Fractals are SMART: Science, Math and Art!

About Us

Our Mission:Fractals in the sky!
We use the beauty of fractals to inspire interest in science, math and art.


IMG_3046 copyOur vision
is for a world of wonder and curiosity, a culture of scientific inquiry, an appreciation of the interconnections of natural systems and an understanding of their essential nonlinearity. We see a world where everyone is mathematically literate and has a grasp of how math is a powerful tool to help turn their visions into reality. 

 

elisabeth-mv-installWe are out to change the culture. We have enough sports heroes and movie stars. What we need are science heroes and math stars. We’re using large-scale public art to advertise the beauty of math and science, and to showcase the creativity and intelligence of our students.

History
MariaCThe Fractal Foundation was formed in 2003, as an outgrowth of the Albuquerque based “Chaos Club”. Since then, we have taught fractals to over 69,000 children and 55,000 adults. Based in Albuquerque, most of our activities have thus far taken place in New Mexico, but they continue to spiral outward and upward…



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Please contact us at:
Julie (at) fractal foundation (dot) org