CUBAN ARTISTS FUND INC C/O BEN RODRIGUEZ-CUBENAS
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Cuban Artists Fund Support
SINCE 1998 THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND (CAF), A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HAS SUPPORTED ARTISTS OF CUBAN ANCESTRY IN THE U.S. AND IN CUBA, AS WELL AS PROVIDED THE PUBLIC WITH PROGRAMS AIMED AT CREATING BROADER APPRECIATION FOR CUBAN ARTS AND ITS GLOBAL IMPACT BOTH HISTORICALLY AND IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. CAF HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN THE CUBA - UNITED STATES CULTURAL EXCHANGE SPHERE. CAF SUPPORTS ARTISTS BY ORGANIZING, FUNDING, AND PROMOTING CUBAN ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURAL PROJECTS, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES THAT LEAD TO MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AND TANGIBLE PROJECTS. THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND SUPPORTS ARTISTS AND ARTS PROJECTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING: " TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - FOR EMERGING ARTISTS, INCREASING THEIR VISIBILITY OR ORGANIZING A SOLO SHOW CAN BE OVERWHELMING. CAF HAS ASSISTED ARTISTS BY AIDING THEM IN: LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR EXHIBITIONS AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES, LETTERS OF INVITATION (FACILITATING TRAVEL), LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION (I.E. SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESIDENCIES), MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, TRAVEL/ACCOMMODATIONS, TRANSLATION, LICENSING RIGHTS, AND ORGANIZING CULTURAL EXCHANGE" GRANTS TO ARTISTS AND ART PROJECTS - CAF IS COMMITTED TO ASSISTING ARTISTS AND ART PROJECTS THROUGH GRANTS OF FUNDS AND IN-KIND DONATIONS. GRANTS OFTEN ASSIST IN THE PURCHASE OF ART SUPPLIES, EXHIBITION EXPENSES, RESEARCH, TRAVEL, AND PER DIEMS DURING THE PRODUCTION OF ART/PROJECTS." RESIDENCY PROGRAM - OUR RESIDENCIES SUPPORTS THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART. IN ADDITION, WE FOCUS ON NETWORK SUPPORT, PUBLIC EXPOSURE, AND PROJECT AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT. EACH YEAR, CAF PROVIDES GRANTEES WITH FREE PRIVATE STUDIO SPACE AT ONE OF SEVERAL VENUES." CURATOR IN RESIDENCE - THIS PROGRAM AFFORDS EMERGING ART PROFESSIONALS TO IMPLEMENT AN EXHIBITION THROUGH CAF AND, BY EXTENSION, THROUGH OUR PARTNERS. THE EXPERIENCE SERVES AS A LEARNING TOOL FOR CURATORS, TEACHING VALUABLE LESSONS IN THE PRODUCTION OF AN EXHIBITION FROM START TO FINISH." CONFERENCE & SYMPOSIA - AS AN ENABLER OF DIALOGUE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, CAF HAS ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF CONFERENCES AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITY.DRACULA'S BRIEFCASE EXHIBITION: A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTISTS: ALINA AGUILA, CUCU DIAMANTES & ORESTES HERNNDEZOPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY MARCH 23, 2024 | 2:00 - 7:00 PMON VIEW UNTIL FRIDAY MARCH 29 BY APPOINTMENT. LOCATION: CUBAN ARTISTS FUND STUDIO, 208 E 51ST ST, NEW YORK, NYDRACULA'S BRIEFCASE HAS MANY FACETS. ON THE ONE HAND, IT CONVEYS LIBERATION THAT COMES IN PART FROM REBELLION. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT EMBRACES TRADITION THAT REJECTS THE CONFINES OF TIME. DRACULA'S BRIEFCASE HOLDS SECRETS BY DISTANCING ITSELF FROM THE ORDINARY. IT WELCOMES MYSTERY AND ABSTRACTION. MODERN SOCIETIES DRAIN THE VITALITY OF LIFE AND FEED ON THE SOUL OF CULTURES. THE ARTIST INTERVENES BY FORCING A HALT OF THE GAZE. AS A RESULT, FORGIVENESS AND TRANSFORMATION COME FROM ART AND ULTIMATELY FROM THE UNIVERSEYANELIS MORA MORALES' OPEN STUDIO EXHIBITION, RECONCILIATIONTUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024 | 5:00 - 8:00PM. CUBAN ARTISTS FUND STUDIO, 208 E 51ST ST, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY.FOR YANELIS MORA MORALES, RECONCILIATION AS A TITLE REFERS TO HER ONGOING VISUAL AND EMOTIONAL JOURNEY IN NEW YORK. IT IS IN NEW YORK THAT HER PERCEPTION OF ART UNDERWENT A DEEP TRANSFORMATION. IT IS ALSO HERE THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE WORST MOMENTS OF HER LIFE AS WELL AS A REBIRTH AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND AN ARTIST.THE YOUTH ART FUND. LIFE IMPULSE-A PRESENTATION BY NEIDA PEALVERTUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024 | 1:00PMJOIN IN PERSON AT: RESIDENCY UNLIMITED, 360 COURT STREET (MAIN GREEN CHURCH DOORS), BROOKLYN NY 11231IN THIS PRESENTATION, CURATOR NEIDA PEALVER (CURRENTLY IN RESIDENCY AT CAF & RU) WILL TALK ABOUT THE FONDO DE ARTE JOVEN (THE YOUTH ART FUND), A CULTURAL PLATFORM FOUNDED IN CUBA IN JANUARY 2023. IT IS CURRENTLY FUNCTIONING AS AN INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR CREATION, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING THE NEW GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND CURATORS.KAL RODRGUEZ-PEA & FRIENDS CONCERTPOCANTICO CENTER, 200 LAKE RD, TARRYTOWN, NYTUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 6:30PMJOIN KAL RODRGUEZ-PEA & FRIENDS FOR THE PREMIERE OF THEIR NEW PROJECT, NEW CUBAN MASTERS, WITH SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED CUBAN MUSICAL ARTISTS IN NEW YORK, AND THAT KEEP ALIVE THE LEGACY OF MASTERS LIKE ALBERTO SOCARRAS, MARIO BAUZ, CHICO O'FARRILL, ARSENIO RODRIGUEZ, CELIA CRUZ, CHUCHO VALDS, PAQUITO D'RIVERA, AND AN UNCOUNTABLE NUMBER OF MUSICIANS THAT HAILED FROM THE ISLAND OF CUBA IN THE LAST COUPLE HUNDRED YEARS AND HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF AMERICAN CULTURE.THE YOHY STARE, AN OPEN STUDIO EXHIBITION EVENT FEATURING THE WORK OF ARTIST YOHY SUREZ.THURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 2024 | 5:00 - 8:00PM AT THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND STUDIO, 208 E 51ST ST, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY.YOHY SUREZ (HAVANA, 1989) IS A CUBAN VISUAL ARTIST WHO GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM THE SAN ALEJANDRO ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (2010). HIS PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS - WITH A LANGUAGE OF EXPRESSIVE URGENCY - ARE BASED ON THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL VALUE OF THE IMAGE AND HIS WAY OF DIALOGUING WITH UNUSUALLY DESCRIBED ARCHITECTURAL SCENARIOS. HE HAS THE INDISPUTABLE STAMP OF A MARKED AND VERY PERSONAL AESTHETIC, WORKED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS AND CHARCOAL.RESIDENCY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR 2024 ARE AS FOLLOWS:YANELIS MORA MORALES, APRIL - MAY 2024YANELIS MORA MORALES MENTALLY MAPS IMPOSSIBLE ROUTES, FOUND PATHS, AND LOST ONES TOO. INSTEAD OF USING CANVAS AS MEDIA SUPPORT, SHE NEEDS TO FRAGMENT IT, ASSUMING THE PIECES AS MENTAL SPACES FOR SURVIVAL OR WAYS OF FINDING HERSELF. SINCE 2003, MORALES HAS ACTED IN PLAYS, RADIO SHOWS, AND TELEVISION IN CUBA AND HAS BEEN AWARDED THREE TIMES IN THE MODALITY OF BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE. IN 2017, SHE BEGAN TO VENTURE INTO THE WORLD OF VISUAL ARTS, CONVERTING HER DRAWINGS INTO TEXTILES. AS A VISUAL ARTIST, SHE WORKS MOSTLY WITH A PATCHWORK TECHNIQUE CALLED FUNDACIN ("PAPER PIECING"), MAKING TEXTILE WORKS ON SMALL AND LARGE FORMAT PAPER.KAL RODRGUEZ-PEA, OCTOBER 2024LATIN GRAMMY-NOMINATED BANDLEADER, TRUMPETER, COMPOSER, AND EDUCATOR KAL RODRGUEZ-PEA IS ONE OF THE LEADING VOICES OF A YOUNG GENERATION OF CUBAN MUSICIANS LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY. HIS SOUND FUSES THE TRADITIONAL MOTIFS OF HIS NATIVE CUBA WITH A PASSION FOR JAZZ CLASSICISM INFLUENCED BY DIZZY GILLESPIE, MILES DAVIS, AND FREDDIE HUBBARD.KAL HAS LED HIS OWN BANDS IN TOP VENUES AND FESTIVALS IN NORTH AMERICA, AND HAS ALSO SHARED THE STAGE WITH DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS SUCH AS WYNTON MARSALIS, ARTURO O'FARRILL, PAQUITO D'RIVERA, CHUCHO VALDS, MICHEL CAMILO, ESPERANZA SPALDING, MIGUEL ZENN, ANAT COHEN, JEFF "TAIN" WATTS, DAVID MURRAY, CNDIDO CAMERO, RICKY MARTIN, LUIS FONSI, OLGA TAN, AMONG OTHERS.NEIDA PEALVER, CURATOR IN RESIDENCE, OCTOBER 1 - DECEMBER 30, 2024NEIDA PEALVER IS A HISTORIAN, RESEARCHER, ART CURATOR, AND ESSAYIST, HOLDING A MASTER'S DEGREE IN GENDER STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA. SHE WORKS AS A MUSEOLOGIST AT THE SERVANDO CABRERA MORENO LIBRARY MUSEUM AND A COORDINATOR OF THE COMMISSION OF EXPERTS THAT CERTIFIES THE AUTHENTICITY OF HIS WORKS. SHE WAS THE COMPILER OF THE BOOK EPIFANA DEL CUERPO. EROTISMO Y HOMOEROTISMO EN LA OBRA DE CABRERA MORENO (THE BODY'S EPIPHANY. EROTICISM AND HOMOEROTICISM IN WORKS OF CABRERA MORENO), 2014, AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE BOOKS MRAME AS. "HABANERAS" Y "GUAJIROS" DE SERVANDO CABRERA MORENO (LOOK AT ME LIKE THIS. "HABANERAS AND "GUAJIROS" BY SERVANDO CABRERA MORENO), 2017 AND LA HORA AZUL. SERVANDO CABRERA MORENO EN LA FUNDACIN LOS CARBONELL (THE BLUE HOUR. SERVANDO CABRERA MORENO AT THE LOS CARBONELL FOUNDATION), 2023. NEIDA IS ALSO THE GENERAL COORDINATOR OF THE CULTURAL PLATFORM FONDO DE ARTE JOVEN (YOUTH ART FUND), A CULTURAL PLATFORM, WHICH COLLABORATES WITH SEVERAL EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS.YOHY SUREZ, SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2024YOHY SUREZ'S PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS-WITH A LANGUAGE OF EXPRESSIVE URGENCY-ARE BASED ON THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL VALUE OF THE IMAGE AND HIS PECULIAR WAY OF DIALOGUING WITH UNUSUALLY DESCRIBED ARCHITECTURAL SCENARIOS. IT HAS THE INDISPUTABLE STAMP OF A MARKED AND VERY PERSONAL AESTHETIC, WORKED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS AND CHARCOAL.HIS WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED IN PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS IN ITALY, PANAMA, UNITED STATES, CYPRUS, SPAIN AND CUBA. WINNER OF THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE ARTE LAGUNA COMPETITION IN VENICE 15, IN 2021, AND THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE CARAVAGGIO, 2018, MILAN, ITALY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$145.1K
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