The date of this event is subject to change due to construction in the Gardens. PINECREST GARDENS LAUNCHES CORTADA’S ECO-ART COLONNADE   (PINECREST, FL. JUNE. 30, 2021) – On Sept. 13 at 11 a.m., the Village of Pinecrest will dedicate Xavier Cortada’s Eco-art Colonnade, an interactive 200-foot long eco-art exhibition that will be on permanent display at Pinecrest Gardens. The Eco-art Colonnade showcases a collection of Cortada’s most important projects so visitors can learn about critical environmental issues impacting South…

At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 10, the day before Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Village of Palmetto Bay will dedicate Xavier Cortada’s “Flower Force” sculpture at the traffic circle on 168th St. and SW 82nd Ave., officially launching an innovative public art initiative that will engage 200 Palmetto Bay households in an ecological restoration effort. Using the Flower Force public art piece as the heart of the effort, Cortada is engaging his Palmetto Bay neighbors in a participatory eco-art project. The artist…

The Baruch College Task Force on Sustainability invites you to join the "We Are Climate Action" virtual speaker series on Thursday, November 18 from 4-5:30 p.m. The panel discussion is focused on public art, the environment, and climate change and is sponsored by Baruch's Weissman College of Arts and Sciences. Xavier Cortada joins artists Mary Mattingly and Anina Gerchick in the panel, Julie Reiss will moderate the panel, and Beth Harpaz, Baruch College, Weissman communications and marketing director will facilitate…