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January 2021
“Letters to the Future” Installation at Pinecrest Elementary School
On December 15th, Cortada's studio manager Adam Roberti gave a virtual presentation to the 5th graders of Pinecrest Elementary School. At the end of the presentation, Roberti facilitated the "Letters to the Future" participatory art project with the students. Several of the 5th grade classes then created an installation out of the letters that each student wrote. This installation was created on January 7th and will be on display in Pinecrest Elementary until February 12th.
Find out more »Publication of “Painting Constitutional Law: Xavier Cortada’s Images of Constitutional Rights”
Painting Constitutional Law Xavier Cortada’s Images of Constitutional Rights In May It Please the Court, artist Xavier Cortada portrays ten significant decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States that originated from people, places, and events in Florida. These cases cover the rights of criminal defendants, the rights of free speech and free exercise of religion, and the powers of states. In Painting Constitutional Law, scholars of constitutional law analyse the paintings and cases, describing the law surrounding the…
Find out more »“Art & Research: Alternative Methods in Knowledge Dissemination” Seminar for Queen’s University
On behalf of the Geography GSC, please join us for our upcoming seminar titled 'Art and Research', which will take place on Monday, January 25th from 2:30 – 4 pm and will feature talks by Xavier Cortada, David Borish, Sylvia Grills, and Paul Sylvestre, recent Ph.D. graduate of the Geography department. https://youtu.be/wwMTiBZMNmo
Find out more »February 2021
“Youth In Action: Environmental Activism Through Engaged Art” Livestream with Earth Echo & UF SEFS
https://youtu.be/e8s0ERc52W8 Join Scientist in Every Florida School and EarthEcho International for a conversation with Xavier Cortada, an artist, Professor of Practice at the University of Miami Department of Art and Art History, and Artist-in-Residence at Pinecrest Gardens. Particularly environmentally focused, the work he develops is intended to generate awareness and action towards issues of global climate change and social justice. Xavier strives to use socially engaged art and science to activate change-makers throughout the world. This conversation will be…
Find out more »Underwater HOA Monthly Meeting – February 3
UHOA Home | About | Meetings | Participate | Elevation Drive | Markers | Press | Organize an Underwater HOA | Resources | Archive https://youtu.be/Fhub0h71CEo On Wednesday, February 3rd, join the Underwater HOA for "Adapting to Sea Level Rise in Miami-Dade County" with featured speaker Katherine Hagemann, Resilience Program Manager for Adaptation for Miami-Dade County, as we explore the various ways Miami-Dade County is preparing for the future of climate change and its impacts on our infrastructure natural systems, and…
Find out more »Art Basel 2014: FREEDOM celebrates 10th Anniversary of Cortada’s MIAMI MANGROVE FOREST
Art Basel 2014: The 10th anniversary of the creation of Xavier Cortada's Miami Mangrove Forest will be commemorated at "Freedom: Art + Technology + Music" in Wynwood Arts District. The Miami Mangrove Forest was an important effort because it not only transformed a very public space with paint (in pre-Wynwood Walls Miami), but the public art was the precursor for The Reclamation Project, an eco-art project that engaged hundreds of volunteers in reforesting the Biscayne Bay. Art Basel 2014 |…
Find out more »2012 – 2013 CINTAS Foundation Fellowship in Visual Arts finalists’ exhibition
The ten finalists who have been recommended to the CINTAS Foundation Board for consideration for the 2012 – 2013 CINTAS Foundation Fellowship in Visual Arts are participating in the 2012 – 2013 CINTAS Foundation Fellowship in Visual Arts finalists’ exhibition, which opens October 10, 2012 at the MDC Museum of Art + Design at Miami Dade College’s Freedom Tower. For more information about the foundation, please see: http://www.cintasfoundation.org/ The Cintas Foundation Finalists exhibit at MDC Museum of Art + Design|…
Find out more »“80.15 W” exhibit at Xavier Cortada’s studio on South Beach
8/7/2010 to 9/30/2010 When: Opening reception: August 7th from 7 PM to 10 PM Special Presentation at 8 PM (Free and open to the public) Where: Xavier Cortada Studio Art Center South Florida 924 Lincoln Road, Studio 201 Miami Beach, Florida 33139 United States Contact: Xavier Cortada xavier@cortada.com Honorary Hosts Matti Herrera Bower Mayor of Miami Beach & Bruno Barreiro Miami-Dade County Commissioner cordially invite you to join artist Xavier Cortada in celebrating the opening of his new South Beach studio…
Find out more »March 2021
Underwater HOA Monthly Meeting – March 3
Join the Underwater HOA for "Coastal Resiliency Innovations & Community Engagement" with featured speaker Dr. Esber Andiroglu, Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Miami
Find out more »ULINK at Miami Law: Faculty Projects Addressing Race, Diversity, and Equity
As part of the University's inter-disciplinary ULINK program, Miami Law is proud to showcase 12 of its many faculty members whose work touches on critical issues of race, diversity, social justice and social equity. With lightning presentations, the Miami Law faculty looks forward to offering a glimpse into the breadth of our engagements in this space. This event will begin promptly at 12:15pm and will end at 2:00pm. Please note: University of Miami students are invited to attend and we…
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