FIU College of Architecture + The Arts Artist-in-Residence Xavier Cortada will deliver a presentation to students enrolled in FIU’s Artistic Expression course. The 225 students will be invited to participate in FLOR500 and plant a garden dedicated to one of 500 people who helped shape Florida’s future.
2/5/2014 | |
When: | Wednesday, February 5th, 2014 2:00 pm |
Where: | Florida International University RB 120 11200 Southwest 8th Street Miami, Florida 33199 United States |
Contact: | Steven Schoen, Assistant Professor, FIU Communication Arts Dept. swschoen@fiu.edu 305-348-0552 |
FIU College of Architecture + The Arts Artist-in-Residence Xavier Cortada will deliver a presentation to students enrolled in FIU’s Artistic Expression course. The students will be invited to participate in FLOR500 and plant a garden dedicated to one of 500 people who helped shape Florida’s future.
After planting their garden, participants will upload the following to the www.FLOR500.com: a 250-word essay, a portrait of the person they have been assigned, pictures documenting the planting of the garden, a picture of the art object or sign describing the dedication.
OVERVIEW:
For this project you will be part of statewide participatory art project that will involve researching information and images of an “important Floridian,” planting a public garden dedicated to that person, and then posting to a Blog about that person and the garden you have created.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS:
PROJECT STEP 1 – RESEARCH:
To begin the project, find the “Important Floridian” that you have been assigned in the FLOR500 Assignment Folder on Blackboard. Click the link by your name to your assigned page on the FLOR500 website to find the person you have been assigned and a small amount of information about the person.
PROJECT STEP 2 – PLANT A GARDEN:
Based on your research, decide on a location to plant a public garden in honor of the person, then using the seeds provided in class, plant the garden! The garden should be in a location that is publicly accessible—but make sure you get permission to plant it!
Guidelines for planting the seeds:
PROJECT STEP 3 – POST TO THE FLOR500 BLOG (On APRIL 22ND or before)
You will upload the following to the FLOR500 BLOG: