Painting a Brighter Future, Hispanic Magazine, Austin, Texas (National circulation), December 1997

Community Art, The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana, October 22, 1997

The Healing Powers of Paint by Antonio Aruquipa, Bolivian Times, La Paz, Bolivia, October 16, 1997

La problematica social en la obra de Xavier Cortada, El Diario, La Paz, Bolivia, October 11, 1997

Javier Cortada quiere compartir con Bolivia, El Diario, La Paz, Bolivia, October 10, 1997

Murales de Xavier Cortada, en muestra, Bolivia, October 10, 1997

Xavier Cortada comparte su obra, La Razon, La Paz, Bolivia, October 9, 1997

Pintor que trabaja con drogadictos en Miami inaugura muestra en La Paz, Contratapa, October 9, 1997

Sociales, El Deber, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, October 6, 1997

Terapia por el arte en el Museo de Historia, El Deber, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, October 1997

Murales Comunitarios, El Mundo, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, October 4, 1997

El reemplazo del arte por las drogas, El Dia, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, October 4, 1997

El arte debe ser un martillo para cambiar nuestra sociedad, El Mundo, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, October 4, 1997

Sera realizado por artista de Estados Unidos en U.A.G.R.M, Area Cultural, October 1, 1997

International artist exhibits in Miami, Entertainment News & Views, Spetember 19, 1997

A mural tests the will of at-risk youth and local artist, by Frank Alvaredo, Entertainment News & Views, August 29, 1997

A Creative Touch (at Miami Lighthouse for the Blind), The Miami Herald, Local Section, Miami, Florida, August 13, 1997

Hoy conferencias sobre arte social y pedagogico, El Comercio, Cusco, Peru, July 14, 1997

Pintura de Xavier Cortada un Exito, El Comercio, Cusco, Peru, July 12, 1997.

Farmworker kids’ art has powerful message, by Pascale Etheart, The Miami Herald Neighbors, Miami, Florida, May 11, 1997

Xavier Cortada: Artist or Lawyer, (cover story) by Karina Pavone, Movement, Miami, Florida, March 1997