1996 community murals &  projects 2003 |  2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |how to... 1996 and prior: voices mural: Voices-- an 8 foot x 20 foot mural being conceptualized with AIDS patients, staff, and volunteers of Health Crisis Network, Miami, FL. hands mural: Created Hands Community Center mural for Metro Dade County Naranja Parks in collaboration with youth from the neighborhood, South Dade, Florida. The mural was exhibited at the Cornucopia of the Arts, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, FL, 1996. stand for children, 1996: Stand for Children --a movable mural which traveled to the first annual Stand for Children Rally in Washington, D.C. The Stand for Children mural was created with students from Homestead High School using input from students at Florida City Elementary School for the Metro Dade County Childrens Services Council, Homestead, Florida, 1996. join together (hilton head, sc): Metaphor --an art project addressing substance abuse created in collaboration with civic and community leaders from seven U.S. cities (NY, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, San Antonio, San Francisco, and Baltimore) convened in Hilton Head, South Carolina by JOIN TOGETHER National Leadership Fellows Program, 1996. hope, miami lighthouse for the blind, 1996: Hope--created mural with visually impaired children at the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, Miami, Florida, 1996. hasta cuando? (philadelphia, pa): A Mother's Day mural created jointly with youths and residents from a primarily Puerto Rican barrio in Northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (sponsored by JOIN TOGETHER and United Neighbors Against Drugs), 1996. Exhibition of the Hasta Cuando? project at the Longwood Arts Gallery, the Bronx, NY. hand in hand (leadville, co): Central Rockies Prevention Project, Leadville, Colorado--worked with diverse group of students, undocumented persons, parents, civic leaders to develop a multi-cultural community mural (16' x 24') celebrating diversity and portraying a message of hope for the future, 1995. quiero paz (medellin, colombia): Surgir, Medellin, Colombia--worked with school children in the design of "Quiero Paz" (I Want Peace), an anti-violence Medellin school art project, 1994. other murals & projects:   activities and projects     Copyright © 1997 by Xavier Cortada. All rights reserved. Revised: 21 Apr 2003 01:14 -0400.