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Organizing Committee

David Bachman
Pitzer College

Kelly Delp
Cornell University

David Dumas
University of Illinois at Chicago

Saul Schleimer
University of Warwick

Richard Schwartz
Brown University

Henry Segerman
Oklahoma State University

Katherine Stange
University of Colorado

Laura Taalman
James Madison University

Abstract

The Illustrating Mathematics program brings together mathematicians, makers, and artists who share a common interest in illustrating mathematical ideas via computational tools.

The goals of the program are to:

introduce mathematicians to new computational illustration tools to guide and inform their research;
spark collaborations among and between mathematicians, makers and artists;
find ways to communicate research mathematics to as wide an audience as possible.

The program includes week-long workshops in Geometry and Topology, Algebra and Number Theory, and Dynamics and Probability, as well as master courses, seminars, and an art exhibition.

Mathematical topics include: moduli spaces of geometric structures, hyperbolic geometry, configuration spaces, sphere eversions, apollonian packings, kleinian groups, sandpiles and tropical geometry, analytic number theory, supercharacters, complex dynamics, billiards, random walks, and Schramm–Loewner evolution.

Illustration media include: animation, interactive visualization, virtual and augmented reality, games, 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC routing, and textile arts. In addition, we welcome mathematical journalists, writers, and videographers interested in communicating and illustrating mathematics.

This semester program is partially funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award G-2019-11406 and supported by a Simons Foundation Targeted Grant to Institutes.

The Hypercube Zoetrope from the exhibition Brilliant Geometry.

Public Outreach

Objects created for mathematical visualization are beautiful and attractive in their own right. "Illustrating Mathematics" brings together artists, makers, and mathematicians seeking to harness the creativity of mathematical illustrations to further the public’s understanding of mathematical research. ICERM invites you to engage with these talented artists-in-residence and explore their work. Visualize mathematics through displays of art made using 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC routing, virtual reality, textiles, carving, painting, video, and more!

Illustrating Mathematics Art Exhibit Book Available for sale online:

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Math + Art Panel Committee

Jayadev Athreya
University of Washington
Allison Paschke
Masha Ryskin
Rhode Island School of Design
Richard Schwartz
Brown University

Math + Art Display Committee

David Bachman
Pitzer College
Saul Schleimer
University of Warwick
Richard Schwartz
Brown University
Henry Segerman
Oklahoma State University

Galleries

Exhibition Gallery: View all the art works accepted into the program exhibitions.

Math+Art Project Gallery: View new projects as they are being created at ICERM.

Events Open to the Public

Math+Art Panel featuring RISD Faculty (free)

September 6, 2019
4:00-5:00pm at ICERM

Math+Art Panel featuring RISD Faculty (free)

September 16, 2019
6:00-7:00pm at ICERM

WaterFire "Illustrating Mathematics" Open House (free)

September 28, 2019
6:00-8:00pm at ICERM
Tickets required for entry. This event is sold out.

Math+Art Panel featuring RISD Faculty (free)

October 7, 2019
4:00-5:00pm at ICERM

Math+Art Exhibit at Granoff Center (free)

October 18, 2019 - November 21, 2019
154 Angell Street, open seven days/week

Math+Art Panel featuring RISD Faculty (free)

October 21, 2019
6:00-7:00pm at ICERM

Granoff Center Reception with Artists-in-Residence (free)

October 30, 2019
6:00-7:00pm

Math+Art Panel featuring RISD Faculty (free)

November 11, 2019
6:00-7:00pm at ICERM

Closing Reception for Math+Art Exhibit (free)

Thursday, November 21, 2019
Granoff Center, 154 Angell Street, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Gallery Night Providence Trolley (free)

November 21, 2019
Stops at the Granoff Center Math+Art Exhibit
Watch for details for the special November Granoff Center stop.

B. Muetzel, Y. Mohanty

C. Sequin

G. McShane

C. G. Strauss

D. A. Brake

S. Schleimer, H. Segerman

B. Grossman

F. Farris

C. Nussear

R. Nelson

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Semester Schedule

Wednesday, September 04, 2019

3:00 - 3:30 PM EDT

Coffee/Tea Break

Location: 11th Floor Collaborative Space