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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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 […]

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 […]

Cortada to serve as Palmer Trinity School Earth Week Distinguished Guest Speaker

Palmer Trinity School 8001 SW 184 Street,, Miami, United States

Florida International University CARTA and SEAS artist-in-residence Xavier Cortada will make a presentation to Palmer Trinity School students during Earth Week.  He will make the keynote presentation to the student body from 10:30 - 11:00 am and meet with students: 11:05 - 11:50 am.  The event is open only to the Palmer Trinity School family.   […]

Whatcom Museum presents “Endangered Species: Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity”

Whatcom Museum 121 Prospect Street, Bellingham, WA, United States

Cortada's Reclamation Project to be featured in "Endangered Species: Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity" group exhibition   September 8, 2018 – January 6, 2019; Lightcatcher Curated by Barbara Matilsky, Curator of Art Endangered Species: Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity presents 80 works of art in all media, from rare books to cutting-edge […]

Xavier Cortada’s Presentation to the Arbor Day Foundation

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

    When speaking to the Arbor Day Foundation at Pinecrest Gardens on Wednesday, Jan. 29, artist Xavier Cortada introduced the basis of his practice, explaining the why to what he is doing. The conversation began with Cortada detailing his role as an artist, as a person who attempts to make complex issues simple and […]