Cuban Artists Fund Inc

CORE PROGRAMSCAF SUPPORTS ARTISTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH GRANTS, STUDIO SPACE AND EXPOSING ARTISTS TO ITS ARTS NETWORK OF CONTACTS/COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS WITHIN THE ARTS COMMUNITY. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - EXPERTISE IN TEACHING ARTISTS HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTITY IS PROVIDED. ASSISTANCE IN PORTFOLIO PREPARATION, PROJECT SPONSORSHIP, SOCIAL MEDIA/PRESS MANAGEMENT, AND AUDIENCE CULTIVATION IS PROVIDED AS OFTEN ARTISTS LACK THE BUSINESS TRAINING NECESSARY TO SURVIVE IN THE COMPETITIVE ARTS WORLD.GRANTS TO ARTISTS - CAF IS COMMITTED TO ASSISTING ARTISTS OF CUBAN ANCESTRY IN THE LITERARY, PERFORMING, AND VISUAL ARTS. CAF AWARDS GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, MATERIALS, AND RESOURCES TO ARTISTS. WHILE OPEN TO ARTISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, CAF HAS A SPECIAL FOCUS FOR NEW YORK CITY-BASED ARTISTS.STUDIOS PROGRAM - STUDIO SPACE IS OFFERED TO ARTISTS AT LITTLE TO NO COST THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE POCANTICO CENTER, VERMONT STUDIO CENTER AND CHASHAMA IN NEW YORK CITY. OFTEN THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARTISTS' STUDIO EXPERIENCE BY ATTENDING OPEN-STUDIO SESSIONS WHERE THEY CAN MEET WITH ARTISTS TO DISCUSS THEIR INFLUENCES, CREATIVE PROCESSES AND CHALLENGES.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. FURTHERMORE, THE ACTUAL EXHIBITION FEATURES CAF SPONSORED ARTISTS THUS AFFORDING ARTISTS A VENUE TO PRESENT THEIR WORK BEFORE A NEW AUDIENCE. AS A RESULT, CAF FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY BRINGING TOGETHER ART ADMINISTRATORS, ARTISTS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:IN 2021, CAF FEATURED THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE:RAL CORDERO, MARCH/APRIL 2021 - THE WORK OF RAUL CORDERO IS CHARACTERIZED BY A CONSTANT SCRUTINY ON CURRENT ISSUES AND SITUATIONS AFFECTING OUR LIVES AND BEHAVIORS AS CONTEMPORARY INDIVIDUALS, WHILE EXAMINING THE SPECIFIC NATURE AND HISTORY OF THE MEDIA HE EMPLOYS. BOTH IDEAS INTERTWINE IN A PRACTICE OF MULTILAYERED NATURE WHERE IMAGE AND TEXT DIALOGUE IN A RELATIONSHIP OF CONCEPTUAL DISSONANCE BUT VISUAL COHERENCE. THIS IS PERHAPS THE FEATURE THAT ALLOWS THE MOST IMMEDIATE IDENTIFICATION OF HIS WORK.ANGEL RICARDO RICARDO RIOS, MAY/JUNE 2021. RIOS HAS EXHIBITED AT NUMEROUS MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES INTERNATIONALLY, INCLUDING MUSEUM OF TALAVERA, PUEBLA, MEXICO; EL MUSEUM GALLERY, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA; LUCIA DE LA PUENTE, GALLERY, PERU; EL CHOPE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, DF, MEXICO; PRADILLA GALLERY, MADRID, SPAIN; JACOBO CARPIO GALLERY, COSTA RICA AND NINA MENOCAL GALLERY, DF, MEXICO, AMONG OTHER VENUES. HIS WORK HAS BEEN SHOWCASED AT MANY INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS AND BIENNIALS INCLUDING THE HAVANA BIENAL, THE NATIONAL BIENNIAL OF VISUAL ARTS IN YUCATAN, AND THE RUFINO TAMAYO PAINTING BIENNIAL, CASABLANCA BIENNALE AMONG OTHERS.QUISQUEYA HENRIQUEZ, SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2021 - BORN IN HAVANA, CUBA HENRIQUEZ LIVES AND WORKS IN SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ARTE IN HAVANA, CUBA, HENRIQUEZ HAS EXHIBITED THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, AND THE US. IN 2013, THE ARTIST PARTICIPATED IN THE BRONX MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM. HENRIQUEZ HAS HAD SOLO EXHIBITIONS AT CENTRO CULTURAL DE ESPANA, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; BRONX MUSEUM, BRONX, NY; MIAMI ART MUSEUM, MIAMI, FL; INSTITUTE OF VISUAL ARTS, MILWAUKEE, WI; AND THE CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM, BALTIMORE, MD. SHE HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN GROUP EXHIBITIONS AT OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA; PEREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI, MIAMI, FL; MUSEO DE ARTE CARRILLO GIL, MEXICO; FROST MUSEUM OF ART, MIAMI, FL; 23 BIENAL NACIONAL, MUSEO DE ARTE MODERNO, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; AND 8 BIENAL DE CUENCA, ECUADOR. HER WORK IS IN IMPORTANT PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS INCLUDING EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, NEW YORK; MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, NORTH MIAMI, FL; MIAMI ART MUSEUM; CINTAS FOUNDATION, NY; RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN; AND COLECCION PATRICIA PHELPS DE CISNEROS, NY, AMONG OTHERS.CARLOS ESTEVEZ, NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2021: BORN AND RAISED IN CUBA AND MOVED TO MIAMI IN 2004, WHERE HE LIVES AND WORKS, CARLOS ESTVEZ'S WORK IS ANIMATED BY A DEEP INTEREST IN QUESTIONS OF HUMAN SPIRITUALITY. HIS STATED GOAL IS TO USE HIS WORK TO REVEAL THE INVISIBLE REALM TO THE SPIRIT THAT LIES HIDDEN BENEATH THE VISIBLE WORLD, A PROCESS THAT HE REFERS TO AS AN ALCHEMICAL, METAPHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION OF MYSTERY INTO KNOWLEDGE. THE IMAGERY THAT POPULATES HIS PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, SCULPTURES, AND INSTALLATIONS BEARS A DREAMY, CHILD-LIKE QUALITY, WITH RECURRING REFERENCES TO MARIONETTES, AUTOMATONS, FANTASTICAL ARCHITECTURES, COSMIC GEOMETRIES, ANGELIC BEINGS, AND STRANGE, CHIMERICAL CREATURES. ESTVEZ IS A RECIPIENT OF THE JOAN MITCHELL FOUNDATION PAINTERS & SCULPTORS GRANT, THE CINTAS FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP IN VISUAL ARTS, THE ELLIES CREATOR AWARD, AND THE GRAND PRIZE IN THE FIRST SALON OF CONTEMPORARY CUBAN ART IN HAVANA, AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS OF HIS WORK HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HAVANA; TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART, ARIZONA; THE PATRICIA AND PHILLIP FROST ART MUSEUM AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, MIAMI; CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY ART, NEW ORLEANS; LOWE ART MUSEUM AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY, FLORIDA; AND THE STOORS GALLERY AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE.2021 ALSO FEATURED THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL EVENTS:MENTAL CREATURES WITH NO CURE, A SOLO EXHIBITION FEATURING SANDRA CORDEROOPEN STUDIO WITH RAUL CORDEROOPEN STUDIO WITH ANGEL RICARDO RICARDO RIOSVIRTUAL TALK: ANGEL RICARDO RICARDO RIOS SIMPLE PLEASURES BY WILLIAM PEREZOPEN STUDIO WITH QUISQUEYA HENRIQUEZSYMBIOTIC CITY: OPEN STUDIO WITH CARLOS ESTVEZMEET OVER LUNCH, AN INTERVIEW WITH CARLOS ESTEVEZ