOR OF THE VIP RECEPTION Heidelberg Distributing Company BENEFACTOR SPONSOR OF THE MOONLIGHT LOUNGE Merrill Lynch PATRON SPONSORS Bonbright Distributors The Flower Shoppe The Hale Group at Morgan Stanley James Free Jewelers The Official Jeweler of The Dayton Art Institute Lexus of Dayton Oregon Printing Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling Co. LPA Prime Time Party Rental Reynolds and Reynolds WilmerHale, LLP SUPPORTING SPONSORS Burke Orthodontics The Dayton Racquet Club Enterprise Roofing Hollywood Gaming/ Dayton Raceway LWC Incorporated Northwestern Mutual Additional support from Arrow Wine Art Ball Chairs Stephanie and Bob Davis, with the featured artwork: Ernest Lawson (1873–1939), Through the Aspens, c.1920s, oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Harrie G. Carnell, 1944.149

The Dayton Art Institute’s annual Art Ball is just a few weeks away! This black tie gala, presented

by PNC, is the culmination of hard work from the Associate Board, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

much more. The VIP Cocktail Hour returns this year, offering early entry to the event for a private reception, with high-end wines and hors d’oeuvres. Space is limited for the VIP Cocktail Hour – make your reservations early!

Art Ball Chairs Stephanie and Bob Davis selected Ernest Lawson’s painting Through the Aspens (c. 1920s) as the inspiration for this elegant evening, which is Saturday, June 13.

Art Ball is a major fundraising event for the museum, and key to this effort is the Grand Draw Raffle. Only 600 tickets will be sold for $100 each, with the chance to win one of 100 fabulous prize packages, including high-end jewelry, travel, dining, entertainment and much more.

“We chose the Ernest Lawson painting as a result of our affinity and passion for the outdoors,” Stephanie and Bob related. “Both of us have spent considerable time in the west, particularly the Rocky Mountains, and this painting was done in the 1920s, while the artist was spending time in Colorado Springs. It caught our eye for the warm colors, outdoor theme, and the sense of peace and tranquility the mountains and Aspen trees provide. We fell in love with it at first sight and hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.”

The 58th Art Ball begins at 7:00 p.m. with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, followed by a formal dinner in the museum galleries. Following the meal, guests enjoy music, dancing, open bars, specialty martinis, cigars and liqueurs, and

Even if you aren’t able to attend Art Ball, you can still take part in the Grand Draw Raffle; winners need not be present to win. Call the museum or visit our website for more information and to purchase raffle tickets.

To make your Art Ball reservations, please contact Sponsorship & Special Events Manager, Elaine Gounaris, at egounaris@daytonart.org or 937-512-0153, or visit daytonartinstitute.org/ artball. Tickets start at $275 each; VIP upgrade is an additional $50.

We look forward to seeing you at Art Ball!

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The Lange Family

LANGE FAMILY MAKES GIFT TO SUPPORT EXPERIENCENTER This past winter, Rich and Kitty Lange – longtime supporters of the Experiencenter through their Lange Family Foundation – made a substantial gift to the museum’s interactive family gallery, which has been renamed The Lange Family Experiencenter.

through kindergarten (age 6). For the next 20 years, we returned to Dayton for every Christmas, where I saw lots of lifelong friends and maintained my connection to Dayton. We still get together with our closest Dayton friends every year, though some of us are spread around the country.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE DAYTON COMMUNITY. My Grandfather, Carl Lange, grew up in West Alexandria, Ohio and came to Dayton as a young man, where in the early 1930s he started Apex Machine and Tool Co. My father, Julian, grew up in Dayton and with my Mom, Marge, lived there for their entire 47 years of marriage.

I was born and raised in Dayton, so our family have been Daytonians for generations.

WHAT IS YOUR INTEREST IN ARTS EDUCATION? As I was growing up, I was blessed to travel with my parents, and we visited many of the outstanding museums of the world, where I learned to appreciate art. I always loved The Dayton Art Institute and valued its wellrounded, extensive collection of quality art.

As we visited museums abroad, we would sometimes see classes of students learning about and gaining appreciation for great works of art. We were inspired to do that with our children at The Acorn School.

I attended the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, where I met my wife Kitty, and upon graduation returned to Dayton to work in the trust department of Winter’s Bank (now JP Morgan Chase). Kitty began working with preschoolers, and I was captivated by her stories of their behavior and creative pursuits. So we went to Michigan State University to get our Masters in Child Development, and we started our first preschool in Lansing. In 1978, when our son Casey was one, we moved to San Antonio, Kitty’s home town, where we started The Acorn School, serving children 2 years 8 months old

We maintain that all children are born naturally creative, but too often the parents and teachers in their lives teach the creativity out of them, usually by trying to make them think like adults.

For instance, if a child is drawing a picture of the sun and colors it green, blue, purple, pink, or any given color, a lot of adults will be uncomfortable and want the child to color it yellow, stifling their creativity. So we introduce our older students to Monet, Van Gogh, and many other Impressionists, who have drawn suns many of those colors, depending on the play of light and what they saw that moment, or maybe just because of how they felt.

“EYE TEASERS” FEATURED IN NEW LANGE FAMILY EXPERIENCENTER EXHIBITION On Saturday, May 9, a new exhibition opens in The Lange Family Experiencenter. Eye Teasers will feature prints, photographs and textiles from the permanent collection highlighting the methods artists use to create optical effects.

Hands-on activities will provide opportunities for visitors of all ages to learn the mechanics of creating optical illusions. Using light tables, paper and spinning tops, visitors can practice drawing and blending colors, apply concepts of visual perspective, and create their own optically illusionistic art. Books, costumes and shadow puppets will inspire imaginations in The Art Place for Young Learners.

Using specific and technically accurate color mixing and linear perspective systems, artists can fool the eye and mind of a viewer into seeing depth and movement on a static surface. The exhibition includes lively prints by Victor Vasarely and Joseph Albers’ studies in color. Woven Navajo blankets, known as “eye dazzlers,” also exemplify the visual intensity of carefully selected color combinations.

Many of these concepts will unite in an installation by Cedric Michael Cox, a Lange Family Experiencenter Yeck Artist-in-Residence.

His Rhythm of the City interactive mural will invite visitors to play with lines, shapes and with warm and cool colors to create depth and space in his construction of urban cityscapes. Cox received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Cincinnati with a concentration in painting. He

Rich and Kitty Lange

HOW DO YOU HOPE YOUR GIFT MIGHT IMPACT BOTH THE MUSEUM AND THE DAYTON REGION? We’ve devoted most of our lives to working with children and love seeing creative, hands on art experiences offered to students of all ages. Our hope is that the dynamic art activities offered by the Experiencenter will draw students from all over the Dayton area, and they will have their creative juices stimulated to the extent that art of all kinds will be appreciated and become a valued part of their lives.

It’s a wonderful feeling to try to make a positive difference in people’s lives, and Kitty and I greatly appreciate the opportunity to support this exciting Experiencenter.

Navajo people, Blanket, 1880-1890, Wool, cotton warp, 54 x 75 inches. Gift of Mr. John N. Taylor, Sr., 1981.46

has exhibited widely throughout the United States, notably at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati.

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DAI COMMUNITY REPORT AVAILABLE ONLINE

THE DAYTON ART INSTITUTE

Did you know that The DAI’s educational programming reached more than 30,000 people last year, and that more than 19,000 people visited The Lange Family Experiencenter?

These details and much more are included in The DAI’s 2014 Community Report, released at our recent Annual Meeting. The DAI ended 2014 with a balanced operating budget and also had an economic impact of more than $7.4 million on the region.

DOWNLOAD AND READ THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY REPORT AT daytonartinstitute.org/communityreport.

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2014 COMMUNITY REPORT

MAX MAY MEMORIAL HOLOCAUST ART EXHIBITION Each year, Renate Frydman and her family honor the memory of her grandfather, Max May, an artist and architect, by sponsoring an art contest that encourages area students in grades 5-12 to focus on the Holocaust as an inspiration for a world that is free of racism, disrespect and intolerance. Held under the auspices of the Holocaust Education Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton, a selection of these works will be on display at The DAI from mid-July through mid-October. We thank the family for encouraging teachers to help their students to express artistically that we cannot change the past, but we can change the future.

CURTIS BARNES SR. SELECTED AS HOUK AWARD WINNER Curtis Barnes Sr. has received the 14th annual Pamela P. Houk Award for Excellence in Art Education. Barnes dedicated his life to the arts and is a revered member of the Dayton arts community. His extensive and lifelong commitment to teaching and guiding aspiring young artists and youth, and to providing the community with opportunities to experience the transformative power of the arts, has helped create “a small army of artists, art educators, art administrators, art collectors and advocates” in Dayton and the Miami Valley, according to Dayton artist Bing Davis.

Barnes began his career as an art educator with the Dayton Public Schools, teaching at Orville Wright Middle School and Meadowdale High School; during the same period he taught

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2015 YECK WINNERS Four talented college art students have been chosen as recipients of the 2015 Yeck College Artist Fellowship: Ellen Bukvic and Marina Genetin, Wright State University; Billy Marina Genetin, Wall Figure 1, Haines, Sinclair 2015, board, paint, 6 x 3.5 feet Community College; and Hannah Zimmerman, Miami University, Oxford. The 2015 Yeck College Artist Fellows exhibition will be on view May 16 – September 6 in the lower level South Extended Gallery.

The opening reception for the exhibition takes place May 28, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Please join us to celebrate these young artists’ creative work. Also on May 28, Yeck High School Scholarship student artwork will be displayed for friends, family and students to enjoy. Visit daytonartinstitute.org/yeck for more information and a list of the 2015 Yeck High School Scholarship recipients.

Carley Vagedes, Aftermath, Photograph, Stivers School for the Arts, Grade 9, Teacher: Ms. Bridget Federspiel, from the 2014 Max May Memorial Holocaust Art Exhibition.

The deadline to apply for the 2016 Yeck College Artist Fellowship is June 30, 2015.

Yeck High School Scholarship applications are due November 20, 2015. Visit the website for submission guidelines. For questions and information, contact Diane Stemper, Educational Initiatives Coordinator, at 937512-0148 or dstemper@daytonart.org.

at the Living Arts Center, an afterschool arts program for talented students. He was the founder and member of Genesis III, the first African-American artist group in Dayton. He left Dayton Public Schools to teach at Sinclair Community College from 1977-1994, where he made significant contributions to the Art Department and was honored with the title Professor Emeritus in 1995.

As a teacher, Barnes’ eloquent and inspiring critiques compelled students to expand their notions of art, to make connections between life and art, and to immerse themselves in an expansive creative process. Throughout his teaching career he exhibited his paintings in galleries in the Dayton region and in New York. In 2008 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award from the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District.

Curtis Barnes’ daughter, Danita (center, pictured with DAI and Ohio Arts Council board member Sharon Howard and Michael R. Roediger), accepted the Houk Award on her father’s behalf at The DAI’s Annual Meeting.

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ARTTREK PLANS TRIPS TO PHILADELPHIA AND VERMONT

CELEBRATE THE ART OF BRUNCH FOR MOTHER’S DAY Treat the special mother in your life to the Art of Brunch at the museum’s annual Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 10, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the Shaw Gothic Cloister.

Enjoy a scrumptious brunch buffet provided by Leo Bistro, featuring fresh fruits, spring salads, flavorful meat and seafood choices, and mouthwatering desserts. A cash bar with wine, beer and specialty drinks will be available.

Charles Webster Hawthorne, (American, 1872-1930), A Study in White, n.d. (detail), oil on canvas, 36 x 22 inches, Reading Public Museum, as seen in the exhibition American Impressionism; The Lure of the Artists’ Colony.

The price for brunch is $30 per person members, $35 per person non-members, $20 for children ages 10 and under (tax included).

Space is limited, and advance reservations are recommended. Call Guest Services at 937-223-4ART (4278) for available seating times and reservations, or make reservations online at daytonartinstitute.org/brunch.

ONE SWEET EVENT RETURNS TO THE MUSEUM STORE Mark your calendars for the return of The Museum Store’s three-day shopping extravaganza, One Sweet Event, taking place April 30 - May 2! One Sweet Event will feature special sales and discounts for museum members, guest artists from the community, unique featured items, and a one-of-a-kind gift basket raffle. It’s the perfect time to shop for that special Mother’s Day gift! Watch our website and sign up for our eNewsletter to make certain you get the latest updates about this annual event. Be sure to also like us on Facebook and follow us on Pinterest for more about the sale!

VINE & CANVAS ADDS SUMMER AND FALL TASTINGS

A few spaces are still open for our next ArtTrek, an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Philadelphia, July 24-26. The trip features the very best S CH O LA R of the Philadelphia region’s celebrated art scene, including the Barnes Foundation and the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s special exhibition, Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting.

We’ve also just announced a new ArtTrek to Vermont, taking place October 15-18. The trip includes a tour of Grandma Moses paintings at the Bennington Art Museum, as well as visits to the Bennington Pottery Studio, the Clark Art Institute, the Shelburne Museum and the celebrated private collection of J. Brooks Buxton. The registration deadline for the Vermont trip is August 1st!

For more information and to register for these trips, call 937-223-5277, ext. 237 or go to daytonartinstitute.org/arttrek.

PRIDE OF AMERICA Thursday, July 30, 6:30 p.m.

It’s our first beer tasting event! Sample seven American Pride beers and tour the special exhibition, Call to Duty: World War Posters.

Our popular Vine & Canvas series will continue through the summer and fall! Take a themed, docent-led tour of works in The DAI’s collection, followed by a related wine or beer tasting in the Shaw Gothic Cloister (unless otherwise noted).

Mark your calendars for these dates:

Themes are still being finalized for the Fall Series, but those tastings will take place on August 27, October 22 and November 19.

Advance tickets for each tasting are $30 members and $35 non-members; tickets purchased the night of the tasting are $40. Buy a Series Flight and get tickets to an entire three-tasting series for $80 members and $95 non-members. Visit daytonartinstitute.org/wine for series updates and to order tickets.

SPRING IMPRESSIONS Thursday, May 28, 6:30 p.m.

European wines will be sampled and realistic to impressionistic paintings depicting garden settings will be viewed.

ALL GLAZED OVER Thursday, June 25, 6:30 p.m.

Tour our glass gallery and learn pottery techniques, followed by white, rosé and cider tastings.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art

Delicious morsels and fantastic wines at the Vine & Canvas series.

SUPPORTING SPONSOR: Heidelberg Distributing Company

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THANK YOU TO OUR ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS As a non-profit organization, The Dayton Art Institute counts on the support of our Annual Fund contributors to open our doors more than 250 days each year and ensure the museum’s fiscal vitality. Special exhibitions, events and educational programming such as those featured here wouldn’t be possible without that support. Thank you to everyone who gave to our Annual Fund in 2014!

To view a complete list of our 2014 Annual Fund contributors, go to daytonartinstitute.org/af2014.

For more information about the Annual Fund or to make a donation, contact Individual Giving Coordinator Ryan Pasco, at 937-512-0139 or rpasco@daytonart.org.

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Museum Programs Guide: May through August 2015 PROGRAMS & EVENTS AT THE MUSEUM: For more information, to purchase tickets or make reservations, visit daytonartinstitute.org or call 937-223-4ART (4278).

Programs subject to change — call to confirm.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL HOURS: The museum will be closed on June 13 due to Art Ball. The museum will be open on July 4 for the opening of our summer special exhibitions.

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James F. Dicke Gallery of Contemporary Art Champagne Reception Follows Advance Tickets: $5 members; $10 non-members Tickets at the Door: $12 Join us for sparkling conversation in the galleries as The DAI’s curatorial team highlights work from the collection, followed by a champagne toast. In May, Katherine Siegwarth will discuss Robert Morris’ 1974 work, Untitled, in Gallery 201.

Poetry Reading Thursday, May 7, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Special Exhibition Galleries Free to members; included in special exhibition admission for non-members Join us for a night of poetry at the museum!

Listen to local poets who were inspired by paintings in American Impressionism: The Lure of the Artists’ Colony.

The Lange Family Experiencenter Eye Teasers Opening Reception Saturday, May 9, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Free to members; included in museum suggested admission for non-members

Mother’s Day Brunch Sunday, May 10, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Shaw Gothic Cloister $30/person members; $35/person nonmembers; $20 children ages 10 & under (tax included) Treat the special mother in your life to the museum’s annual Mother’s Day Brunch. Enjoy a brunch buffet provided by Leo Bistro, featuring fresh fruits, spring salads, flavorful meat and seafood choices, and mouth-watering desserts.

A cash bar with wine, beer and specialty drinks will be available. Space is limited, and advance reservations are recommended; call 937-2234ART (4278) for available seating times.

Vectren Jazz & Beyond: Dayton Jazz Orchestra Thursday, May 14, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Shaw Gothic Cloister Free to members; $8 non-members The popular Vectren Jazz & Beyond series continues its 2015 season in May with the return of the Dayton Jazz Orchestra. Get out your dancing shoes and prepare to jump, jive and wail to the swinging sounds of this popular big band!

Celebrate the opening of the brand new exhibition in The Lange Family Experiencenter, Eye Teasers! Learn how artists use different methods and techniques to create dazzling optical effects. See artwork from the permanent collection and a contemporary local artist, and participate in all-new gallery activities including Op Art creations and shadow puppets. Refreshments provided.

Transatlantic Impressions: Where Americans Met the French Impressionists Thursday, May 21, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

NCR Renaissance Auditorium $5 members; $10 non-members

SUPER SATURDAY FAMILY DAYS 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Various Locations $10/family of four for members; $15/family of four for non-members; $2/each additional child

June 27: Puppet Party July 11: Museum Kidd’s Club Reunion July 25: Aqua Artists August 8: Dayton Print Day (Special Event) August 22: African Art Adventure

invited for storytime curated by The Dayton Metro Libraries, a gallery visit and a makeand-take art project. Each month features a different theme:

Drop in anytime during these programs to learn new art-making techniques and create memories with your family to take home and cherish. This program is perfect for all ages and levels of artistic ability.

TINY THURSDAYS Every Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – noon The Lange Family Experiencenter $6/child members; $8/child non-members

Robert Morris (American, born 1931), Untitled, 1974, felt and metal. Museum purchase, 1987.96

Curatorial Conversations: Robert Morris, Untitled (1974) Thursday, May 7, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

May 9: Eye Teasers Opening Reception (Free) May 23: Trash to Treasure June 13: No Super Saturday due to Art Ball

Are you a toddler with an awesome mom, grandparent or caregiver who likes to take you to fun, creative weekday programs? Ages 2-5 and a caregiver (baby siblings welcome) are

The DAI’s Curator of Education, Dr. Susan Martis, presents how Americans responded to the European Impressionists. The program coincides with the special exhibition American Impressionism: The Lure of the Artists’ Colony, on view through May 31.

May: Optical Illusions June: Outdoor Fun July: Musical Instruments August: Animal Time For more about youth and family programming at the museum, visit daytonartinstitute.org or call Museum Educator Alexandra Otte at 937-512-0167.

Art Changes Lives Live it

Super Saturday Family Day: Trash to Treasure Saturday, May 23, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

The Lange Family Experiencenter Studio $10/family of four for members; $15/family of four for non-members; $2/each additional child

Yeck College Artist Fellows Exhibition Opening Reception Thursday, May 28, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Shaw Gothic Cloister and South Extended Gallery.

For centuries artists have used recyclable materials, and even trash, to create art! Learn about different artists and artworks in the museum collection that have been inspired by discarded items and create your own foundobject sculpture. This program is perfect for all ages and levels of artistic ability. All materials provided.

Free to members; included in museum suggested admission for non-members Celebrate the opening of the annual Yeck College Artist Fellows Exhibition. In addition, Yeck High School Scholarship student artwork will be displayed in the Shaw Gothic Cloister during the reception. Light refreshments will be served.

Art Changes Lives Live it at the Museum

Vanguard Concerts: Alon Goldstein, Piano Saturday, May 23, 8:00 p.m.

NCR Renaissance Auditorium $20 adults, $15 students Call 937-436-0244 or go to daytonartinstitute.org/vanguard for tickets

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Vanguard Concerts concludes its season with pianist Alon Goldstein. His artistic vision and innovative programming have made him a favorite with audiences and critics throughout the United States, Europe, and his native Israel.

Vine & Canvas: Spring Impressions Thursday, May 28, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Lower Court Advance Tickets: $30 members; $35 nonmembers; Tickets at the Door: $40 Series Flight (3 tastings): $80 members; $95 non-members The next Vine & Canvas series begins with a sampling of European wines, paired with a tour of realistic to impressionistic paintings of garden settings. Save money by purchasing a Series Flight!

series comes to a close with trumpeter Mike Wade. The versatile musician offers a mix of hard bop and funky grooves that make you want to swing.

Art Ball Saturday, June 13, 7:00 p.m.

Advance reservations required Call 937-512-0153 or go to daytonartinstitute.org/artball Celebrate Nature’s Canvas at The DAI’s annual Art Ball gala fundraiser. The 58th Art Ball begins with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, followed by a formal dinner in the museum galleries. After the meal, guests enjoy music, dancing, open bars, specialty martinis, cigars and liqueurs, and much more.

Twilight Concerts Thursday, June 18, 7:00 p.m.

NCR Renaissance Auditorium Free to members; $8 adult, $5 senior and student non-members; youth/children 17 & under free Our annual Twilight Concerts return in June with the Oxford Arts Trio. Watch daytonartinstitute.org/twilightconcerts for series updates.

Vectren Jazz & Beyond: Mike Wade Thursday, June 4, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Shaw Gothic Cloister Free to members; $8 non-members

Curatorial Conversations: Julian Stanczak, Rain and Reflections (1962) Thursday, June 18, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Katy Dicke Gallery of Post 1945 American Art Champagne Reception Follows Advance Tickets: $5 members; $10 non-members Tickets at the Door: $12

The first half of the Vectren Jazz & Beyond

Join us for sparkling conversation in the

Enjoy live jazz at Vectren Jazz & Beyond.

June 13: No Sound Bites talk due to Art Ball June 20: It’s about Family: Family Group by

Seth Velsey (weather permitting; Saturdays at 1:30 p.m.; Meet in the General

alternate topic is King Abimelech Motors Entrance Rotunda

Restores Sarah to her Husband, Free to members; included in museum Abraham by Frans Geubels) suggested admission for non-members June 27: The World-class Ceramics of Korea July 11: Simple Storage: The Magnificent and Join us on select Saturdays for informal,

Exotic Japanese Edo Chest 20-minute gallery talks, given by our museum July 18: Rubens in His “Study” docents. Go to daytonartinstitute.org/tours July 25: Heavenly Tones of Twilight: Savannah for more about Sound Bites.

Harbor at Twilight by Eliot C. Clark August 1: Man and Beast: Indian Hunter and May 2: The Art of the Horse

his Dog by Paul Manship May 9: Happy Mother’s Day! The Madonna in August 8: How Green Was My Valley?: The

Art: Classic to Modern

Valley in Spring by Willard Metcalf May 16: Man and Nature: Russell Means by August 15: Linked by Shape and Function,

Andy Warhol

Separated by Civilizations: a May 23: Fascinating Pottery from Ancient

Greek Amphora and a Native

Peru: Peruvian Stirrup-Spout Vessels

American Basket May 30: Expressing the Push and Pull: August 22: High Drama on Canvas: An Italian

Enchanted Fire No. 2 by

Baroque Painting

Hans Hofmann August 29: Frankenthaler’s “Soak Stain” June 6: No Sound Bites talk Technique SOUND BITES: SHORT TALKS ABOUT ART

Peter Paul Reubens (Flemish, 1577-1640), Study Heads of an Old Man, c. 1612, Oil on wood panel, 26 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton W. Smith, 1960.82

$25/person adults; $15/person youth (17 & under) Celebrate the opening of Call to Duty at our annual Red, Art & Blue members event and enjoy the best seat in town for the city of Dayton fireworks display! Space is limited and advance reservations are required.

Julian Stanczak (American, born Polish, 1928), Rain and Reflections, 1962, tempera on canvas. Museum purchase, Artists of Southern Ohio Exhibition 1963, 1963.21

Our annual Twilight Concerts continue in July with Jim’s Red Pants, Miami Valley Horns, and Christina Condon with Linda Lally. Watch daytonartinstitute.org/twilightconcerts for series updates.

galleries as The DAI’s curatorial team highlights work from the collection, followed by a champagne toast. In June, Dr. Aimee Marcereau DeGalan will discuss Julian Stanczak’s 1962 Op Art work, Rain and Reflections, in Gallery 202.

Super Saturday Family Day: Puppet Party Saturday, June 27, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

The Lange Family Experiencenter Studio $10/family of four for members; $15/family of four for non-members; $2/each additional child See larger-than-life moveable puppets created by a local artist and puppeteer.

Then learn how to make your very own marionette AND shadow puppet! This program is perfect for all ages and levels of artistic ability. All materials provided.

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Red, Art & Blue SPECIAL MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT! Thursday, July 2, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m.

Great Hall and Lower Court

ArtTrek to Philadelphia July 24-26 $1700/person (double room; $220 additional for single) Space is limited; call 937-223-5277, ext. 237 for availability Join our ArtTrek travel program for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Philadelphia. The trip features the very best of the Philadelphia region’s celebrated art scene, including the Barnes Foundation and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Super Saturday Family Day: Aqua Artists Saturday, July 25, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

The Lange Family Experiencenter Studio $10/family of four for members; $15/family of four for non-members; $2/each additional child

Vine & Canvas: All Glazed Over Thursday, June 25, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Shaw Gothic Cloister Advance Tickets: $30 members; $35 nonmembers Tickets at the Door: $40 Series Flight (3 tastings): $80 members; $95 non-members Tour the museum’s glass gallery and learn pottery techniques, followed by white, rosé and cider tastings. Save money by purchasing a Series Flight!

Join us for sparkling conversation in the galleries as The DAI’s curatorial team highlights work from the collection, followed by a champagne toast. In July, join Curator of Education Dr. Susan Martis for a look at Salvador Dali’s Battle, featured in the focus exhibition War: Works on Paper from the Collection.

Enjoying family time at The DAI’s Super Saturday!

Super Saturday Family Day: Museum Kidd’s Club Reunion Saturday, July 11, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

The Lange Family Experiencenter Studio $10/family of four for members; $15/family of four for non-members; $2/each additional child Are you a future, current or past member of the Museum Kidd’s Club? Then join us for a fun day of NEW gallery hunts and art projects related to the Museum Kidd’s Club.

Don’t know about the club? Then join us and sign up for this creative, FREE museum program. This program is perfect for all ages and levels of artistic ability. All materials provided.

Curatorial Conversations: Salavador Dali, Battle (1981) Thursday, July 16, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Lower Court Galleries (North) Champagne Reception Follows

Cool off and get a little messy with waterbased art-making, outside on the museum grounds. Create beautiful marbled paper and use water balloons and water guns to make a collaborative mural with your friends and museum neighbors! This program is perfect for all ages and levels of artistic ability. All materials provided.

Vine & Canvas: Pride of America Thursday, July 30, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Shaw Gothic Cloister Advance Tickets: $30 members; $35 non-members Tickets at the Door: $40 Series Flight (3 tastings): $80 members; $95 non-members It’s our first all-beer tasting event! Sample seven American Pride beers and tour the special exhibition Call to Duty: World War Posters. Save money by purchasing a Series Flight!

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Twilight Concerts August 5 & 27, 7:00 p.m.

NCR Renaissance Auditorium Free to members; $8 adult, $5 senior and student non-members; youth/children 17 & under free

Art Changes Lives Live it at the Museum

Twilight Concerts Thursday, July 9, 7:00 p.m.

NCR Renaissance Auditorium Free to members; $8 adult, $5 senior and student non-members; youth/children 17 & under free

Advance Tickets: $5 members; $10 non-members Tickets at the Door: $12

Our annual Twilight Concerts wrap up with the Dayton Area Harp Ensemble on August 5 and David Wion’s Broadway review on August 27. Watch daytonartinstitute.org/ twilightconcerts for series updates.

Art Changes Lives Live it at the Museum

Dayton Print Day Saturday, August 8, noon – 4:00 p.m.

Hale Cloister $10/family of four for members; $15/family of four non-members; $2/ additional child FREE/single adult member; $8/single adult non-member Join us for a day of printmaking demonstrations and activities in conjunction with The DAI’s summer exhibition Call to Duty: World War Posters. This event will be fun for the whole family, so kids are encouraged to attend!

Vectren Jazz & Beyond: Linda Dachtyl Quartet Thursday, August 13, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Shaw Gothic Cloister Free to members; $8 non-members

Vectren Jazz & Beyond kicks off the second half of the 2015 season with the Hammond organ-driven sounds of the Linda Dachtyl Quartet from Columbus. Be sure to visit daytonartinstitute.org/jazz to check out the remainder of this year’s lineup!

Every Citizen a Soldier: The Power of Posters in War Thursday, August 20, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

NCR Renaissance Auditorium $5 members; $10 non-members In conjunction with the Call to Duty exhibition, Christina Douglass, Manuscript Curator at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, will speak about the posters of the World War I and World War II eras.

Super Saturday Family Day: African Art Adventure Saturday, August 22, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

The Lange Family Experiencenter Studio $10/family of four for members; $15/family

of four for non-members; $2/each additional child Learn about the arts of Africa in our permanent collection and see an antique African mask up close! Then create your own mask, using a wide range of materials, and create beads using a traditional Ugandan method. This program is perfect for all ages and levels of artistic ability. All materials provided.

Vine & Canvas Wine Tasting Series Thursday, August 27, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Shaw Gothic Cloister Advance Tickets: $30 members; $35 nonmembers Tickets at the Door: $40 Series Flight (3 tastings): $80 members; $95 non-members The fall Vine & Canvas series begins on August 27. Themes for the fall series were still being finalized at press time, but watch daytonartinstitute.org/wine for updates!

MAKE PLANS FOR SUMMER ART CAMP! Do you have a budding young artist in your life? Then check out this year’s Summer Art Camps at The Dayton Art Institute!

Have your children explore the range of their creativity and grow their artisitic talents this summer with other like-minded kids! They will learn and be inspired by the museum’s permanent collection and create their own masterpieces using a wide variety of art-making techniques, such as drawing, clay molding, painting, sculpture and more, in our studios and nationally acclaimed Lange Family Experiencenter! Kids entering pre-K through 9th grade will have fun all summer long in weekly mixed-media art camps.

For more information, please contact Alex Otte at aotte@daytonart.org or 937-5120167. See the full list of sessions offered and register online at daytonartinstitute.org/ artcamp. Classes fill quickly, so register early!

CAMP FEES (Include admission to the museum and special exhibitions) Half Day Art Camp $95 members; $115 non-members Full Day Camp $165 members; $180 non-members Teen Classes* $165 members/$180 non-members *Additional material fees apply

CAMP QUESTIONS How soon should I register?

Early registration is encouraged to ensure space in the camp of your choice. Once camp sessions are full your child’s name can be placed on a waiting list.

Are scholarships available?

Yes, there are a limited number of needbased scholarships available. Please call 937-512-0167 for additional information or visit the art camp page on our website.

How old does my child need to be to attend camp?

Campers must be entering the grade level listed in the fall of 2015 to enroll in each camp. Mini-Art Campers must be at least four years old.

Who teaches the classes?

Classes are taught by local artists and art teachers.

What is the class size?

Each class is limited to 15 students.

What is the Art Party?

Families are invited to join their child for cookies and punch on Fridays at 2:30 p.m. to celebrate the artwork their child made.

What should my camper wear?

Dress for a mess!

Should I pack my child a lunch?

Yes! Children enrolled in a full-day camp should bring a packed lunch and drink.

Where does camp take place?

All classes take place in the museum studios, classrooms and/or galleries.

Where will my child eat lunch?

Campers will eat lunch in the classrooms or outside in the sculpture garden, weather permitting. Sunscreen is advisable!

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The DAI is offering the unique opportunity to adopt treasured World War I & II posters during the Call to Duty exhibition happening July 4 to October 4.

It’s a beautiful way to recognize someone or something you love and support these important works of art! Visit daytonartinstitute.org/calltoduty on or after May 4 to learn more.

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