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Student Art Gallery

The Barnes uses art to inspire creativity and connections for students of all ages.

Our virtual gallery, featuring a range of ages, schools, and styles, is updated regularly. Learn more and submit work for consideration today.

2024 Art of Math Challenge

For the 2024 Art of Math Challenge, students from the Philadelphia area used math strategies to create 3D scale models of paintings from the Barnes collection: Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest by Henri Rousseau, Entrance of the Port of Honfleur by Georges Seurat, and Woman on Bridge - Woman at Window by Qiu Ying. Working in groups, students designed and built their model and wrote a description of their mathematical process. The competition culminated with a display of the models at our STEAM-themed PECO Free First Sunday Family Day on March 3, 2024.

Enjoy this year’s submissions and winners!

<p>Winner for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 2–4</p>

Winner for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 2–4

Model created by second graders in the Barton Cubs group from Clara Barton School.

Model created by second graders from the Math Exploration homeschool group.

Model created by second graders in the Flaming Tiger group from Samuel Powel School.

<p>Runner-Up for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 2–4</p>

Runner-Up for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 2–4

Model created by second graders in the Cheetah Puffs group from Samuel Powel School.

Model created by fourth graders from Chatham Park Elementary School.

Model created by fifth graders in group 303 from Albert M. Greenfield School.

Model created by fifth graders in group 303 from Albert M. Greenfield School.

Model created by fifth graders in group 315 from Albert M. Greenfield School.

Model created by fifth graders in group 315 from Albert M. Greenfield School.

Model created by fifth graders in group 301 from Albert M. Greenfield School.

Model created by fifth graders in group 301 from Albert M. Greenfield School.

Model created by fifth graders in the group 1st Place from Black Rock Middle School.

Model created by fifth graders in the group Ziotics from Blaine Elementary School.

Model created by fifth graders in the group Dynamic Panthers from Blaine Elementary School.

Model created by fifth graders from Julia R. Masterman School.

Model created by fifth graders from Julia R. Masterman School.

Model created by fifth graders in the Bridge group from Nether Providence Elementary.

Model created by fifth graders in the Forest group from Nether Providence Elementary.

Model created by fifth graders in the Port group from Nether Providence Elementary.

Model created by fifth graders from Swarthmore-Rutledge School.

<p>Winner for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 5–6</p>

Winner for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 5–6

Model created by fifth graders from Swarthmore-Rutledge School.

Model created by fifth graders from Swarthmore-Rutledge School.

Model created by fifth graders in the Tri-Art-Ics group from Wallingford Elementary.

Model created by fifth graders in the M.A.T.H. group from Wallingford Elementary.

Model created by sixth graders from Julia R. Masterman School.

Model created by sixth graders from Julia R. Masterman School.

Model created by sixth graders from St. Laurentius School.

<p>Runner-Up for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 5–6</p>

Runner-Up for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 5–6

Model created by sixth graders in the Preppys group from Strath Haven Middle School.

Model created by sixth graders in group 2 from Strath Haven Middle School.

Model created by sixth graders in group 3 from Strath Haven Middle School.

Model created by sixth graders in the Himothies group from Strath Haven Middle School.

Model created by sixth graders in the A.S.P.E.N. group from Strath Haven Middle School.

Model created by sixth graders in group 6 from Strath Haven Middle School.

Model created by seventh graders in the GSC: Honors Math group from Good Shepherd Catholic School.

Model created by seventh graders in the Holy Cross All Stars group from Holy Cross Catholic School.

<p>Winner for Artistic Design </p>

Winner for Artistic Design

Model created by seventh graders from St. Laurentius School.

Model created by eighth graders in the ChiniBek group from Baldi Middle School.

Model created by eighth graders from St. Laurentius School.

Model created by fifth and sixth graders in the Drexel group from Mastery Charter Smedley.

Model created by fifth and sixth graders in the Tree Octopuses 1 group from the Miquon School.

Model created by fifth and sixth graders in the Tree Octopuses 2 group from the Miquon School.

Model created by fifth and sixth graders in the Tree Octopuses 3 group from the Miquon School.

Model created by fifth and sixth graders in the Tree Octopuses 4 group from the Miquon School.

Model created by fifth and sixth graders in the Red Pandaz 1 group from the Miquon School.

Model created by fifth and sixth graders in the Red Pandaz 2 group from the Miquon School.

Model created by fifth and sixth graders in the Red Pandaz 3 group from the Miquon School.

Model created by fifth and sixth graders in the Red Pandaz 4 group from the Miquon School.

<p>Runner-Up for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 7–12</p>

Runner-Up for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 7–12

Model created by seventh, eighth, and ninth graders from Cupola Academy.

<p>Winner for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 7–12</p>

Winner for Creative Math Strategy, Grades 7–12

Model created by ninth, tenth, and eleventh graders from Julia R. Masterman School.

Model created by ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders from Julia R. Masterman School.