2023 News

January 2023

New England Museum Acquires Cortada's "Water Paintings"

  • Cortada delivers speech in Mexico, publishes climate-focused article and dedicates paintings at Pinecrest Village Hall.
  • Cortada addresses international conference on educational innovation.
  • Cortada challenges museums to address the climate crisis.
  • Museum of the white mountains acquires Cortada’s “Water Paintings”.
  • Public Art: dedication of Cortada’s “Heron” and “Ibeses” at Pinecrest Village Hall.

February 2023

Come Celebrate with me at FIU Law!

  • Join me on Feb. 16th at 5:30PM  “May it Please the Court” exhibition and talks

March 2023

CORTADA SCIENCE ART ACADEMY AT PINECREST GARDENS LAUNCHES MARCH 27TH!​

  • Cortada speaks to Aspen Institute future leaders about art, climate, and mentorship.
  • Cortada Science Art Academy starts on March 27th at Pinecrest Gardens.
  • Cortada launches “Underwater Florida” at UM Law Review Symposium.
  • Xavier Cortada Foundation

APril 2023

Cortada creates "grounded" public artwork in liberty city 🖌️

  • Celebrate Earth Day with “A Journey Through Time” on Sat, April 22nd at 4pm at Bill Cosford Cinema!
  • Cortada Science Art Academy students learn and play in nature.
  • Plant Your Flag: Regrow our native tree canopy one yard at a time.

May 2023

CORTADA unveils electric bus, delivers public art keynote address

  • Join us at the Coral Gables Museum for a special reception on May 25th!

June 2023

CORTADA CREATES PUBLIC ART FOR DEERFIELD BEACH, LAUNCHES EXTREME HEAT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ☀️

  • CERN exhibit tours Miami-Dade Public Library System
  • Cortada Brings “Shoal to Deerfield Beach
  • #KeepCoolMiamiDade Launches with Special Edition Cooling Towels
  • Uniting Pride and Environmental Activism: Law Firm Exhibits 219 Cortada Artworks

JULY 2023

Cortada challenges Hispanic Journalists on climate 🌎

  • Introducing the Cortada Science Art Academy Scholarship Fund
  • #KeepCoolMiamiDade: Summer Camp Heat Preparedness Training
  • Cortada delivers “Art+Climate” Presentation in Chattanooga, TN

August 2023

CORTADA BRINGS ART TO MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN 🌱

  • Keynote to American Society of Landscape Architects Urges Climate Action
  • Cortada Draws Connection Between health & Climate in Address to Medical Students
  • Cortada Continues Tradition by Gifting Art to Incoming Global Executive MBA Students
  • New Hampshire Students Participate in Cortada’s “Conversation with a Forest”
  • Cortada Science Art Academy Begins September 7th – Register Today!
  • RSVP For “Keeping Fossils Underground” Opening Reception on Sunday, Sep. 10th

September 2023

WLRN: CORTADA TACKLES BIG ISSUES WITH ART

  • A Decade in Flight: Cortada’s Art Turns 10 at the U
  • Grand Rounds: Empowering Communities for Health, Climate, and Collective Action
  • #KeepCoolMiamiDade
  • After School Science and Art Academy Starts Soon at Pinecrest Gardens
  • Join Cortada in Miam beach on Oct. 23 for Art and Activism Panel Discussion

October 2023

Cortada’s climate art to engage residents at County Parks 🛝

  • Art Installation at Every Miami-Dade Park Will Call Attention to Climate Change 
  • American Academy of Art & Sciences Showcases Cortada’s Climate Art 
  • Celebrating Art in Medicine at UM Mailman Center

November 2023


Cortada’s art pays tribute to Miami-Dade voters

  • Interactive Art Campaign Brings Climate Solutions to Miami Art Week 2023
  • Animating Democracy: Art Honors Miami-Dade Voters
  • Cortada Receives “2023 Creator Award” at ‘The Ellies’

December 2023


“The Underwater” garners national attention

  • These Yard Signs Offer an Inconvenient Truth About Sea Level Rise 
  • Cortada Named #100LATINOS2023
  • Front Page: Artist Aims To Open Eyes About Risks of Sea Rise With Miami Art Week Installation
  • United Nations Climate Conference (COP28)  Showcases Cortada as “Actionist”
  • Cortada Shares ‘Art X Climate Insights at the Exploratorium 
  • Milestones: Quarter Century in Review