Pinecrest Gardens Presents Florida is Nature Exhibit with Artist-in-residence Xavier Cortada
Wednesday, 10/26/2017 – 11/19/2017 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
Pinecrest Gardens
11000 Red Road,
Pinecrest, Florida 33156
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Cost: Free

Pinecrest Gardens invites visitors to “Florida Is…Nature,” a participatory art exhibit that explores Florida’s environment and natural beauty by nationally-acclaimed environmental artist, Xavier Cortada. This is Cortada’s first exhibition as artist-in-residence at South Florida’s Cultural Arts Park, where he encourages discourse on Florida’s endangered animals, wild flowers and their importance in our ecosystem, and diatoms.

The Miami-resident has worked with scientists and groups globally to produce numerous collaborative art projects, including peace murals in Cyprus and Northern Ireland, child welfare murals in Bolivia and Panama, AIDS murals in Switzerland and South Africa, eco-art projects in Taiwan, Hawaii, and Holland, and environmental art installations at the South and North Poles. Cortada also has been commissioned to create art for the White House, the World Bank, CERN, the Florida Turnpike, Florida Botanical Gardens, Miami City Hall, Miami-Dade County Hall, Port Everglades, Museum of Florida History, and the Frost Science Museum.

As part of the “Florida is…Nature” exhibit, visitors are encouraged to create and upload a picture of their favorite animal, plant and place to www.floridaisnature.com/gallery. The exhibit is free and open to the public through November 19, during Pinecrest Garden’s normal operating hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Located in the Hibiscus Gallery at 11000 Red Rd, Pinecrest, FL 33156. For more information, visit www.pinecrestgardens.org.