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January 2020
Free Mangrove Propagules at Every Miami-Dade Public Library Branch
Plan(T) Home | About | Schools | Libraries | Farmer’s Market | Frost Science | Lincoln Road | Science Advisors | Press | Events Stop by ANY TIME on January 11, 2020 to get a free mangrove seedling! By planting one of the mangrove seedlings hanging on this window, you can be part of a county-wide art project addressing sea-level rise and saltwater intrusion here in Miami-Dade.Mangroves are protected, once planted they cannot be trimmed or uprooted. We need to be planning for the future... Start by planTing for the future! 1) To find your local library,…
Find out more »Flower Force at Cortada’s Studio
The "Flower Force" exhibition is located within Cortada's studio and is open to the public every Sunday between 9am - 2pm through the month of January 2020. Proceeds from the purchase of the ceramic flower pieces help support Cortada Projects. Flower Force is multi-faceted in operation, an almost natural evolution from Cortada’s previous Flor500 that pushes the elasticity of art to the point of recognizable social practice. The project revolves around Florida native wildflowers and Cortada’s insistence on mobilizing…
Find out more »Vieques Mangrove Recovery Project Art Exhibition in Puerto Rico
Cortada Projects invites you to enjoy and support the Vieques Mangrove Recovery Project's Art Exhibition in Vieques, Puerto Rico, opening on Wednesday, Jan. 15. as an effort to restore the island's mangrove forest. The exhibition will be featuring several of local Miami artist Xavier Cortada's works, including "Mangroves (On Blue)" and "Three Seedlings at Sea 1." In 2017, Hurricane Maria wiped out nearly 60% of the island's mangrove forest in Mosquito Bay. The forest is essential to the…
Find out more »Cortada Projects at MAMP Conference 2020
Calling all innovators and business owners! Come and stop by our table at the 2020 Miami Arts Marketing Project (MAMP) Conference, presented by The Arts & Business Council of Miami, on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the Adrienne Arsht Center from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ! MAMP is a high impact series curated for the arts and creative ecosystem that provides the discovery of the latest trends in marketing and innovation to explore partnerships and reach new audiences. We…
Find out more »Xavier Cortada’s Presentation to the Arbor Day Foundation
When speaking to the Arbor Day Foundation at Pinecrest Gardens on Wednesday, Jan. 29, artist Xavier Cortada introduced the basis of his practice, explaining the why to what he is doing. The conversation began with Cortada detailing his role as an artist, as a person who attempts to make complex issues simple and accessible to the community while also giving them the tools to be agents of change. This allows for the artist to problem solve in an…
Find out more »February 2020
Plan(T) Installation at Miami Herbert Business School
Plan(T) Home | About | Schools | Libraries | Farmer’s Market | Frost Science | Lincoln Road | Science Advisors | Press | Events The Cortada Projects team will be installing our latest project, Plan(T), through the University of Miami Herbert Business School on Friday, Feb. 7! Plan(T) is Miami-based environmental artist Xavier Cortada’s latest participatory eco-art project. It aims to expand South Florida’s mangrove forest by asking residents to plant mangrove propagules, or seedlings, in their own backyards. Mangroves…
Find out more »March 2020
Global Connections Seminar XXI: Human Migration and Water
Global Connections is an association with Heads of School and senior educators from around the world who meet each year to discuss issues of mutual interest. This opportunity to collaborate encourages school leaders worldwide to develop global consciousness and to promote international cooperation within their school communities. The Seminar has been held 20 times in the past and has covered much of the world. The current Chairperson of Global Connections, Mr. Malcolm McKenzie, is also a co-founder of the…
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