“Keep Cool Miami-Dade” Cooling Towel
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Xavier Cortada’s “Keep Cool Miami-Dade” cooling towel is a visual representation of the heat and humidity that defines life in Miami-Dade County. The vibrant sun, with its bold yellow and orange hues, symbolizes the scorching heat that makes it challenging and often dangerous for people to carry out their daily activities. The background’s contrasted, textured blues evoke the importance of hydration, shade, and finding ways to keep cool. This artwork is at the heart of #KeepCoolMiamiDade, a heat safety campaign raising awareness about the consequences of extreme heat while providing practical strategies for individuals to combat the worst effects.
The entire sale amount from the special-edition MISSION cooling towels purchased here will be dedicated to supporting the Xavier Cortada Foundation.
Learn more about the extreme heat awareness campaign at www.cortada.com/keep-cool.
“Mangroves (on Blue)”
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Artist Xavier Cortada’s career has often centered around imagery associated with a ubiquitous Florida icon, that of the mangrove. These artist prints exemplify this relationship, presenting a variety of Cortada’s more notable mangrove artworks through limited-edition series. With strong composition and vibrant color choices, these works were intended to establish a conceptual resonance between the audience and nature, in hopes of promoting a more in-depth understanding and relationship towards our environment.
All prints from Cortada’s “Mangrove” series are in the collection of the Florida International University Steven and Dorothea Green Library
Xavier Cortada, “Mangroves (on Blue),” signed, numbered, limited edition print on paper, 32″ x 24″, 2005. (edition of 100)
“Music”
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Xavier Cortada, “Music,” signed and numbered (edition of 100) limited-edition pigment print on archival Somerset velvet paper, 32″ x 24″, (2005).
This is a print of the painting that was commissioned by the University of Miami Frost School of Music for Festival Miami 2005.
“This year’s cover artwork was created especially for Festival Miami 2005 by Xavier Cortada, a renowned Miami artist and UM law school alumnus. The stunning cover presents a bold and colorful blend of musical instruments set adrift against playful waves and deep blue sky.”
“vincennes”
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Xavier Cortada, “Vincennes,” archival ink on paper (signed, numbered, limited-edition print | edition of 150), 11″ x 14″, 2007.
Xavier Cortada, recipient of a 2006-2007 National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers fellowship, traveled to Antarctica to implement a series of projects and installations. While there, the Miami artist created “ice paintings” using sea ice, glacier and sediment samples provided to him by scientists working in Antarctica. The artist titled the works on paper by randomly selecting the names of geographic features from a map of the continent that inspired their creation.
Flag for “Native Flags”
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This iconic flag is a replica of the one that Xavier Cortada planted at the North Pole in 2008 to launch a global native tree reforestation effort, “Native Flags.”
Native tree and flagpole are not included with this purchase.
Shipping is included (within the continental United States).
Flower Force Package
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“Flower Force” is designed to mobilize individuals to help reverse the current decline of pollinators through the planting of native wildflowers in their yards – returning now developed spaces to nature.
The Flower Force Package includes 1 unique ceramic “Flower Force” sculpture and 1 packet of native wildflower seeds
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Instructions:
- Find a spot in your front yard where you would like to grow your wildflower garden
- Place your ceramic sculpture in that location
- Follow the instructions on your packet of seeds to plant your wildflowers around your sculpture
- Once your wildflowers are blooming around your sculpture, take a photo, post it on social media, and tag @xcortada alongside #FlowerForce
- Ask your friends, family, and neighbors to do the same
Native Flags Package (1 Gallon)
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“Native Flags” is a participatory eco-art project designed to engage local residents in restoring native habitats for plants and animals in urban areas. Join the global reforestation effort by ordering this Native Flags package and planting a native tree and flag in your front yard.
The Native Flags (1 Gallon) Package includes a 2 ft. x 3 ft. Native Flag and a small Firebush tree in a 1 gallon pot. Package must be picked up at Pinecrest Gardens by appointment only – there is no delivery available.
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Instructions:
- Plant the tree in your front lawn alongside the green project flag and state: “I hereby reclaim this land for nature”
- Take a photo of the tree and flag, post it on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @xcortada alongside #nativeflags
- Ask your friends, family, and neighbors to do the same
Native Flags Package (3 Gallon)
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“Native Flags” is a participatory eco-art project designed to engage local residents in restoring native habitats for plants and animals in urban areas. Join the global reforestation effort by ordering this Native Flags package and planting a native tree and flag in your front yard.
The Native Flags (3 Gallon) Package includes a 2 ft. x 3 ft. Native Flag and your choice of a native tree in a 3 gallon pot (either Seagrape, Gumbo-limbo, or Satinleaf). Package must be picked up at Pinecrest Gardens by appointment only – there is no delivery available.
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Instructions:
- Plant the tree in your front lawn alongside the green project flag and state: “I hereby reclaim this land for nature”
- Take a photo of the tree and flag, post it on social media, and tag @xcortada alongside #nativeflags
- Ask your friends, family, and neighbors to do the same
Plan(T) Package
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“Plan(T)” is a socially-engaged art project urging residents across Miami-Dade County to plant a salt-tolerant tree and an elevation-marked flag in their yard to symbolize and start preparing for the future of sea level rise. The plants will help sequester carbon dioxide and grow South Florida’s future salt-tolerant native tree canopy. The effort aims to facilitate climate conversations among residents, leading them to further action. Join the effort by ordering this Plan(T) package and planting a salt-tolerant tree and flag in your front yard.
The Plan(T) Package includes a small white stick flag and your choice of salt-tolerant tree (either Seagrape or Gumbo-limbo). Package must be picked up at Pinecrest Gardens by appointment only – there is no delivery available.
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Instructions:
- Visit Eyes on the Rise to enter your home address and discover how high your house is above sea level
- With a permanent marker, write your newly-found elevation as large as possible on your white flag and decorate as you wish
- Plant your salt-tolerant tree in your front lawn alongside your elevation-marked flag
- Take a photo of the tree and flag, post it on social media, and tag @xcortada alongside #PlantOurFuture
- Ask your friends, family, and neighbors to do the same