Now more than ever scientists and artists play a critical role: Scientists must continue to record how the climate responds to changing policies. Artists need to use art to effectuate change; to capture this moment.
-- Xavier Cortada
ARTtuesday/Miami Networking & Lecture ARTISTS RESPOND TO GROWING SEA LEVEL RISE CRISIS The crisis of Global Warming and its rapidly threatening effects on Sea Level Rise is a reality that will affect everyone in South Florida (and beyond). Miami-Dade County, Florida has more people living less than 4 feet above sea level than any […]
Multidisciplinary program to raise awareness on climate change FIU NEWS Posted 3/28/2017 at 10:10 am By Ivan Lopez The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts sea levels in South Florida will rise from three to seven inches by the year 2030 and from nine to 24 inches by the year 2060. A rise of that […]
Multidisciplinary program to raise awareness on climate change FIU NEWS Posted 3/28/2017 at 10:10 am By Ivan Lopez The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts sea levels in South Florida will rise from three to seven inches by the year 2030 and from nine to 24 inches by the year 2060. A rise of that magnitude […]
FIU SEAS and CARTA artist-in-residence Xavier Cortada will be exhibiting his Native Flags project (www.nativeflags.org) and his 2015 work, 5 Actions to Stop Rising Seas. at DEERING SPRING CONTEMPORARY “PLATFORM 450” An international symposium and curated exhibit focused on the intersection of science and art. Exhibit & Special Event on Saturday, April 22, 2017 […]
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 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 […]
FLOR500 | Sweetwater Miami artist Xavier Cortada will lead Sweetwater Elementary School students in creating a participatory eco-art project in support of the pollinators. Inspired by his FLOR500 project (www.flor500.com), kids at the school will plant wildflower seeds to grow in their classroom. Each student will have a cup with their name on it. Each […]
Sweetwater Elementary to perform "Longitudinal Installation" Xavier Cortada, The Longitudinal Installation (at the South Pole), 2007 "Longitudinal Installation," created by Cortada a decade ago as part of his NSF Antarctic Artists and Writers Program residency in Antarctica, will be performed by Sweetwater Elementary School students on May 24th at 7 pm. The performance […]
Please join us for the special screening of “Dangerous Seas” on Wednesday, January 24th at 7PM at the Deering Estate in Miami. The episode of DANGEROUS SEAS showcases Florida artist Xavier Cortada using his own creativity to inspire environmental restoration. This event is open to the public and is RSVP only. Click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/premiere-battleground-everglades-at-the-deering-estate-tickets-41877591002?aff=efbeventtix (EVENT CLOSED/Sold […]
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.nativeflags.org. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Celebrates Earth Day 2018 At its meeting of February 21, 2018 the School Board approved […]