During the Wildflower Show this year the Ravensthorpe
Regional Arts Council (RRAC) hosted husband and wife team Christina Harrison
and Karl Richards’ “Art of Maths” exhibition in the Ravensthorpe Town Hall from
Monday 14th September to Thursday 17th.
The exhibition was a collection of artwork inspired by the
pair’s extensive travel, particularly through South America and the ways in
which different cultures and communities incorporated maths concepts into their
lives. It culminated into a colourful and intriguing display of drawings,
paintings and lino cuts.
Students from Ravensthorpe, Hopetoun and Jerdacuttup
attended workshops with the artist (Christina) and mathematician (Karl)
throughout the exhibition and explored mathematical patterns in nature and ways
of using art to express and record personal experiences. Hopetoun and
Jerdacuttup schools were provided with free buses from the RRAC’s Lotterywest
Regional Audience Travel Fund.
RRAC would like to thank the schools and the staff who made
it possible for the students to have this unique experience, as well as the
volunteers who gave their time to set up and pack away the exhibition.
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| Artist Christina Harrison with students in the hands on part of the workshop. |
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| Latin Squares, Music and Visual Inquiry...its all Maths guys! |
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| Christina and Karl (Doctor and Mathematician) speak about how maths concepts are incorporated into nature. |
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| Whilst the talk was somewhat interesting to most; this was by far the favourite part for everyone:) |
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