January 2024
Cortada wins National Academies’ Award; unveils mural at Temple Beth Sholom
- National Academy of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine honor Cortada
- Temple Beth Sholom Celebrates Legacy with Cortadas Mural
- Princeton Taps Cortada to Explore Creative Approaches
- Forecast Public Art: Why Public Artist are Critical Partners for Climate Resilience
February 2024
MDCPS Hall of Fame Inducts Cortada; Mayor Launches Elevation Sculptures in All County Parks 🛝
- Cortada Inducted Into MDCPS Hall of Fame
- Sculptures to Elevate Climate Dialogue in every County Park
- Underwater Broward Initiative Takes Off
- Cortada Publishes UM Law Review Article “The Underwater”
- Eco-Art Innovation at Peabody Essex Museum: Upcycling to Preserve Biodiversity
March 2024
Cortada unveils Underwater Bus; wins "Arts & Environment" Award 🚌
- Cortada Unveils Underwater Bus in Broward County
- Yale Law School Lecture & Performance
- Cortada Creates Collaborative Message Mural at CIES 2024
- Cortada Selected as Inaugural Winner of the ‘Arts & Environment’ Award
- Underwater Exibitions
April 2024
Xavier Cortada Inducted into Florida Artists Hall of Fame 🌟
- Florida Artist Hall of Fame Taps Cortada
- Cortada Delivers Harvard Radcliffe Dean’s Lecture in the Arts
- TED 2024 Discovery Session: “The Underwater – Climate Action Through Art”
May 2024
Cortada named "Most Treasured Citizen" by WPLG 10 News 🗞️
- Local 10 News Recognizes Cortada as a “2024 Most Treasured Citizen”
- 20 Years Ago: Painted Cuban Plane
- Broward Partners with Cortada to Lead ‘Central County Climate Conservation’
- Cortada Hosts U.S. State Dept. International Visitor Leadership Program
- University of Miami Highlights Cotada’s Work at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
June 2024
Cortada Wins National Public Art Call for Palm Beach County Fire Station
- North Bay Village Unveils Underwater Elevation Mural
- Cortada Wins Palm Beach County Fire Station Commission
- Seniors at Oak Grove Dedicate Underwater Elevation Sculpture
- Article Highlights Cortada’s Innovative Public Art Projects
July 2024
National Academy of Sciences presents Cortada solo exhibition 🖼️
- National Academy of Sciences
- Cortada Joins Waterkeeper Alliance Board
- Narrative Nonfiction Writing Workshop at MIT
- Cortada Awarded Climate Justice Artist Residency
- “The Underwater” Warns of Sea-Level Rise
August 2024
Washington Post reviews Cortada’s solo art exhibition 🗞️
- Cortada First to Create Public Sculpture Celebrating Newly Discovered Biodiversity Hot Spot Off U.S Coast
- Post Reviews Cortada’s Solo Art Show
- Inspiring UM Miller School of Medicine’s Incoming Class
- Welcoming UM Global Executive MBA Students
September 2024
September 2024 – PBS NewsHour features Cortada and his art 📺
- PBS News Hour Features Cortada
- Public Art in Frankfort, Kentucky, Highlights Importance of Local Ecosystems
- On ‘Xavier Cortada Day’ Artist Donates Mural, Announces Scholarship at MHS
- Keynote Speech in Detroit Centers on Creativity, Courage, & Justice
- Cortada Foundation Highlighted in “Florida 2100” Podcast Launch
- Art Meets Climate Change: A Conversation with Xavier Cortada
OCtober 2024
National Academy of Sciences presents Cortada solo exhibition 🖼️
- CBS News Showcase Elevation Sculptures
- Publications
- Community Engagement in D.C.
- North Bay Village Unveils Climate Sculpture
- UM Law Review Distinguished Service Award
- Cortada Among Top 100 Latino Climate Leaders
- Your Vote is Your Voice on Climate
- “Flower Constellation” Installed at McKee Botanical Garden
- Cortada Science Academy
November 2024
November 2024 – Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Acquires 39 Cortada Works 🖼️
- Cortada’s Work Celebrated at the National Academy of Sciences
- Miami-Dade Public Art Program Acquires 39 Cortada Works
- Cortada Speaks at Princeton University
- Ceramic Elevation Mural Installed in Downtown Ft. Lauderdale
- Keynote at Naples Botanical Garden Inspires Eco-Action
- Cortada Receives Prestigious Arts & Culture Award
- Eco-Art Workshops at Jewish Leadership Academy
- Exploring Collaboration at NASA Headquarters
December 2024
December - Pope Receives Cortada’s Climate Art
- Cortada’s Artwork Celebrates Pope’s Call for Climate Action
- Cortada Leads Art & Business Panel During Miami Art Week
- Cortada Delivers Keynote at Chilean Science Communication Conference
- Xavier Cortada, artista ecológico: “Los científicos necesitan del arte para hacer frente al cambio climático”
- El arte puede servir como herramienta para el cuidado ambiental y comprometer a las comunidades en la acción climática
- Watch Highlights from National Academy of Sciences Panel Discussion
- NASEM Article: Utilizing Art to Reimagine Conversations on Climate
- Xavier Cortada’s Climate Science Art at the National Academy of Sciences
- Cortada Concludes Tenure as Miami-Dade County’s First Artist-in-Residence
- How Art and Cultural Institutions Advance NBS Solutions