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NATIVE FLAGSXAVIER CORTADA
Leaf SummitFIU Biscayne Bay Campus
North Miami, FLMarch 23, 2017
c2017 Xavier Cortada 1
Frost Art MuseumArt in State Buildings Program (State of Florida)
Upper Keys Government & Cultural CenterMonroe County Art in Public Places
Florida Botanical GardensPinellas County Public Art and Design Program
Participatory Eco-art Projects
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Native Flags is exhibited at Miami-Dade Park's Deering Estate at Cutler, where visitors can
purchase their green flag and see an exhibit of the 12 native trees featured for South Florida.
Deering Estate•Hialeah Elementary School students plant native trees at Deering Estate
North Pole
Xavier Cortada, Native Flags (at the North Pole), 2008.
Reforestation helps prevent the polar regions from melting:
Every tree planted helps reduce greenhouse gases by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and releasing oxygen.
1. Plant a native tree and
flag in your yard and
state:
I hereby reclaim this
land for nature.
2. Take a picture and
upload it to our website:
www.nativeflags.org
3. Encourage
neighbors to do the
same.
Xavier Cortada, Native Flags, 2007.
The project's conspicuous green flags serve as a catalyst for conversations with neighbors, who will be encouraged to join the effort and help rebuild their native tree canopy one yard at a time.
Xavier Cortada, Native Flags, 2007.
Ideally, as they watch each tree grow, their interest in protecting the environment will also grow.
Xavier Cortada, Native Flags (at the North Pole), 2008.
Native FlagsMiami Beach Earth Day 2013
South Beach (2013)
Native Flags
North Pole (2008)
Native Flags gardensFineberg Fisher Elementary, Miami Beach, FL (2008).
Native Flags gardensKey Biscayne Community School, Key Biscayne, FL (2008).
Florida Botanical GardensPinellas County Public Art and Design Program
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Florida Botanical GardensPinellas County Public Art and Design Program
I planted my Red Maple tree in my yard
on Feb 8, 2009 and reclaimed this land
for nature. I'm in 6th grade at
Shorecrest Preparatory School.
Scott McMaster
St. Petersburg, FL
Florida Botanical GardensPinellas County Public Art and Design Program
This slash pine was provided by St.
Petersburg Florida Native Plant Society
at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve during
Wildlife Weekend event held the first
weekend in March.
Corey Smolik
St. Petersburg, FL
Florida Botanical GardensPinellas County Public Art and Design Program
“Sea grape planted in my yard on April 26, 2009.”
Brannon HenrieSt. Petersburg, FL
“Our baby Slash Pine planted on March 15, 2009.”
Teresa Restom Gaskill,St. Petersburg
Treasure Coast
The project’s 2009 exhibit at Martin County Cultural Courthouse Center, Stuart, FL
Treasure Coast
Native Flags: exploratorium(San Carlos Charter Learning Center's 8th grade,
San Francisco, CA 2009)
Native Flags: Taiwan
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Native Flags: Taiwan
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Frost Science Museum
Miami Science Museum
Frost Science Museum
On October 4, 2007, Miami Mayor Manny Diaz plants a Paradise Tree
at the Miami Science Museum.
Native Flags: Earth Day 2012(Miami Beach Senior High School,
Miami Beach, FL April 23 2012)
Native FlagsGreen Buttonwood (Cornocarpus erectus)
Native FlagsWild Tamarind (Lysiloma latisliquum)
Native FlagsGumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba)
Native FlagsParadise Tree (Simarouba glauca)
Native FlagsLive Oak (Quercus virginiana)
Native FlagsDahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
Native FlagsPigeon Plum (Coccoloba diversifolia)
Native FlagsSatin leaf (Chrysophyllum oliviforme)
Native FlagsSea grape (Coccoloba uvifera)
Native FlagsFirebush (Hamelia patens)
Native FlagsFlorida Privet (Forestieria segregata)
Native FlagsWild Coffee (Psychotria nervosa)
Native Flags
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Xavier CortadaArtist-in-Residence
Florida International UniversityCollege of Arts, Sciences & EducationSchool of Environment, Art and SocietyandCollege of Communication, Architecture + The Arts
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