The Miami River Project (MRP), a five-year collaborative art initiative will seek the hidden river, following its flow from the deep past into the future, and actively supporting its revitalization. The art's process will reveal and celebrate Miamians' shared stories and encounters with the river, engaging the perspectives and resources of those whose lives are most directly connected to it. MRP artists will involve residents, public officials, scientists and other stakeholders (such as The Miami River Commission) in marking key moments and sites important in the river's human and natural histories.

The aesthetic palette will include performance, contemporary music, film and video, and integrated systems design sculpture tapping scientific and technological advances in bioremediation. Over the project's five year process creative momentum and energy will build, emphasizing a fusion of art, education, ecology and life; and underscoring the challenges and potential the river's histories pose for the city's future.
 

Please join our discussion on the Miami River Project blog.

"What is your connection to the Miami River? Share your stories and encounters with the river, as well as your reflections on what it once was and should become."

The Miami River Project team is working together on developing this eco-art effort's five-year plan.  For more information about the team members, please visit their websites:

Xavier Cortada, Miami (team leader):  www.cortada.com or  www.reclamationproject.net

Mary Jo Aagerstoun, Ph.D., West Palm Beach: www.sfeap.org 

Bill Bilowit, Miami: www.tarecopictures.com

Betsy Damon, New York: www.keepersofthewaters.org 

Juan Carlos Espinosa, Ph.D., Miami:   www.juancarlosespinosa.com

Carlos Prio Touzet, AIA:  www.touzetstudio.com

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Jacqueline Gonzalez-Touzet, AIA:  www.touzetstudio.com