News articles

Marcha contra el sida, by Miguel A. Sirgado. Published on Saturday, February 24, 2001, in El Nuevo Herald. (In Spanish)

Masiva caminata contra el sida, by Ketty Rodriguez.  Published on Sunday, February 25, 2001, in El Nuevo Herald. (In Spanish)

Press Release: 
AIDS WALK COLLABORATIVE MURAL TO BE COMPLETED

Miami artist Xavier Cortada will facilitate the completion of Miami's VOICES mural during AIDS Walk 2001 (to benefit Care Resource, Inc.) at Bayfront Park, in downtown Miami, FL from 2 to 5 pm on Saturday, February 24, 2001.

Participants will be asked to reflect on the impact AIDS has had on their lives and their community. They will be able to write messages on small pieces of paper on-site (small photos and two-dimensional artwork on paper measuring no larger than 3 x 4 inches will also be accepted for incorporation to the mural). Cortada will take those messages and glue them to the wood panels alongside messages already in place.


Cortada began painting the mural's five 8 x 4 wood panels during Fall 1996 with members of the agency's Client Advisory Board, and then continued work on the 20-foot mural with input from participants of the 1997 AIDS Walk in South Beach, FL. The mural had never been completed.

The mural will be dedicated during a sunset Candlelight vigil after walkers return from their walk. The mural will be exhibited in various local schools and hospitals before being donated to a local museum's permanent collection.

Cortada has created several similar AIDS art projects, including the official collaborative murals for the XIIth and XIIIth International AIDS Conference in Geneva (1998) and South Africa (2000). More information on the artist is available at www.cortada.com. For more information on the project, please contact Flavia Llizo at Care Resource, 305-667-9296 x23.