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April 2012
MDCPS Art Teacher Workshop at the Frost Art Museum
4/28/2012 When: By invitation only 9:00 AM Where: Frost Art Museum Florida International University 10975 SW 17th Street Miami, Florida United States Cortada to present FLOR500 to Miami-Dade County Public School Teachers at Frost Art Museum Cortada greets teachers at Frost Art Museum foyer.
Find out more »September 2012
Cortada to speak at 2012 FIU Honors College Art Talk
Xavier Cortada will discuss his FLOR500 art | nature | history project (www.flor500.com) at the FIU Honors College Colloquium on Wednesday, September 19th, 2012. 9/19/2012 When: September 19th, 2012 12:30 PM Where: Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street ECS 135 Miami, Florida 33199 United States Contact: Rev. Paul Massingill, FIU-MDC Wesley Pastor/Executive Director pmassingill@flumc.org Xavier Cortada will discuss his FLOR500 art | nature | history project at the FIU Honors College Art Talk FLOR500 is a participatory art, nature, and history…
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Cortada to present at Grantmakers in the Arts’ community engagement panel
Grantmakers in the Arts Conference will be presenting an off-site panel organized by Barbara Schaffer Bacon and Pam Korza, co-directors, Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts and Alyson Pou, professional development program director, Creative Capital. The panel, titled, "Community Engagement: Artists and Funders Working Together to Meet the Challenges" is open only to conference attendees and is being hosted at Miami Beach Urban Studios in mid-October. 10/16/2012 When: This event is closed to the public Where: FIU Miami Beach Urban…
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Naples Garden Club Monthly Meeting: Honoring Florida History through Art and Nature
Honoring Florida History through Art and Nature Presented by: Xavier Cortada, Director and artist-in-residence of FIU College of Architecture & the Arts Miami artist, Xavier Cortada, created “FLOR500″ a participatory art, nature and history project, to commemorate Florida’s quincentenary in 2013. The project marks the importance of the movement when the history of Florida changed forever and it gives a glimpse of what its landscape was like 500 years ago. RSVP Deadline: 12/30/13 1/6/2014 When: January, 6th 2014 1:00 pm…
Find out more »February 2014
FLOR500 Lecture at FIU Artistic Expressions Course
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…
Find out more »March 2014
50th Anniversary Poster Unveiling: Key Biscayne Rotary Art Festival
The Rotary Club of Key Biscayne proudly announces the 50th year of the Key Biscayne Rotary Art Festival. In honor of the celebration, a poster has been created by Florida beloved eco-artist, Xavier Cortada. The original art work, entitled “Flor”, will be installed as a digital tapestry in the Community Center in honor of the 50th anniversary and dedicated to the memory of former Rotarian and community leader and volunteer, Bonnie Cooper. 3/14/2014 to 3/16/2014 When: Poster Unveiling: Friday, March…
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