1999 community murals & projects 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |how to... For a more complete version of Xavier Cortada's 1999 projects, please visit the 1999 Calendar. 1999 World Wide Wave: Xavier Cortada's New Year's Eve Internet-based Art Project at FIRST NIGHT MIAMI BEACH, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL, December 31, 1999. Unveiling of mural to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Juvenile Courts, Miami -Dade County Juvenile Courthouse, 3300 N.W. 27th Avenue, Miami, Florida.  December 10, 1999. Master-Peace 2000:  Working with ten high schools during the 1999-2000 academic year to create ten murals commemorating the millennium's past ten centuries.  The Internet-based project is a collaborative effort of Miami-Dade Art in Public Places, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Division of Life Skills, and Regis House, Inc., a non-profit community-based center helping children and families.  Miami, FL. "Dear God," a  collaborative mural for Coral Gables Congregational Church's Sprit Sunday, September 12, 1999, Coral Gables, FL. Compartiendo con Panamá:  a collaborate effort that includes an art exhibit at the University of Panamá, a substance abuse conference in Panama City,  and a mural creation and art project in three Panamanian cities:  Colon, Chiriqui, and Panama City.  The project is  sponsored by La Cruz Blanca Panamena, Florida Volunteer Corps (FAVA/CA) and Regis House, September 3 -11, 1999, Panama City, Panama. Creation of the "Lifescape" mural with patients from the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital Children's Cancer Clinic, Miami, FL. Art in Public Places' PATH (Public Art Transforming Housing), a collaborative  project with Miami-Dade Housing Department and the Miami-Dade Police Department aimed at eliminating drugs in nine public housing sites.  Dedication Ceremony and Kick-off Celebration:   Youth from Wynwood working with artist Xavier Cortada unveil their PATH projects as they unveil the grand opening of their new space, the Castle and kick off a year of PATH.  July 28, 1999, 4 pm, at 225 NW 35th Street, Wynwood, Miami, FL. Creation of "Voices 99:  Renewing the Commitment," a collaborative mural of the 5th Annual Conference of the AIDS Policy Center for Children, Youth and Families.  The mural was unveiled by the artist, several Congress people and the nation's "AIDS Czar" Sandy Thurman, on Capitol Hill on the 25th of May, 1999, Washington, D.C. The Webstudio-- an Internet-based collaborative art project, which allows participants to interact with the artist through two webcams and a live chatroom.  The WebStudio is sponsored by a New Forms grant from the Miami Dade Cultural Affairs Council and the Art Center South Florida.   April's WebStudio Sessions  focus on the topic of Love.  Sessions are scheduled for different times during the month, see schedule for more detailed information. Arab-Jewish Community Center, Jaffa: Worked with Russian Jewish children on art activity that fostered respect for diversity and encouraged teamwork.  March 18, 1999 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Facilitation of Community Mural at the National Diversity Forum--Creating Partnerships to Save Lives, February 23rd, 1999 at the Koubek Center, Miami, Florida. AIDS Walk 99 Ceremonies on Sunday, February 21, 1999 in Bayfront Park:  Dedication of Bridging the Gap Mural (a collaborative mural created by the participants of the United Nation's 12th World AIDS Conference in Geneva), Miami, Florida. Master Peace: eight student-driven collaborative art projects sponsored by Regis House, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and Miami-Dade Art in Public Places.  Schools for the Spring 1999 include:  Miami Senior High School, Coral Park Senior High School, Citrus Grove Middle School, and West Miami Middle School. NFL Player's Party for Superbowl XXXIII:  Dedication of "Celebration" painting, speak on the  Special Olympics Mural project, and sign posters during Gospel Brunch to benefit  Special Olympics, Miami Beach, FL on January 31st, 1999.  ARTEXPO SHOW  - On Saturday & Sunday, January 9th & 10th, 1999, Cortada participates as "official print artist" in the inaugural ARTEXPO SHOW in South Miami, FL.pyright © 1997 by Xavi Cortada. All rights reserved. Revised: 14 Mar 2004 18:16 -0500.