About this Event
Join us for a hands on workshop exploring Islamic geometry with MathArtPlay, a project at the intersection of art and mathematics!
No prior experience in art or mathematics is required—just curiosity and a willingness to explore. Participants will leave with completed patterns and a deeper appreciation of geometry as a creative and cultural language.
Open to students, educators, artists, and anyone curious about geometry, culture, design, and pattern. All materials provided.
Rebin Muhammad, PhD, is a mathematics educator and co-founder of MathArtPlay (https://www.mathartplay.org). His work explores creative ways to make mathematics visual, interactive, and accessible through geometry, puzzles, pattern, design, and hands-on making. He has developed and facilitated MathArtPlay programs with museums, libraries, schools, universities, festivals, and community organizations.
Alexandra Veremeychik is an Islamic geometric artist, researcher at the University of Maryland, and co-founder of MathArtPlay. Her work brings together geometry, artistic practice, pattern, and cultural traditions to create engaging hands-on learning experiences. She has designed and led MathArtPlay workshops and programs with museums, libraries, schools, universities, festivals, and community organizations.
The Reed Society for the Sacred Arts (RSSA) works with a global network of artists and musicians to nurture the cultural, intellectual, and spiritual wisdom woven into sacred art forms. The Reed Society's work serves not only as a platform for cultural preservation but also as a source of healing and reconnection for diverse populations, particularly diaspora communities, immigrants, and refugees seeking to engage with their heritage.
In collaboration with leading artists and institutions, our organization curates a rich array of programs — including hands-on workshops, immersive retreats, musical performances, academic lectures, and exhibitions. The Reed Society’s work spans disciplines such as Arabic and Ottoman calligraphy, Islamic illumination (tazhib/tehzib), sacred geometry, and traditional music forms such as Qawwali and Sufi-inspired vocal traditions.
The Reed Society has partnered with organizations such as the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, The Walters Art Museum, The Kennedy Center, and major universities including Harvard, George Washington University and Stanford.
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Diyanet Center of America, 9610 Good Luck Road, Lanham, United States
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