Celebrating Gay Pride Month

Bakehouse Art Complex -- Studio 10U 561 NW 32nd St -- Studio 10U, Miami, FL, United States

Selected early works from the Xavier Cortada's "Male Torso" series will be displayed outside the artist's studio in the Bakehouse Art Complex during June 2016.  Cortada painted the series in 1996-97.  The exhibit celebrates Gay Pride Month 2016, honoring the advances made by the LGBTQ Community in the two decades since the works were completed.  There's still work to […]

“Florida is… Wildflowers” at Miami Children’s Museum

Miami Children's Museum 980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, FL, United States

  Miami artist Xavier Cortada will lead children in creating a participatory eco-art project in support of the pollinators.  Inspired by his FLOR500 project (www.flor500.com), kids at the Miami Children Museum will work collaboratively to create a large art piece of a native wildflower.  They will then take wildflower seeds and place them in envelopes.  Visitors […]

The Ripple Effect

Historic Virginia Key Beach Park 4020 Virginia Beach Dr, Miami, FL, United States

The Ripple Effect: Throw a stone in water and the ripples have an impact beyond your reach. Similarly, what you do or fail to do can have a lasting impact on others. What can you do to have a positive effect in your community and the environment? Share your thoughts and ideas through this creative process. Join […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Welcoming the Seasons: Longitudinal Installation Fall Equinox performance

Pinecrest Gardens 11100 Red Road, Pinecrest, FL, United States

Welcoming the 2018 Seasons... Fall Equinox Xavier Cortada. "Longitudinal Installation," South Pole (2007) and North Pole (2008).   Please join us for the performance of the Longitudinal Installation as we greet each new season Fall Equinox LONGITUDINAL INSTALLATION Xavier Cortada Sunday, September  23, 2018 at 10:30am at Pinecrest Gardens 11000 SW 57th Avenue Pinecrest, FL […]

Celebrating the 2018 Seasons: Longitudinal Installation Winter Solstice performance

Pinecrest Gardens 11100 Red Road, Pinecrest, FL, United States

Welcoming the 2018 Seasons... Winter Solstice Please join us for the performance of the Longitudinal Installation as we greet each new season Winter Solstice LONGITUDINAL INSTALLATION Xavier Cortada Friday, December 21, 2018 at 10:30am at Pinecrest Gardens 11000 SW 57th Avenue Pinecrest, FL 33156 The participatory art piece captures voices from 24 individual across the […]

Celebrating the 2019 Seasons: Longitudinal Installation Spring Equinox Performance

Pinecrest Gardens 11100 Red Road, Pinecrest, FL, United States

Xavier Cortada. "Longitudinal Installation," South Pole (2007) and North Pole (2008). Welcoming the 2019 Seasons... Please join us for the performance of the Longitudinal Installation as we greet each new season Spring Equinox LONGITUDINAL INSTALLATION Xavier Cortada Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 10:30am at Pinecrest Gardens 11000 SW 57th Avenue Pinecrest, FL 33156 The participatory […]