global climate change
Sweetwater Elementary to grow FLOR500 wildflowers in every student’s home
Sweetwater Elementary School 10655 SW 4th St, Sweetwater, FL, United StatesFLOR500 | 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 […]
Platform 450: Curator and Artist Tour
Deering Estate 16701 SW 72nd Ave, Palmetto Bay, United StatesPLATFORM 450 The Deering Spring Contemporary exhibition PLATFORM 450 showcases site-specific works produced through a range of multidisciplinary art practices in virtual reality, 3-D modeling, and new media. Through data collection and investigation, this year’s presenting artists responded to the 450 acres of the Deering Estate. PLATFORM 450 OPENING Historic homes and grounds 3:30 pm […]
Seahorse Society at Sweetwater Elementary School
Sweetwater Elementary School 10655 SW 4th St, Sweetwater, FL, United StatesSweetwater 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 […]
Regis House presents: Seahorses exhibit closing event
Pinecrest Gardens - Historic Entrance 11000 S Red Rd, Pinecrest, FL, United StatesSeahorses: Gallery | Opening Invitation | Press release | Closing Invitation Xavier Cortada, “Seahorse Society: South” 48″ x 36″, acrylic on canvas, 2014 Join us on Thursday, May 11th, 2017 from 6 pm to 8 pm for the official closing of Seahorses an exhibit by Xavier Cortada at Pinecrest Gardens Historic Entrance 11000 S Red Rd, Pinecrest, FL […]
Sweetwater Elementary to perform “Longitudinal Installation” during Power of Arts Museum at Sweetwater
Sweetwater Elementary School 10655 SW 4th St, Sweetwater, FL, United StatesSweetwater 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 […]
“Temperature Check: Body of Evidence” exhibit in San José
MACLA 510 South 1st Street, San José, CA, United StatesTemperature 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 […]
Film Screening: Battleground Everglades | Dangerous Seas
Deering Estate 16701 SW 72nd Ave, Palmetto Bay, United StatesPlease join us for the special screening of “Dangerous Seas” on Wednesday, January 24th at 7PM at the Deering Estate in Miami. The episode of DANGEROUS SEAS showcases Florida artist Xavier Cortada using his own creativity to inspire environmental restoration. This event is open to the public and is RSVP only. Click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/premiere-battleground-everglades-at-the-deering-estate-tickets-41877591002?aff=efbeventtix (EVENT CLOSED/Sold out) […]
Group exhibit at the Weisman Art Museum
Weisman Art Museum 333 E River Road, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesVANISHING ICE: ALPINE AND POLAR LANDSCAPES IN ART 1775-2012 Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota January 27th, 2018 - May 13th, 2018 Xavier Cortada's "Astrid" painting will be on exhibit at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, MN from January 27th through May 13th, 2018 as part of the "Vanishing Ice" exhibit […]
Native Flags: 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration in every Miami-Dade County public school
Miami Dade County Public Schools Miami, United StatesOn 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 […]
Real-Time Data Visualizations: A 21st Century Confluence of Art, Music and Science at Ecological Research Sites at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest– White Mountains, NH
Hubbard Brook 234 Mirror Lake Road, North Woodstock, NH, United StatesReal-Time Data Visualizations: A 21st Century Confluence of Art, Music and Science at Ecological Research Sites Hubbard Brook Water Visualization. See www.waterviz.org Hypotheses: Multi-sensory experiences such as those evoked by a new generation of data visualizations and sonifications will simultaneously engage the reasoning, visual and acoustical centers of the viewer’s brain, and make pattern and process […]