This program was made possible through the James L. Knight Foundation and Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs di vision in connection with the Vasari Project archive and to support the Mi ami Art Timeline project. \;
\nModeling \;the& nbsp\;Reef \;is an interdisciplinary public education and art project designed by Beatriz Chachamovits to provide access to and awareness of eco logical\, social\, and craft knowledge to students from all ages. \;Th e \;project consists of two phases with distinct learning and material outcomes. Participants will first discover Miami's underwater ecosystems through an interactive marine ecology lesson followed by a coral sculpting workshop led by Beatriz on how to craft their own ceramic coral sculpture s.
\nAbout the Artist:
\nBeatriz Chachamovits is an environmental artist and educator from Sã\;o Paulo\, Brazil l iving and working in Miami\, Florida. \;
\nHer work renders tang ible the decline of the coral reef ecosystems\, and the role played \; by humans in it. Her intention is to share the majestic beauty of at-risk marine ecologies as \;well as the appalling rate of their destruction. She works with ceramic sculptures and drawings to highlight the unique sh ape\, form\, and texture that exists in the underwater world. She is the a uthor and illustrator of the book The little handbook of marine fishes and other aquatic marvels \;(Pequeno manual de peixe marinhos e outras ma ravilhas aquá\;ticas)\, published by Companhia das Letrinhas in S&at ilde\;o Paulo\, Brazil in 2018. \;
\nAbout the Vasari Pr oject:
\nThe Vasari Project is a library collection dedicat ed to documenting\, collecting\, and preserving Miami-Dade County's art hi story from 1945 to the present. It is a living archive that grows through contributions from artists\, art professionals\, exhibition spaces\, galle ries\, institutions\, and private \;donors.
\nThe Vasari Project is a resource for ongoing research\, scholarship\, publications\, artists ' projects\, exhibitions\, and events. The archive collects documentation rather than original works of art composed primarily of printed matter: co rrespondence\, press clippings\, photographs\, posters\, books\, exhibitio n catalogs\, artists' files\, oral histories\, and other ephemeral \;m aterials.
\nAbout the Division of Special Collections &\; Archive
s: \;
Miami-Dade Public Library System's Division of Special Coll
ections &\; Archives holds rare and irreplaceable historical materials
for the benefit of the public and scholarly community. They oversee the He
len Muir Florida Collection\, 16mm Film Collection\, Cuban Collection of R
are Books &\; Ephemera\, Genealogy Collection\, Vasari Project archive\
, and Rare &\; Antiquarian books from as early as the 17th \;centur
y. The Division aims to provide the public with the contents of these coll
ections at their request\, which include books\, original manuscripts\, ov
er 18\,000 photographs\, prints\, artifacts\, audiovisual resources\, and
electronic media.