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Murals on Multiculturalism and Diversity
Xavier Cortada, has been commissioned to
create murals, art projects and exhibits addressing issues of diversity and
multiculturalism, see samples below. These efforts aim to educate participants and
the public at large on issues such as inclusion, tolerance, and equality. The artist
has also created conflict resolution murals dealing with
diversity at the international level.
To learn more about how you can have Mr. Cortada create a
similar mural during your conference
or event, please click on the hyperlinks above.
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 "We're in the Same boat" Mural
Project, a community-based art project designed to bring diverse communities
together by creating a mural. Xavier Cortada
facilated the creation of a collaborative mural with the elderly served by the Haitian
American Foundation and the Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Center during April and
May, 2001.
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 "Our Community Mural", creation of collaborative mural with 400 community leaders and
activists during the Human Services Coalition of Dade County Annual
Celebration in the Caleb Center, Miami, on June 12, 2000.
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 Diversity Mural (for Department of
Transportation, NHSTA and MADD): Facilitation of Community
Mural at the National Diversity Forum--Creating
Partnerships to Save Lives, February 23rd, 1999 at the Koubek Center, Miami, Florida. |
Other mural projects on diversity:
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Miami Art Museum commissions
Cortada to create mural with Little Havana youth.
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Lowe Art
Museum/Cuban-American National Council: "Art as Power", a community
outreach collaborative project with the Little Havana Institute, an alternative school
targeting Hispanic youth at risk of dropping-out of high school.
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UNITY, Inc.--facilitated
"Unity" mural creation with youth representatives of seventy (70) Native
American Tribes from the U. S., San Diego, California, 1995.
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