Posted by | March 20, 2017
Creating, Collaborating, Connecting with Art, Activism, and the Internet

ARTSblogDecember 5, 2012By Xavier CortadaXC1At the end of the last millennium, when the internet was young, I installed two webcams in my studio and invited people watching me out in...

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Posted by | March 20, 2017
Elementary students plant a tree for an annual Earth Day eco-art project

The Miami HeraldBy Kathleen DevanyEarth Day was down to earth for 14 second-graders in Ms. Palmer’s class.The students at Fulford Elementary in North Miami Beach shoveled dirt around the base...

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Posted by | March 16, 2017
Treasure Coast Native Trees

The following native trees of the Treasure Coast are being spotlighted for reforestation by local residents:Coastal:Gumbo LimboRedbayWetland:Dahoon HollySweetbay MagnoliaUpland:Sand Live OakSimpson Stopper TREES are one of man’s best friends. They...

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Posted by | March 16, 2017
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Posted by | March 15, 2017
Pinellas County Native Trees

The following native trees of Pinellas County are being spotlighted for reforestation by local residents:Bald CypressGreen ButtonwoodRed CedarRed MapleSea GrapeSlash Pine TREES are one of man’s best friends. They breathe...

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Posted by | January 23, 2017
Native Flags: 8th Annual Earth Day Celebration in every Miami-Dade public school

On 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...

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Posted by | April 2, 2016
Native Flags 2016

      Miami-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...

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Posted by | February 11, 2016
2016 Miami Mini Maker Faire

  Make a flag: Plant it next to a native tree at home and state, "I hereby reclaim this land for nature." Make a statement: The green flag makes people...

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Posted by | February 10, 2016
Exploring the Environment & Art: STEAM Workshop at Frost Art Museum

Division of Academics Visual and Performing Arts, Office of Academics and Transformation, Miami-Dade County Public Schools presents Exploring the Environment & Art: STEAM Workshop with Xavier Cortada, Artist-in-Residence, Florida International...

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Posted by | April 15, 2015
Native Flags: Earth Day Reforestation in Miami-Dade County Schools

   Home | North Pole Video | Get Flag | Upload photo Follow Blog | Like Facebook| See Reclamation Project (MDCPS schools) | See Miami Beach Earth Day 2013 The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (Museum Volunteers for the Environment), Deering Estates and the FIU College...

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