American Cancer Society's Families ROCK Weekend 2003: Art created by Xavier Cortada and participants



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Xavier Cortada worked with five teams of kids during the American Cancer Society's Families ROCK (Reaching out to Cancer Kids) Weekend to create the following five paintings. The theme for the five pieces, which Cortada painted, was "fun in the sun." The kids, all Florida residents, have cancer, or their sibling has cancer. They worked in teams to create messages and drawings that were added to the canvases. The Red Team was the youngest (5-7 years old), followed by the Yellow, Blue and Purple. The Green Team was the oldest (16 - 17 years old) .

Red Team ROCK: Sun 36" x 36" mixed media on canvas, 2003 nfs		Yellow Team ROCK: Beach 36" x 36" mixed media on canvas, 2003 nfs

Purple Team ROCK: Sports 36" x 36" mixed media on canvas, 2003 nfs		Blue Team ROCK: Fruits 36" x 36" mixed media on canvas, 2003 nfs

Green Team ROCK: Family 36" x 36" mixed media on canvas, 2003 nfs

These five paintings are being auctioned off at events across the state to raise funds for the Florida Chapter of the American Cancer Society. These funds will be used to sponsor families to participate in ROCK Weekends.

For more information about the American Cancer Society, please contact

Marilyn Westley, Director of Childhood Cancer Programs
American Cancer Society, Florida Division, Inc.
3709 West Jetton Ave.,
Tampa, FL 33629
(813) 253-0541

Xavier Cortada has exhibited his works in museums, galleries, and cultural venues around the world and has pioneered the use of the Internet in collaborative art-making. The Miami-based Cuban-American artist, attorney, and activist has worked collaboratively with diverse groups across the United States, Latin America, Europe and Africa to create pro-social community murals and participant-driven art projects.

Cortada has created murals for:

The White House
The World Bank
HBO
Hershey's
Nike
Global Health Council
World AIDS Conferences
Miami-Dade County Juvenile Courthouse
Miami-Dade Art in Public Places
Miami Art Museum

Email:
xavier@cortada.com