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You might also be interested in the photography of Chris Jordan. When I was director of Education at an art and science museum we held ab exhibit of his called Running the Numbers that was a fantastic intersection of art, math, and science. You didn't mention your target audience, but this was accessible and engaging for school aged children as well as teens and adults. I wasn't able to paste a link here for you, but if you Google him it will pop right up. Good luck! 

The Repeating Geometric Patterns in Islamic art are stunning, found in almost all media and all about math.  We've used them with little, little kids working with shapes, with older kids with patterns and high school kids geometry - proof that math and art can be fun!

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Sent: 04-19-2016 06:30 PM
From: Susan Zwerling
Subject: Looking for recommendations: exhibition of math and art

You might also be interested in the photography of Chris Jordan. When I was director of Education at an art and science museum we held ab exhibit of his called Running the Numbers that was a fantastic intersection of art, math, and science. You didn't mention your target audience, but this was accessible and engaging for school aged children as well as teens and adults. I wasn't able to paste a link here for you, but if you Google him it will pop right up. Good luck! 

Yes! In fact one of the most popular resource packs for educators published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art is on Islamic Art and Geometric Design, featuring hands on activity suggestions adjustable for all age levels. The completely free pdf is downloadable here: http://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/curriculum-resources/islamic-art-and-geometric-design  I am sure there will be lots of ideas for your exhibition here. Good Luck!

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Deborah Howes, consultant
debhowes@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 04-20-2016 06:27 AM
From: Susan Day
Subject: Looking for recommendations: exhibition of math and art

The Repeating Geometric Patterns in Islamic art are stunning, found in almost all media and all about math.  We've used them with little, little kids working with shapes, with older kids with patterns and high school kids geometry - proof that math and art can be fun!

The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC had a great exhibition on the math in Man Ray's art:  Man Ray-Human Equations

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Man Ray-Human Equations In the late 1940s, Man Ray created Shakespearean Equations, the culmination of years of work across media inspired by photographs of mathematical models. The artist's inquisitive spirit and mastery of transforming three-dimensional objects into two-dimensional imagery is revealed in this exploration of the intersections of art and science. View this on Phillipscollection >

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Barbara Stauffer, Chief of Community Programs, National Museum of Natural History

Original Message:
Sent: 04-20-2016 10:54 AM
From: Deborah Howes
Subject: Looking for recommendations: exhibition of math and art

Yes! In fact one of the most popular resource packs for educators published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art is on Islamic Art and Geometric Design, featuring hands on activity suggestions adjustable for all age levels. The completely free pdf is downloadable here: http://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/curriculum-resources/islamic-art-and-geometric-design  I am sure there will be lots of ideas for your exhibition here. Good Luck!

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Deborah Howes, consultant
debhowes@gmail.com