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Open Secrets: Math and Science Fair
January 22–29, 2010
Tecoah Bruce Gallery at the Oliver Art Center, Oakland campus
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Reception: Fri., Jan. 22, 7–10 p.m.
Hours: Mon.–Fri., 8:30 a.m.–noon and 1–4:30 p.m. (closed Wed. mornings)
Info: 510.597.3709 or lreed@cca.edu
Open Secrets: Math and Science Fair
The third annual Math and Science Fair features student projects showcasing the intersection of art with math and science concepts and phenomena. The winning submissions will be announced at the reception.
The winning submissions will be announced at the opening reception on Friday, January 22, from 7 to 10 p.m. Read event details.
Submissions
The deadline for submitting projects to the 2010 Math and Science Fair has passed. For questions regarding submitted works, please contact Laura Reed at lreed@cca.edu.
Past Winners
Jeannette Peters
(Fashion Design 2010)
You Wear Who You Are, Jeanette Peters's winning entry in the 2009 Past Infinity: CCA Math and Science Fair, offers a biological take on the perception of identity and clothing, and the ways in which they are frequently intertwined. "I was thinking about how your genetic makeup informs your physical appearance, and how your physical appearance reflects your genetic makeup; the two are intertwined. Knitting lends itself well to the idea of visualizing a DNA strand. The entire dress is made up of two long lengths of yarn, looped and locked together."
Kolle Kahle-Riggs
(Jewelry / Metal Arts 2011)
Kolle Kahle-Riggs was one of three winners of the 2009 Past Infinity: CCA Math and Science Fair, which features works made in courses such as The Art of Mathematics, Holography, Biology as the Art of Life, and Natural History & the San Francisco Bay Area. She jewelry pieces she presented are inspired by the forms of human blood cells; the large brooch represents a macrophagic white blood cell that is about to attack and engulf a foreign particle in the bloodstream. "I am fascinated by the amazing microscopic forms that exist within our bodies, and with these pieces I wanted to inspire curiosity, appreciation, and exploration. I also love the idea of wearing tiny parts from within us on the outsides of our bodies."
Faculty
Bill Alschuler
(Critical Studies faculty)
Bill Alschuler, with a doctorate in Astronomy, has been teaching science to art students at CCA since 1994, with courses that vary from a survey physical science course to Green design to Holography. He has published and edited books on science for the general public, and journal articles on Holography and his current research field, a dead form of color photography with a relation to Holography. He has exhibited his holograms in several venues. He has cochaired the Math and Science Fair since its inception, and hopes his courses and the Fair spur students to produce work with a wider range of subjects and techniques than they otherwise would.
Michael Schneider
(Critical Studies faculty)
Michael Schneider has a B.S. in Mathematics and a M.Ed. in Mathematics Education and has been teaching "Mathematical Ideas For Artists" at CCA since 2001. He is the author of "A Beginner's Guide To Constructing The Universe -- The Mathematical Archetypes Of Nature, Art and Science" (HarperPerennial) along with six accompanying workbooks. He speaks nationally about teaching mathematics through nature, art and science. Michael has cochaired CCA's Math and Science Fair since it's beginning and encourages students to use creativity and imagination to express mathematical ideas in their art and design.
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