In 2016-17, the Foundation purchased a Stratasys SE Plus 3D printer that is currently housed in the science department but available for use by any student or teacher. This year, one of Ryan Webb’s Mathematical Art seminar students, Meg Taylor (’18), used the printer to create a piece that she later submitted to the Bridges Mathematical Art Conference for consideration to be included in their 2018 gallery. She recently learned that her piece, along with pieces by Ryan and Josie Martin (’18), will be displayed at the upcoming conference in Stockholm. “From the global pool of applicants, approximately 200 artists are chosen for the 5 day exhibition,” Ryan explains. “There are no divisions, so Josie’s and Meg’s work were considered alongside the works of professional artists, professional mathematicians, math professors, etc. that represent the most creative minds in mathematics today.” He believes that Josie and Meg are the first high school students ever to have work accepted for display at the conference.
This is an example of the best kind of work we can do as a Foundation to support the students at MLWGS. They already have so many abilities, so many ideas, and so much drive. What we can give them is more resources to apply all those things in new and interesting ways, with guidance from our incredible faculty. Congratulations to Ryan, Josie, and Meg! We can’t wait to see what they do next.
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