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'There's still hope for miami.' inside this high school's climate change art project
MIAMI HERALD | MAY 19, 2022
BY SUMMER BRUGAL AND AMANDA ROSA
Dozens of Miami Senior High School students shuffled from the scorching heat outside into their school’s freezing auditorium one Wednesday evening.
The small group of students weren’t there for classes, theater club rehearsals or detention. They were there to learn more about the rising sea levels that threaten Miami — and what they could do to stop it.
The April 27 town hall, which featured a panel of climate experts, was part of local artist Xavier Cortada’s The Underwater, a social art project that teaches students about how the climate crisis would impact not just the city of Miami, but also their futures. It’s a continuation of Cortada’s Underwater HOA project, which encouraged homeowners to find the elevation of their homes and plant a sign in their yard displaying the number in feet.
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Press Releases
- Village of Pinecrest and Acclaimed Environmental Artist Xavier Cortada Call for Action on Rising Sea Levels with New Interactive Project
- Prominent Environmental Artist to Give Visual Lesson on Sea Level Rise to 80 Arts & Sciences Students at Dr. Michael M. Krop and South Dade Senior High Schools on Mon., October 22, 2018
- Prominent Environmental Artist to Give Visual Lesson on Sea Level Rise to Students at Westminster Christian School on Nov. 7, 2018
- Florida Conservation Voters Press Release on Jan. 9, 2019
Print Media
- June 25, 2018 — NYFA Current: The Business of Art: Art as Intervention (A Roundtable)
- Aug 27, 2018 — New York Times | T Magazine: 12 Artists On: Climate Change
- Sep 13, 2018 —Sun Sentinel: Crear Conciencia Sobre el Aumento en Nivel del Mar
- Oct 15, 2018 — Pinecrest Tribune | Miami Community Newspapers: Pinecrest Environmental Artist Xavier Cortada calls for action on rising sea levels
- Oct 30, 2018 — Honoring the Future Climate Art Beat: An Artist and a Village Collaborate to Confront Sea Level Rise.
- Nov 6, 2018 —Miami Herald | Op-ed: Re-purpose your campaign signs to make a political statement about sea level rise
- Nov 20, 2018 — Lifestyle Magazine: Miami artist Xavier Cortada continues his crusade against sea level rise with a public project
- Nov 21, 2018 — Miami Herald: Artist Xavier Cortada, students raise awareness of sea level rise
- Nov 22, 2018 — Indulge Magazine: {Public Artist} Xavier Cortada | His newest work merges art with science for the good of Miami — and the planet
- Nov 28, 2018 — Community Newspapers: Killian Drive will become ‘Elevation Drive’ for a week
- Nov 29, 2018 — NYFA Current: Conversations | Ecological Artist Xavier Cortada’s “90N” Project Celebrates 10 Years
- Nov 30, 2018 — SunSentinel: Rising sea levels take to the streets of Pinecrest in new art display
- Dec 4, 2018 — Miami Herald: Climate change is a hot topic at Art Basel, but this year locals are stealing the show
- Dec 6, 2018 — NRDC: As Miami Battles Sea-Level Rise, This Artist Makes Waves with His “Underwater Homeowners Association
- Dec 6, 2018 — Forbes: With Underwater HOA, A Florida Village Faces Its Sinking Future
- Jan 10, 2019 — WLRN: Pinecrest Gardens Hosts First ‘Underwater Homeowners Association’ Meeting
- Mar 29, 2019 — Tampa Bay Times: ‘Underwater’ homeowners group promotes climate change action
- Mar 29, 2019 — Associated Press: Artista alerta sobre el cambio climatico
- Mar 31, 2019 – ZDFheute: Hausbesitzer in Florida: Mit Kunst gegen den Klimawandel
- Apr 2, 2019 – Associated Press: In sign of the times, ‘underwater homeowners’ mobilize on climate change
- Apr 5, 2019 – Insurance Journal: Miami’s Rising Seas Force ‘Underwater Homeowners’ to Mobilize
- Apr 5, 2019 – Science News for Students: Using art to show the threat of climate change
- Apr 8, 2019 – SunSentinel: Grassroots efforts to raise awareness of rising sea levels
- Apr 24, 2019 – SunSentinel: Trump tweets, #MeToo scandal at Fort Lauderdale political art show ‘Ripped From the Headlines’
- Apr 26, 2019 – The Boca Raton Tribune: Art as Activism: “Ripped From The Headlines” New Exhibition at The Projects Contemporary Art Space in FATVillage
- Aug 13, 2019 – Yale Climate Connections: Yard signs showcase Miami’s vulnerability to sea-level rise
- Sept 13, 2019 – Miami Beach Times: Xavier Cortada’s ‘Science Art’ Brings Attention to Sea Level Rise in Miami
- Oct 28, 2020 – Miami Herald: Vote to keep our heads above water. South Florida is on front lines of sea-level rise | Opinion
Radio
- Nov 12, 2018 — NPR | Here and Now: Miami Artist Repurposes Campaign Signs To Spark Conversation About Sea Level Rise
- Nov 9 , 2018 — WLRN: What To Do With Those Political Yard Signs? This Artist Has An Idea, Linked To The Rising Sea
- Oct 19, 2018 — BBC | Cultural Front Line: Art Against Climate Change
- Oct 2, 2018 — WLRN: Pinecrest Is Getting An “Underwater Homeowners Association”
- Sept 19, 2019 – The Takeaway: The Art of Tackling Climate Change
Television & Video
- Nov 18, 2018 — WPLG Local 10: Environmental artists show where sea level rise meets the road
- Mar 28, 2019 — Associated Press: Homeowners group promotes climate change action
- Apr 25, 2020 – CNN: The Road to Change: America’s Climate Crisis