Posted by | March 23, 2018
Native Flags: 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration in every Miami-Dade County public school

  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...

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Posted by | January 21, 2018
Film Screening: Battleground Everglades | Dangerous Seas

 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...

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Posted by | April 22, 2017
Platform 450: Curator and Artist Tour

PLATFORM 450 The Deering Spring Contemporary exhibition PLATFORM 450 showcases site-specific works produced through a range of multidisciplinary art practices in virtual reality, 3-D modeling, and new media. Through data...

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Posted by | March 19, 2017
Leaf Summit: Native Flags Call to Action

Growing Our Tree Canopy Through Research Driven Solutions The premier exchange on trees in Miami-Dade County featuring best practices from green cities, highlights from the Miami-Dade Urban Tree Canopy Assessment,...

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Posted by | March 8, 2017
DEERING SPRING CONTEMPORARY “PLATFORM 450” exhibit

  FIU SEAS and CARTA artist-in-residence Xavier Cortada will be exhibiting his Native Flags project (www.cortadaprojects.org/nativeflags) and his 2015 work, 5 Actions to Stop Rising Seas. at DEERING SPRING CONTEMPORARY...

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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 | 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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