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- Seniors (60+), Active Military & Groups: $5
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- Youth & Children (17 and under): Free
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It turns out that the newest exhibition schedule at the Dayton Art Institute was inspired by a '70s funk band.
Art curator Aimee Marcereau DeGalan got the idea for "Year of the Elements," from the group "Earth, Wind and Fire."
"I was thinking about the elements because of the band, and I thought it was a really good idea for series of exhibitions," said DeGalan, the Dayton Art Institute's chief curator. "I thought about the classical five elements including air and ether (aether) and how much fun it would be to explore what they meant visually and how they manifest themselves in art."
The group of art exhibits blend the classics — fire, air, earth, water and ether — with the contemporary. Galleries will be filled with dramatic light installations, interactive video works and large-scale photography, according to our news partner Dayton Daily News.
The shows will be locally produced and curated by DeGalan and Katherine Siegwarth, the museum’s first Kettering exhibition coordinator and curatorial associate, according to DDN.
“The deeply interactive works featured in this series of exhibitions are a powerful testament to the advancement of and growing interest in digital art as well as its unique ability to nurture creativity and curiosity through technology,” DeGalan told DDN.
Read more about this story over at myDaytonDailyNews.com.
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