Helaman Ferguson's sculptures in stone and bronze celebrate ancient and modern mathematical discoveries, melding the universal languages of sculpture and mathematics. Using slides and video, Helaman and Claire Ferguson trace Helaman's creations from initial conception through mathematical design and computer graphics to their final form. The Fergusons will discuss the innovative computer technology used to create tori and double tori, trefoil knots, wild and tame spheres, Moebius strips and Klein bottles. Their lectures have fascinated audiences worldwide, frequently stimulating dialogue between multiple disciplines.

Helaman Ferguson began his studies as an apprentice to a stone mason. He then studied painting at Hamilton College and sculpture in graduate school. Ferguson received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Washington in Seattle and taught the subject for seventeen years at Brigham Young University. He now lives and works in Laurel, Maryland. In addition to selling his works, he designs algorithms for operating machinery and for scientific visualization. One of his algorithms is regarded as among the top ten in the twentieth century. He has exhibited and sold his sculptures worldwide.

Claire Ferguson has worked closely with Helaman as curator, expositor, and publicist on his mathematical sculptures. She has written extensively on Helaman's work, including the Gold Ink and Ozzie award winning Helaman Ferguson: Mathematics in Stone and Bronze.  Claire Ferguson is a graduate of Smith College. She is an artist in her own right and has received scholarships and prizes for her work.

Helaman and Claire Ferguson received the 2002 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award, which was established in 1988 to reward and encourage journalists and other communicators who, on a sustained basis, bring accurate mathematical information to nonmathematical audiences. The JPBM provides a forum for joint projects of the American Mathematical Society, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), and the Mathematical Association of America. The citation for the 2002 award states: "The JPBM Communications Award is presented to the Fergusons, who together have dazzled the mathematical community and a far wider public with exquisite sculptures embodying mathematical ideas, along with artful and accessible essays and lectures elucidating the mathematical concepts."

Men and women from high school age on up, who have an interest in math and science, are most welcome to attend the presentation, which is free of charge.