ArtTuesdays talk: Sea Level Rise

Books & Books 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, FL, United States

ARTtuesday/Miami Networking & Lecture ARTISTS RESPOND TO GROWING SEA LEVEL RISE CRISIS   The crisis of Global Warming and its rapidly threatening effects on Sea Level Rise is a reality that will affect everyone in South Florida (and beyond). Miami-Dade County, Florida has more people living less than 4 feet above sea level than any […]

Leaf Summit: Native Flags Call to Action

FIU -- Biscayne Bay Campus, Wolfe University Center 3000 NE 151 Street, North Miami, FL, United States

Growing Our Tree Canopy Through Research Driven Solutions The premier exchange on trees in Miami-Dade County featuring best practices from green cities, highlights from the Miami-Dade Urban Tree Canopy Assessment, insights on achieving Tree City/Tree Campus USA, tips on how to get trees to thrive, cutting edge research on the value of trees in Miami, […]

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A Sea Change (Wertheim Performing Arts Center)

FIU | Wertheim Performing Arts Center 10910 SW 17th Street, Miami, FL, United States

Multidisciplinary program to raise awareness on climate change FIU NEWS Posted 3/28/2017 at 10:10 am By Ivan Lopez The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts sea levels in South Florida will rise from three to seven inches by the year 2030 and from nine to 24 inches by the year 2060. A rise of that magnitude […]

A Sea Change (Mary Ann Wolfe Theatre)

FIU | Mary Ann Wolfe Theatre 3000 NE 151st Street, Miami, FL, United States

Multidisciplinary program to raise awareness on climate change FIU NEWS Posted 3/28/2017 at 10:10 am By Ivan Lopez The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts sea levels in South Florida will rise from three to seven inches by the year 2030 and from nine to 24 inches by the year 2060. A rise of that magnitude would […]

DEERING SPRING CONTEMPORARY “PLATFORM 450” exhibit

Deering Estate 16701 SW 72nd Ave, Palmetto Bay, United States

  FIU SEAS and CARTA artist-in-residence Xavier Cortada will be exhibiting his Native Flags project (www.cortadaprojects.org/nativeflags) and his 2015 work, 5 Actions to Stop Rising Seas. at DEERING SPRING CONTEMPORARY “PLATFORM 450” An international symposium and curated exhibit focused on the intersection of science and art. Exhibit & Special Event on Saturday, April 22, 2017 […]

Native Flags: 8th Annual Earth Day Celebration in every Miami-Dade public school

Miami Dade County Public Schools Miami, United States

On April 20th, 2017, MDCPS School Board Chair Larry Feldman helps Miami Sunset Senior High School students plant a live oak on their campus. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Celebrates Earth Day 2017 At its meeting of February 15, 2017 the School Board approved Board Item H-4 proffered by School Board Member Perla Tabares Hantman, endorsing April […]

Sweetwater Elementary to grow FLOR500 wildflowers in every student’s home

Sweetwater Elementary School 10655 SW 4th St, Sweetwater, FL, United States

FLOR500 | Sweetwater  Miami artist Xavier Cortada will lead Sweetwater Elementary School students in creating a participatory eco-art project in support of the pollinators.  Inspired by his FLOR500 project (www.flor500.com), kids at the school will plant wildflower seeds to grow in their classroom.  Each student will have a cup with their name on it.  Each student […]

Seahorse Society at Sweetwater Elementary School

Sweetwater Elementary School 10655 SW 4th St, Sweetwater, FL, United States

Sweetwater Elementary students to join the Seahorse Society  Xavier Cortada, “Hippocampus,” 48″ x 24″, acrylic on canvas, 2014   Project Seahorse is partnering with Miami-based eco-artist Xavier Cortada to present an educational event at Sweetwater Elementary school on May 2nd, 2017. We will be teaching students about Seahorses, the magical creatures that call Biscayne National Park […]

Sweetwater Elementary to perform “Longitudinal Installation” during Power of Arts Museum at Sweetwater

Sweetwater Elementary School 10655 SW 4th St, Sweetwater, FL, United States

Sweetwater Elementary to perform "Longitudinal Installation"   Xavier Cortada, The Longitudinal Installation (at the South Pole), 2007 "Longitudinal Installation," created by Cortada a decade ago as part of his NSF Antarctic Artists and Writers Program residency in Antarctica, will be performed by Sweetwater Elementary School students on May 24th at 7 pm.  The performance and […]

Native Flags: 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration in every Miami-Dade County public school

Miami Dade County Public Schools Miami, United States

  On April 7th, 2010, students from Filer Middle School in Hialeah planted a sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera) and Native Flag on campus and adopted their own buttonwood and firebush trees/flags to plant at their homes. See www.cortadaprojects.org/archives/nativeflags.  Miami-Dade County Public Schools Celebrates Earth Day 2018 At its meeting of February 21, 2018 the School Board […]