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June 2017
Arts for Life Symposium
Xavier Cortada will serve as one of the panelists for the Artist Symposium of the 2016 Arts for Life! Scholarship Program Celebration. The Artist Symposium provides a group of professional role models for the scholarship recipients. Each year a group of professional visual and performing artists are chosen to serve on a panel at the Arts for Life! Scholarship Program Luncheon. These professional artists share their journey with the students as well as college and career advice for continuing their pursuit of the arts. About…
Find out more »September 2017
“Temperature Check: Body of Evidence” exhibit in San José
Temperature Check: Body of Evidence (September 1 - November 12, 2017) More than 50 percent of Latinos in the United States see climate change as a key defining issue due to its far-reaching impact within the Latino community. Temperature Check: Body of Evidence will feature the work of Latino artists exploring the artifacts and patterns of climate change through installation, drawing, video and photography. The exhibition will also include a platform for education and exchange with our local community through…
Find out more »“Temperature Check: Body of Evidence” Exhibit in San José
TEMPERATURE CHECK: BODY OF EVIDENCE (SEPTEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 12, 2017) More than 50 percent of Latinos in the United States see climate change as a key defining issue due to its far-reaching impact within the Latino community. Temperature Check: Body of Evidence will feature the work of Latino artists exploring the artifacts and patterns of climate change through installation, drawing, video and photography. The exhibition will also include a platform for education and exchange with our local community through…
Find out more »“Florida is…” inaugural exhibit at Pinecrest Gardens
FLORIDA IS... a solo exhibition by Xavier Cortada at Hibiscus Gallery Pinecrest Gardens 11000 S.W. 57th Avenue Pinecrest, FL 33156 305-669-6990 Exhibition runs through November 19th, 2017. Other Florida is... exhibition events at Pinecrest Gardens include: (Reception Postponed due to Hurricane Irma) Senator José Javier Rodríguez and Miami Waterkeeper present “Florida is…” Exhibit Preview and Conservation Talk September 7 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm (Artist Talk Cancelled due to Hurricane Irma) “Florida is Nature” Artist Talk in Pinecrest Gardens September 11…
Find out more »“Florida is Nature” Artist Talks with Guest Scientists at Pinecrest Gardens
Xavier Cortada will be presenting monthly Florida is Nature Artist Talks with Guest Scientists and interactive experiences at The Hibiscus Gallery in Pinecrest Gardens, where his studio is located. In his capacity as artist-in-residence, Cortada implements his Florida is Nature participatory art program onsite. Each month, Cortada will invite a different Florida International University School of Environment, Arts and Society research scientist as a special guest to join him in a public art science conversation and to discuss environmental issues and his/her work.…
Find out more »November 2017
Princeton Lecture: “Symposium on Art and Immigration”
Princeton University CENTER FOR MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT Symposium on Art and Immigration Featuring Public Artists: Xavier Cortada (Miami FL) Omar Ramirez (Los Angeles CA) Moderator: Patricia Fernández-Kelly November 8, 2017 | 12:00 p.m. 144 Simpson International Building Artwork enables immigrants to connect with receiving societies in ways that are aesthetically pleasing and recognizable regardless of linguistic or cultural differences. This symposium brings together two distinguished artists into dialogue about matters that are as timely as they are significant.…
Find out more »“Epoch” exhibit at Pinecrest Gardens
EPOCH | Gallery | Event Invitation You are cordially invited to EPOCH a solo show by Xavier Cortada at Hibiscus Gallery Pinecrest Gardens 11000 S. Red Road Pinecrest, FL 33156 Meet the artist at the exhibit opening on November 30th, 2017 at 7pm. Exhibit runs through January 14th, 2018 With half of Earth’s species now facing the risk of extinction, Xavier Cortada’s EPOCH exhibition examines life forms from the past 540 million years and invites the viewer to ponder…
Find out more »December 2017
FIU presents “Changing Waters” at Vizcaya
Love science, art, music and/or theater? Interested in learning about the impact of sea level rise in South Florida's coastal communities and about the water quality of Biscayne Bay? Join us for this innovative science-art event that will feature a science panel with experts from a variety of disciplines and musical and theatrical performances inspired by the global rise of sea levels and the search for solutions. Art: Theatrical performances, including Xavier Cortada's DO NOT OPEN, presented at this event…
Find out more »Dedication of Longitudinal Installation sculpture in Pinecrest Gardens
The Mayor and Council of the Village of Pinecrest The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs welcome The Honorable Ken Detzner Secretary of State, State of Florida to South Florida Join him and Palmer Trinity School students in dedicating Xavier Cortada's LONGITUDINAL INSTALLATION an interactive sculpture on permanent display at Pinecrest Gardens 11000 SW 57th Avenue Pinecrest, FL 33156 December 7, 2017 at 7 pm Reception to follow at EPOCH exhibition in Hibiscus…
Find out more »January 2018
“Mangroves,” a group exhibition at Pinecrest Gardens
"Mangroves" a group exhibition of works by Xavier Cortada and Josh Liberman at Hibiscus Gallery Pinecrest Gardens 11000 S. Red Road Pinecrest, FL 33156 Few organisms rival the mangrove’s ability to fill so many diverse roles. They help combat erosion and storm-surge, remove large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, and serve as a breeding ground and nursery for countless animals. Mangroves fall victim to development as their habitats are replaced by man-made barriers such as sprawling sea-walls and rising condos.…
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