Alejandra Loya
Washington Middle School
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Josh Lopez-Binder
Albuquerque High School
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Diego Enriquez
Washington Middle School
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Franchesca T.
Washington Middle School
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Annamarie M.
Annunciation Catholic School
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Rachel W.
Onate Elementary
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Victoria G.
Washington Middle School
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Nikolai Lawton
Albuquerque Academy
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These fractal artworks were created by students ranging from 5th to 10th grade, and were chosen from among 69 entries submitted by Albuquerque students.
Pictures of the 8 Finalist Runners-Up will be posted soon.
The Albuquerque Fractal Challenge is supported by the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund 
Some of the winning students' fractals will be reproduced on buildings and billboards in Albuquerque, as illustrated in these examples.
Elementary, Middle School and High School students in New Mexico are invited to participate in the 2008
Albuquerque Fractal Challenge. The submission deadline is December 31, 2008.
The easiest way to participate is to have the Fractal Foundation come to your school and
teach a whole class how to create fractal art using the free "Xaos"
software.
Alternately, interested students can simply download the software and follow the Instructions to learn how to use the software to explore fractals.
Then, please follow the submission guidelines below.
After the December 31st deadline, our Challenge Committee will meet and determine the winning
three fractals in each age category. Fractal artwork will be judged on beauty, originality and interest.
Prizes will consist of printed enlargements of the winning students' fractal
artworks. We are currently seeking sponsors to fund the enlargement of the winning images on billboards or on the sides of buildings.
Please Contact Us to submit your fractal entry, or for more information about the New Mexico Fractal Challenge.
Submission Guidelines
All fractal entries must be submitted electronically via email. You must send us both the fractal image
AND the fractal parameters which will allow us to recreate the fractal at high resolution.
The Xaos program has 2 save commands you must use to do this, both located in the "File" menu.
The first, simply called "Save," will create a file such as "fractal1.xpf", where "xpf" stands for 'xaos parameter file'.
The second, called "Save Image," will create a file such as "fractal1.png", which is an image file.
Only one fractal may be submitted per person, so please choose your artwork carefully. When you have
chosen your favorite, please name the files 'yourname'.xpf and 'yourname'.png and send
both the files to:
By submitting your fractal to the New Mexico Fractal Challenge, you grant the
Fractal Foundation permission to reproduce your artwork for promotional purposes.
You will retain copyright to the work, and you will always be credited when your
fractal is reproduced in our promotional material.
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