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2004 community murals and projects 2005 |  2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001  | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |how to...     Hands on Miami presents Miami Mangrove Forest a volunteer-driven, large-scale public art project designed by Xavier Cortada on November 6, 2004 Miami, FL. click here  for more information   The Greater Miami Chapter of NCCJ presents the ArtBridge Mural an art-based community building project implemented at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School and Shennandoah Middle School though funding from the MetLife Foundation. June 1, 2004       ¡CELEBRA LIBERTAD! Featuring Xavier Cortada's painting on the actual Russian Antonov-2 Colt airplane that brought a family from Cuba to the United States. Cortada will also present 45 pieces of luggage numbered sequentially from 1959 to 2004, representing each year the Cuban community has been in exile.  Each piece will include letters from exiles describing what they left behind in Cuba and what they found when they arrived here.  Click here for more information. Presented by:   The City of Miami and Leeds, Colby, Paris, Spence, Hoffman and Valori, P.A Date:   May 19, 2004  (by invitation) May 20 - 23, 2004 open to the public   Location:  Elizabeth Virrick Hangar 2600 South Bayshore Drive Coconut Grove, Florida info: 305-567-1200         County Hall Mural Miami artist Xavier Cortada  an art piece about "Our Community" to be installed in the foyer at the entrance of the County Commission chambers and offices.  The project will include the creation of a 6' x 18' mural and digital installation of messages collected from residents in every commission district.  The mural is a project of the Miami-Dade Community Relations Board in partnership with Miami-Dade Art in Public Places and the Board of County Commissioners.       Xavier Cortada will create the official Voices 2004 collaborative mural during the May 22- 25 conference in Washington, D.C.     "The Coexistence Mural" Miami artist Xavier Cortada incorporated messages from  participants of two NCCJ Leadership Seminars, From Coexistence to Community and Artists Speak Out, to create this collaborative mural.  The seminars were part of the Coexistence Miami project.   For a more current listing of this year's projects and activities, please visit calendar.