Posted by | March 23, 2018
Native Flags: 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration in every Miami-Dade County public school

  On April 7th, 2010, students from Filer Middle School in Hialeah planted a sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera) and Native Flag on campus and adopted their own buttonwood and firebush...

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Posted by | January 21, 2018
Film Screening: Battleground Everglades | Dangerous Seas

 Please join us for the special screening of “Dangerous Seas” on Wednesday, January 24th at 7PM at the Deering Estate in Miami.  The episode of DANGEROUS SEAS showcases Florida artist Xavier...

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Posted by | April 21, 2017
Sweetwater Elementary to perform “Longitudinal Installation” during Power of Arts Museum at Sweetwater

Sweetwater Elementary to perform "Longitudinal Installation"   Xavier Cortada, The Longitudinal Installation (at the South Pole), 2007 "Longitudinal Installation," created by Cortada a decade ago as part of his NSF...

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Posted by | April 7, 2017
Sweetwater Elementary to grow FLOR500 wildflowers in every student’s home

FLOR500 | Sweetwater  Miami artist Xavier Cortada will lead Sweetwater Elementary School students in creating a participatory eco-art project in support of the pollinators.  Inspired by his FLOR500 project (www.flor500.com), kids...

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Posted by | March 8, 2017
DEERING SPRING CONTEMPORARY “PLATFORM 450” exhibit

  FIU SEAS and CARTA artist-in-residence Xavier Cortada will be exhibiting his Native Flags project (www.cortadaprojects.org/nativeflags) and his 2015 work, 5 Actions to Stop Rising Seas. at DEERING SPRING CONTEMPORARY...

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Posted by | February 6, 2017
ArtTuesdays talk: Sea Level Rise

ARTtuesday/Miami Networking & Lecture ARTISTS RESPOND TO GROWING SEA LEVEL RISE CRISIS   The crisis of Global Warming and its rapidly threatening effects on Sea Level Rise is a reality...

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Posted by | February 1, 2017
Cortada will participate in CLEO Panel Discussion during the Miami-Dade STEAM Expo

FIU SEAS & CARTA artist-in-residence Xavier Cortada will participate in CLEO Panel Discussion during the Miami-Dade STEAM Expo. Miami-Dade County Public Schools - STEAM Our Vision Miami-Dade County Public Schools...

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Posted by | January 26, 2017
A Sea Change (Mary Ann Wolfe Theatre)

Multidisciplinary program to raise awareness on climate change FIU NEWS Posted 3/28/2017 at 10:10 am By Ivan Lopez The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts sea levels in South Florida will rise...

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Posted by | January 26, 2017
A Sea Change (Wertheim Performing Arts Center)

Multidisciplinary program to raise awareness on climate change FIU NEWS Posted 3/28/2017 at 10:10 am By Ivan Lopez The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts sea levels in South Florida will...

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Posted by | January 23, 2017
Native Flags: 8th Annual Earth Day Celebration in every Miami-Dade public school

On April 20th, 2017, MDCPS School Board Chair Larry Feldman helps Miami Sunset Senior High School students plant a live oak on their campus. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Celebrates Earth Day...

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