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September 2019
Climate Change: Art and Action Group Exhibition at University of Rhode Island Campus Gallery
Miami-based artist Xavier Cortada invites you to stop by the Climate Change: Art and Action group exhibition, open from Sept. 1 to Sept. 26 at the University of Rhode Island Campus Gallery. The exhibition is presented by Honoring the Future, and depicts the effects of a warming climate on the environment. It features 75 artworks by fifteen American artists including Cortada, who will have his watercolor paintings of the melting Arctic and Antarctic polar ice caps featured in the exhibition.…
Find out more »Underwater HOA Monthly Meeting – LCV to Cortada Projects
UHOA Home | About | Meetings | Participate | Elevation Drive | Markers | Press | Organize an Underwater HOA | Resources | Archive The League of Conservation Voters is handing over the operation of the UHOA to Cortada Projects. Come learn about the next chapter in Xavier Cortada's social practice and what the future holds for the Underwater HOA! — Back to all 2019 Events
Find out more »ArtsLaunch 2019
Enjoyed dinner with the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts leadership team and my fellow #ArtsTalk speaker for tomorrow morning’s #ArtsLaunch. — ArtsTalk: 10:00am – 10:45am Lynn Wolfson Stage, Ziff Ballet Opera House National arts executive and passionate theater fan, Ben Cameron, discusses the state of the live performing arts and the role it plays in communities. He will be joined by local arts leader Xavier Cortada, Chair of the Cultural Affairs Council of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs.…
Find out more »Art + Activism | Linda Cheung, Frances Colón, and Xavier Cortada
Bakehouse believes in art as a tool of transformation and artists as catalysts for change. So what can we, as a creative community, do to mobilize around climate change and find solutions to address this global threat? Join us for a conversation with three climate change activists who are making a difference in Miami and beyond. Moderated by Bakehouse Director Cathy Leff. Open Studios to follow from 8:00 - 10:00PM. About the panelists: Linda Cheung is an artist and…
Find out more »Plan(T): Miami Mangrove Forest, a solo exhibition
Xavier Cortada invites you to go and stop by the Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Main Library and other 50 libraries from September 19, 2019 – January 11, 2020 to witness the installation of his latest county-wide project, Plan(T). Plan(T) aims to expand South Florida’s mangrove forest by asking residents to plant mangrove propagules, or seedlings, in their own backyard or front yards. Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants that act as natural barriers against storm surge, sequester carbon dioxide and help grow…
Find out more »National Arts Policy Roundtable | Americans for the Arts
The National Arts Policy Roundtable convenes a select group of artists, philanthropists, and thought leaders annually in lively dialogues that explores how we can create a more vibrant role for arts and culture in 21st century American society. Each Roundtable focuses on a specific, timely topic and yields a series of recommendations on public policies and private sector practices - with the goal of moving the issue from thought to action. -- The 2019 National Arts Policy Roundtable, “The…
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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19: Plan(T) exhibition at Hibiscus Gallery
Plan(T) Home | About | Schools | Libraries | Farmer’s Market | Frost Science | Lincoln Road | Science Advisors | Press | Events UPDATE: The Plan(T) exhibition set to take place till April 22, 2020 has been canceled due to concerns associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19). We are working to secure a new date and will update you as soon as soon as possible. In the meantime, we urge everyone to stay safe and vigilant with their health and make sure to follow official news from Miami-Dade County regarding developments around COVID-19 in our community and…
Find out more »Cortada Projects Launch & Plan(T) Opening
Plan(T) Home | About | Schools | Libraries | Farmer’s Market | Frost Science | Lincoln Road | Science Advisors | Press | Events Join us on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. for the official launch of Cortada Projects and the opening of Plan(T) at the Hibiscus Gallery to get your own mangrove propagule and be part of the movement for a more resilient and prepared South Florida. Xavier Cortada's latest eco-art project in Pinecrest Gardens combines science, art and community by using the growth of mangrove propagules as its focal point. Plan(T) uses the mangrove…
Find out more »Plan(T) Presentation – Pinecrest Branch
Plan(T) Home | About | Schools | Libraries | Farmer’s Market | Frost Science | Lincoln Road | Science Advisors | Press | Events Join us for our very first Plan(T) Library Presentation on Friday, September 27 at the Pinecrest Branch Library from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Founder, Xavier Cortada, will be addressing the issue of climate change and how Plan(T) will combat its negative impacts on the South Florida community, like sea-level-rise and saltwater intrusion. Plan(T) aims to expand South Florida's mangrove forest by asking residents to plant mangrove propagules, or seedlings, in their own…
Find out more »Mangrove Propagule Collection
Plan(T) Home | About | Schools | Libraries | Farmer’s Market | Frost Science | Lincoln Road | Science Advisors | Press | Events Come and volunteer at our Mangrove Propagule Collection on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Matheson Hammock Park from 9 a.m to 12 p.m. We will be collecting red mangrove propagules for Plan(T), Xavier Cortada's latest eco-art project that tackles the effects of climate change on the South Florida community and aims to create the community's first urban mangrove forest. Please bring comfortable closed-toed shoes, insect repellent, work gloves (if you have them), and protection…
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