Solo exhibit
Project Seahorse cordially invites you to the official opening of
Seahorses
an exhibit of paintings by Xavier Cortada
on
Thursday, April 6th, 2017
from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
at
Pinecrest Gardens
Historic Entrance
11000 S. Red Road
Pinecrest, FL 33156
Project Seahorse
Project Seahorse is a marine conservation group dedicated to securing a world where marine ecosystems are healthy and well-managed.
Their “Seahorses: Magical Creatures in Our Backyard” initiative aims to build awareness about seahorses and other syngnathids in Biscayne National Park and inspire residents of Miami-Dade County to take action to protect the park and their oceans.
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Public Art
Xavier Cortada, “Diatom Fountain” 16’ x 8’ x 8’, ceramic tile, 2017.
“Diatom Fountain” was created for Miami-Dade Housing Authority’s Smathers Plaza, an elderly living community in Little Havana. “Here, four vertical water channels disrupt the natural flow of diatoms across the sculpture, much like dredging and canals have disrupted the flow of the River of Grass across South Florida,” said Cortada. “I like depicting diatoms in public places as a way of engaging audiences – an entry point for them to learn about how scientists use diatoms to monitor water flow and quality in the Florida Everglades and throughout Florida’s ecosystems.”
Bakehouse Art Complex: “30th Anniversary exhibit”
February 1 – April 7, 2017
“Baking History: Past-Forward At Wynwood’s True Artistic Pioneer” exhibit at the Bakehouse Art Complex
Cortada is exhibiting a signed, numbered, limited edition (edition of 10) print of Aqua from his 2008 Art in State Buildings public art commission: Four Elements at the Frost:
CCSU Gallery “Elements of Climate Change”
March 9 – April 13, 2017
“Longitudinal Installation,” created by Cortada a decade ago as part of his NSF Antarctic Artists and Writers Program residency in Antarctica, will be on display at the Elements of Climate Change exhibit at Central Connecticut State University Art Galleries.Deering Spring Contemporary “Platform 450”
April 9 – June 26, 2017
An international symposium and curated exhibit focused on the intersection of science and art.
Letters to the Future
During the performance of A Sea Change at FIU on the evenings of April 4th and April 7th, 2017, Cortada will invite audience members to write letters to future Miamians. Letters contributed to DO NOT OPEN focus on sea level rise and will not be opened for 100 years.
Cortada has performed this participatory art piece with political refugees in Hialeah, elementary students in Sweetwater, scientists in his studio, and attendees of a climate change symposium at the University of Miami School of Law.
