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Native Flags 2016
Miami Dade County Public Schools Miami, United StatesMiami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida International University, Deering Estate, the Frost Science Museum and other project partners will once again bring Native Flags (www.cortadaprojects.org/archives/nativeflags) to every public school in Miami-Dade County. One school will have Native Flags ceremonies on Thursday, April 21st, 2016 at 10am: Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center 11250 NW 86 Street Doral, […]
Native Flags: 8th Annual Earth Day Celebration in every Miami-Dade public school
Miami Dade County Public Schools Miami, United StatesOn 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 […]
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 […]
FLORIDA IS… solo show at “The Frank”
The Frank C. Otis Art Gallery and Exhibit Hall 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines, FL, United StatesThrough May 19th at The Frank: Xavier Cortada, "Diatoms," 2017. You are cordially invited to Florida is... a solo show by Xavier Cortada at The Frank Frank C. Otis Art Gallery and Exhibit Hall Pembroke Pines City Center 601 City Center Way Pembroke Pines, FL 33156 Opening:Â March 29, 2018 Artist workshop: March 31, 2018 […]
FLORIDA IS… solo show at “The Frank”
The Frank C. Otis Art Gallery and Exhibit Hall 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines, FL, United StatesThrough May 19th at The Frank: Xavier Cortada, "Diatoms," 2017. You are cordially invited to Florida is... a solo show by Xavier Cortada at The Frank Frank C. Otis Art Gallery and Exhibit Hall Pembroke Pines City Center 601 City Center Way Pembroke Pines, FL 33156 Opening:Â March 29, 2018 Artist workshop: March 31, 2018 […]
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 […]
Celebrate Earth Day at Pinecrest Gardens’ Earth Day Festival
Pinecrest Gardens | Hibiscus Gallery 11000 SW 57th Ave, Pinecrest, FL, United StatesJoin Xavier Cortada at the Pinecrest Gardens Earth Day Festival and participate in his environmental participatory art projects: Diatoms DIATOMS: Unveil the Diatom sculpture at 1 pm Diatoms are single-celled organisms that live in the water and harness the power of the sun to convert CO2 into oxygen. Its glass shell, all that remains […]
Creative Pinellas and Arctic Cycle present “90N,” a solo exhibition of works created by Xavier Cortada at the North Pole in June 2008
Gallery at Creative Pinellas 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo, FL, United StatesNorth Pole Dinner Party: Icebreaker (2008) | Green Project (2008) | Bakehouse (2015) | Pinellas 90N (2018) | UNTITLED, ART Fair (2019) Creative Pinellas and Arctic Cycle present 90N: North Pole Installations by Xavier Cortada at Gallery at Creative Pinellas 12211 Walsingham Road Largo, FL 33778 Exhibit runs June 29, 2018 through September 2, 2018 […]
Creative Pinellas presents “As the Arctic Melts …,” an artist’s talk by Xavier Cortada
Gallery at Creative Pinellas 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo, FL, United StatesCreative Pinellas presents As the Arctic Melts ... an artist's talk by Xavier Cortada on Thursday, July 19th, 2018 7:00 - 8:30 pm at Pinewood Cultural Center Auditorium 12211 Walsingham Road Largo, FL 33778 The lecture is presented in conjunction with the presentation of the artist's 90N: North Pole Installations exhibition across the […]
Xavier Cortada’s Presentation to the Arbor Day Foundation
Pinecrest Gardens 11100 Red Road, Pinecrest, FL, United StatesWhen 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 […]