On April 2nd, 2009, the Arts Council serving Martin County will present The Reclamation Project, a solo exhibit by artist Xavier Cortada in the Art Gallery at the Martin County Courthouse Cultural Center located in downtown Stuart, Florida. 

The eco-art exhibit, organized by the Council's Art Gallery Commitee and its chair Osvaldo Monzon, will include an installation of red mangrove propagules and videos of Cortada's eco-art work.
During the exhibit, the Council will also present eco-art lectures organized by Dr. Mary Jo Aagerstoun from the South Florida Environmental Art Project (see http://www.sfeap.org/martinacsfeapproject.html )


After the exhibit opens, project volunteers will visit public and retail spaces in the tri-county area with mangrove seedlings in hand, asking that they exhibit the seedlings.  In the fall of 2009, volunteers will plant these  seedlings in coastal areas, reclaiming  them for nature.  The volunteers organizing the project locally include Osvaldo Monson, Meg Whitmer, Janeen Mason, Linda Fassano and Edie Widder. 

The Reclamation Project's mangrove reforestation and volunteer effort will be implemented through the Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA), our local environmental partner.  ORCA is dedicated to the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems and the species they sustain through the development of innovative technologies and science based conservation action.

As local project coordinator, ORCA's Meg Whitmer will bring volunteers together to help implement the project in Florida's Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties. 

For more information on how you can volunteer locally, please contact Meg Whitmer at  [email protected] or at ORCA's Walton Scrub located at 10809 South Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL.  The phone is 772-807-5962. 

Arts Council serving Martin County