California Artists, Projects for Kids: Judith Baca. Detail from an art lesson produced by CSMA for the San Jose Mercury News.

art lessons in the mercury news

Whether you take a class at CSMA or just love art, here are some lessons for school-age children that can be done at home and enjoyed by the entire family. These theme-based lessons were originally published by CSMA as part of the "Mercury News in Education" project and were used by teachers with hundreds of students in classrooms throughout Silicon Valley.

2008 California Artists

past series

2007 Art from the Past: Lessons for Social Studies


2006 A World of Art Art: Projects From Around the Globe


2005 A Tribute to Women Artists

Mary Cassatt

Georgia O'Keeffe

Joan Brown

Carmen Garza

Beth Van Hoesen


Celebration of African & African-American Art

African Quilts

Romare Bearden

William Johnson

Special Thanks to

The Mercury NewsThe Mercury News, for having been the
Official Newspaper Sponsor for CSMA's
opening season of performances in
Tateuchi Hall!

These lessons were made possible with the generous support of:

PG&EThe Mercury News in Education