INSIDE ART - Mark Dion
The 2012 edition of Inside Art focuses on the USFCAM exhibition Mark Dion: Troubleshooting. For decades, Mark Dion has created drawings, prints, cabinets of curiosity, archaeological digs, and sprawling installations about the discrepancy between perceived knowledge and scientific inquiry, between common perception and advanced research. His works have addressed famous intellectuals in history, such as William Bartram, as well as important social and environmental sites, most recently the fragile Florida Everglades. Mark Dion: Troubleshooting is a focused survey of his most ecologically-themed works.
Common Core State Standards – In addition to Visual Arts and Social Studies curriculum standards, lessons in the InsideArt curriculum cover Common Core standards related to:
- Reading: Informational Text
- Speaking and Listening
- Language
- Literacy in History/Social Studies
The links on this page allow you to download the index of the Mark Dion lesson files.
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- Files can be downloaded individually or as a complete archive (.zip)
- Curriculum and readings are available as both Microsoft Word documents (.doc) and Adobe Acrobat documents (.pdf)
- Presentations are Microsoft PowerPoint presentations (.ppt)
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Mark Dion Files
Download Lesson Files Index (.doc or .pdf)
1.Inside_Art_Mark_Dion_Curriculum.pdf (or .doc)
2.MarkDion_student_version.ppt
4.MarkDion_Florida_Wildlife.ppt
5.Alligator_Group_Handout.pdf (or .doc)
6.Cypress_Tree_Group_Handout.pdf (or .doc)
7.Florida_Panther_Group_Handout.pdf (or .doc)
8.Ghost_Orchid_Group_Handout.pdf (or .doc)
9.Key_Deer_Group_Handout.pdf (or .doc)
10.Wood_Stork_Group_Handout.pdf (or .doc)
12.New_England_Digs_Student_Reading.pdf (or .doc)
13.Art_Project_student_version.ppt
14.Art_Project_Rubric.pdf (or .doc)
Download Complete Inside Art 2012 Materials
Lessons plus index (.zip - 18MB)
Further Resources:
USFCAM Mark Dion: Troubleshooting Exhibition website (exhibition brochure PDF with essays, photographs of works, and complete exhibition checklist)
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Inside Art is generously supported by:
The SEA Foundation
Gobioff Foundation
USF College of The Arts
USF College of Education
Hillsborough County Public Schools
State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, Florida Council on Arts and Culture
USFCAM ACE (Arts for Community Engagement) Fund
National Education Association
The P/Arts Program of the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Bank of America
The David C. Anchin Center at the USF College of Education
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