2022 SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
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Black Heritage Through Visual Rhythms
Feb. 26-May 22, 2022
Presented in collaboration with Dayton’s own African-American Visual Artists Guild, this juried exhibition will feature contemporary art by African-American artists from across the United States. This will mark the seventh annual presentation of “Black Heritage Through Visual Rhythms” and its first time being hosted at DAI. The exhibition’s Best in Show winner will be featured in a 2023 Focus Exhibition at the DAI.
Art for the Ages: Conservation at DAI
June 25-Sept. 11, 2022
A close look at how conservation protects artworks for future generations, this summer exhibition is a museum exclusive. Presenting rarely displayed works as well as favorites seen in a new light, it includes examples from various time periods, cultures and materials.
American Myth and Memory: David Levinthal Photographs
Oct. 15, 2022-Jan. 15, 2023
Organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this touring exhibition spotlights Levinthal’s photographs of toys as a way to examine American stories.
2022 FOCUS EXHIBITIONS
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The DAI’s Focus Exhibition lineup presents a series of smaller, intimate exhibitions, based around a variety of themes.
Fired Imagination: Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Family Collection
Feb. 5-July 24, 2022
A private collection of ceramics, ranging from figures to vessels and spanning more than 3,000 years of Chinese history.
Van Gogh and European Landscapes
March 5-Sept. 4, 2022
A pair of Vincent van Gogh paintings, on loan to the DAI, will be the focal point of this look at European landscape painting.
Something Unknown
March 12-June 5, 2022
A display of photographs and works on paper in which details about the work, including the identity of the artist, the subject matter and location, are unknown to the museum.
Netsuke and the Art of Little Wonders
Aug. 27, 2022-Feb. 12, 2023
Netsuke are defined as “delicately carved personal accessories that depict subjects from popular culture – such as heroes, monsters and folk tales – in Japan during the Edo period (1615-1868).
Additional Focus Exhibitions will be announced in the new year.
“Our curatorial team has put together an outstanding selection of exhibitions for 2022,” said Michael R. Roediger, DAI director and CEO, in a release. “You won’t want to mis any of these, especially the rare opportunity to see the work of Vincent van Gogh here in Dayton. I encourage you to consider becoming a museum member, which gives you unlimited free admission to the museum, as well as many other benefits.”
In addition, through the end of this year, the DAI is offering a special holiday membership discount, particularly 15 percent off the cost of select new and gift memberships through Dec. 31, 2021.
For more information about membership and all museum activities and programming, visit daytonartinstitute.org.
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