The Contemporary Dayton

06/01/2026

For 35 years, The Contemporary Dayton has created space for artists, experimentation, and dialogue. Today, we begin building the next chapter through the Freedom of Expression Fund. Join us.

https://codayton.org/support/annual-fund-appeal/

06/01/2026

Join us for an inspiring week of art and conversation at The Contemporary Dayton and in the community:

Wednesday, June 3: Art Escape: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩–𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙀𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙚 (offsite), 5:30-7:30 pm�An evening of art, conversation, and connection in a unique setting.
Tickets are available for 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩–𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙀𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙚 at codayton.org/events/art-escape/ or through the link in our bio.

Thursday, June 4: Collage Night: 5-8 pm�Join us for a relaxed, creative evening of cutting, pasting, and making in community. No experience necessary! Free + Open to All.

Friday, June 5: Member’s Spotlight Exhibition Opening Reception:
𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙨: 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 6-8 pm
Celebrate the latest exhibition in our Member's Spotlight series. Robins’ paintings explore themes of social alienation, belonging, and the quiet tensions embedded within everyday interactions, and contain imagery sourced from public domain and found photographs discovered through extensive research by the artist in digital archives.

Finally, it’s the last week to see our three current exhibitions:
𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗞: 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲�𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹: 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲�𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱-𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀: 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻

See you downtown!
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06/01/2026

🌈 PRIDE month is here! The Contemporary Dayton proudly spotlights LGBTQ+ artists breaking boundaries across media. Stand with us as we celebrate the powerful voices and rich diversity of the Dayton LGBTQ+ community and beyond.
https://codayton.org/past-exhibitions/

05/31/2026

Like sake? 🍶

Join us for our third Art Escape: East Meets West on June 3, 5:30-7:30 pm
A candlelit evening in a historic Oregon District home featuring light bites and a sake tasting with Wines with Wagener.

🎟️ Tickets are $50 each and limited to a small audience.
Grab yours at https://codayton.org/events/art-escape/

05/30/2026

Join us next Wednesday for an evening of Japanese-inspired bites, a sake tasting with Brent, florals, and more–in a historic Victorian setting in the Oregon District. 🍶🍣🍱

5:30-7:30 pm
Grab your tickets today 🎟️
https://codayton.org/events/art-escape/

05/30/2026

Often overlooked as gray-green growth on bark or stone, lichen reveals, upon closer inspection, intricate living forms and delicate clusters of frilled surfaces and tiny orbs in quiet harmony. A symbiotic partnership between algae or cyanobacteria and fungi, lichen also signals ecological health, pointing to the interconnectedness of living systems.

See "Teresa Olavarria: Lichen" today during the Closing Reception today from 4-6 pm.

Member’s Spotlight Exhibitions The Member’s Spotlight Exhibitions at The Contemporary Dayton celebrate the vibrant creativity of our local and regional artist community. Open to all current artist members, this ongoing series offers participants the unique opportunity to present a focused body o...

05/29/2026

Have you made it in to see our three exhibitions yet?

Jason REVOK, Paul Verdell and Jamea Richmond-Edwards' exhibitions are on view for one more week. Closing date is next Saturday, June 6.
https://codayton.org/all-exhibitions/

05/28/2026