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Florida is Nature Artist Talks with Guest Scientists
Xavier Cortada will be presenting monthly Florida is Nature Artist Talks and interactive experiences at The Hibiscus Gallery in Pinecrest Gardens, where his studio is located. In his capacity as artist-in-residence, Cortada implements his Florida is Nature participatory art program onsite. Each month, Cortada will invite a different Florida International University School of Environment, Arts and Society research scientist as a special guest to join him in a public art science conversation and to discuss environmental issues and his/her work.
The artist talks and interactive experiences are free with paid admission to the garden on the select dates below. After the talk, visitors are invited to walk the garden and engage in the Florida is Nature participatory art project.
Pinecrest Gardens
FIU School of Environment, Arts u0026amp; Society
FIU College of Communications, Architecture + The Arts
FIU Libraries
and
FIU Digital Library of the Caribbean
cordially invite you to join us for our monthly
Florida is Nature Artist Talk
by
Xavier Cortada
at
Hibiscus Gallery
Pinecrest Gardens
11000 S.W. 57th Avenue
Pinecrest, FL 33156
Talk is free with $5 admission to the Gardens.
After the talk, walk the garden and participate in “Florida is Nature.”
The dates of the Florida is Nature art – science talks are:
Artist Talks 2017
Monday, September 11th, 2017 at 10:30a:
[ Cancelled due to Hurricane Irma ]
Monday, October 16th, 2017 at 10:30a:
FLORIDA IS… Nature
Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 at 10:30a
FLORIDA IS… Mangroves
with special guest FIU scientist Dr. John Kominoski
Thursday, December 7th, 2017 at 10:30a
FLORIDA IS… Endangered Species
with special guest FIU scientist Dr. Hung Liu
Artist Talks 2018
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 at 10:30a
FLORIDA IS…
Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 at 10:30a
FLORIDA IS… Seagrasses
with special guest FIU scientist Dr. Jim Fourqurean
Wednesday, March 14th, 2017 at 10:30a
FLORIDA IS NATURE (Ecosystems)
with special guest FIU scientist Dr. Cara Rockwell
Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 at 10:30a
FLORIDA IS NATURE: Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
with special guest FIU scientist Dr. Steven Leatherman
POSTPONED: Wednesday, May 2018 at 10:30a
FLORIDA IS… Sharks and other Elasmobranchs
with special guest FIU scientist Dr. Demian Chapman
The art-science talks and interactive experiences are free with paid admission to the garden on the select dates below. After the talk, visitors are invited to walk the garden and engage in the Florida is Nature participatory art project. The gallery is located at the entrance of Pinecrest Gardens – 11000 Red Rd, Pinecrest, FL 33156. We also welcome community groups and high school students to attend the artist’s talks. If you are interested in scheduling a group for one of the dates below, please contact Lacey Bray, educational programs coordinator, at [email protected] or 305-669-6990 for more information.
Monthtly Florida is Nature artist talks and community programs are presented by:
About Florida Is Nature
Conceptualized during Xavier Cortada‘s residency at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Artist Residency in Captiva, Florida, “Florida is…” is an evolving body of work that depicts the natural beauty of Florida. It asks Floridians to define their state by its natural environment, not by the edifices and man-made encroachments that displace nature. Some “Florida is…” works hang as public art in public venues, admonishing viewers to find better ways to coexist with nature. The project invites participants to capture and share their images and perspectives on the project’s online platform.
Xavier Cortada, “Puzzled Landscape: Florida is… Wildflowers” digital art, 2015