Welcome to Mary Erickson Ventures, your access to art education resources by Dr. Mary Erickson, Professor of Art at Arizona State University.
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My Own Little House
New Architecture lessons for young learners featuring the buildings of Mary Colter and Frank Lloyd Wright, with step-by-step instructions for art making and language arts worksheets |
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Architecture and Environment
Visually rich, CD-based art unit for grades 5-8 with optional writing activities and social studies ideas featuring the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
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Stories of Art
Middle school short stories written to introduce broad themes and to stimulate inquiry about art, the everyday world, and art making |
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Stories of Art Teachers Supplement
Lesson plans for writing, online art works for each theme, etc. |
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Art Making and Meaning: Understanding through Images
Brief video clips of two engaging artists discussing their art and influences, which serve to introduce broad questions that high adolescents or adults can use to explore any artwork or artifact |
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Art Making and Meaning Educators' Supplement
Lesson plans, recommended adaptations, inquiry map, etc. |
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Tempe Center for the Arts Unit Plans
Growing collection of lesson plans including abundant visuals and PowerPoints with themes ranging from the cartoons of Chuck Jones, to public art and architecture, to bookmaking and portraiture |
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Building on a River: Questor’s Tale
Video introduction to the cultural and architectural history of Tempe, Arizona as narrated by a quizzical bird named Questor |
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Arizona Viewpoints Collaborative
Interactive self assessment of viewpoints people use to understand art and tools for planning gallery tours for targeted groups
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Meet Brother Mario
Video introduction to the history of Florence, Italy and Santa Croce Basilica as narrated by a young monk in a fresco by Giotto |
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Expressing What Matters Now & Then
Middle school unit using “Meet Brother Mario” and other online videos to integrate learning in art, music, writing, technology, and science |
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Bridging Art & Writing
Keynote address at Colorado Art Education Association Conference and Art Educators of Minnesota Conference |
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Art in My World
Entirely online university course built around Art Making and Meaning
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Token Response
Popular introduction to art game, for all ages |
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Artery
Bilingual art vocabulary game for grades 4 through 12 |
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Chicano Art for Our Millennium
Over one hundred beautifully reproduced and annotated Mexican-American artworks followed by an educators’ supplement with six extensive, thematic, inquiry-based instructional units.
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Celebrating Excellence in Ceramics
Lessons for secondary students that introduce ancient and contemporary ceramics focusing on proportions and patterns |
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Who Cares for Art?
Lessons for secondary students that introduce the art of the late Luis Jimenez, a pioneer of Mexican American art |
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Images of Me
Paper sculpture lessons focusing on adolescent identity |
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Protest and Persuasion
Lessons that challenge middle and high school students to make prints that protest, persuade, and provoke ideas |