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Welcome to Mary Erickson Ventures, your access to art education resources by Dr. Mary Erickson, Professor of Art at Arizona State University. This Website is best viewed using the latest versions of either Firefox or Safari browsers.
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Art Inquiry
A scaffold for art inquiry, with bookmarks for a student journal, tips for inquiry, and more information |
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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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Viewpoints
Theory of the development of ideas people of various ages and backgrounds use for understanding art, with reflection exercises |
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Thomas Hart Benton Samples
Samples of descriptive, contextual, and interpretive analysis, plus illustrated handouts for elementary, middle school and high school students |
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Art Making and Meaning Educators' Supplement
Lesson plans, recommended adaptations, inquiry map, etc. |
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Art Making and Meaning CD Activities for MAC Users
If you have difficulty viewing the "Art Making and Meaning" CD activities, you may view the activities online. Adobe Flash is required. This is a big file. Please be patient and wait for it to download. These activities may also be accessed on a PC.
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Tempe Center for the Arts Free Lessons
Growing collection of free lesson plans developed with art teachers and artists in conjunction with exhibitions at the Gallery at the Tempe Center for the Arts, including abundant visuals and PowerPoints with themes ranging from Chuck Jones cartooning, to Going Green, to cultural identity, to bookmaking, and ceramics |
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Teachers Introduction to Tempe Center for the Arts Lessons
Outline of grade levels, student media, themes, and art concepts introduced in Tempe Center for the Arts lessons
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Meet Brother Mario
Adobe Flash 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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Art in My World
Entirely online university course built around Art Making and Meaning
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Chicano Art for Our Millennium
Over one hundred beautifully reproduced and annotated Mexican-American artworks followed by an educator's supplement with six extensive, thematic, inquiry-based instructional units
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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 (Note: If the site looks old-fashioned, it is. It was created in the 20th Century.) |
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Protest and Persuasion
Lessons that challenge middle and high school students to make prints that protest, persuade, and provoke ideas (Note: If the site looks old-fashioned, it is. It was created in the 20th Century.) |
Mary's Resume
Contact Mary
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