2024-11-08T10:18:27-06:00 2023-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990EZ 2023-01-01 134005473 CUBAN ARTISTS FUND INC C/O BEN RODRIGUEZ-CUBENAS CUBA 2128124220 10 PARK AVENUE 12A NEW YORK NY 10016 BEN RODRIGUEZ-CUBENAS CHAIRMAN 2128124220 2024-11-08 1 0 MICHAEL WALLACE P00881958 2126972299 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X WWW.CUBANARTISTSFUND.ORG X X 174885 X 174885 174885 45769 2782 82150 130701 44184 14138 0 58322 X 14138 58322 14138 58322 0 0 14138 58322 X THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING ARTISTS OF CUBAN ANCESTRY AND PROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH PROGRAMS AIMED AT CREATING BROADER APPRECIATION FOR CUBAN ARTS AND ITS GLOBAL IMPACT BOTH HISTORICALLY AND IN TODAY'S SOCIETY.THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND SUPPORTS ARTISTS BY HELPING TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES AND PEOPLE TO CREATE NETWORKS FOR CUBAN ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURE GROUPS, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON PRESENTING AND NUTURING ARTISTIC WORK BY CUBAN ARTISTS IN NEW YORK CITY. CORE PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGSTHE 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.CAF HELD THE FOLLOWING EVENTS DURING 2023:WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION - SOLO EXHIBITION FEATURING ARTIST DANAY VIGOAMONTH OF MARCH 1- 31, 2023 IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND, THE BELLEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTS THE SOLO EXHIBITION FEATURING ARTIST DANAY VIGOA. THE MONTH-LONG EXHIBITION IS PART OF THE LIBRARY'S WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION, CELEBRATED ANNUALLY IN MARCH. ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE LIBRARY'S HOURS OF OPERATION.THE BELLEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A CLASSIC CARNEGIE BUILDING WHICH HAS UNDERGONE MODIFICATIONS OVER THE YEARS TO MODERNIZE ITS APPEARANCE BUT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO MAINTAIN ELEMENTS OF ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTER. THIS INCLUDES PRESERVING THE ORIGINAL EXTERIOR FACADE WITHIN THE BUILDING CREATING A GRAND ACCENT TO OUR CONSERVATORY WHERE FORMAL FUNCTIONS ARE HELD."SELF" AN EXHIBITION BY ARTIST DANAY VIGOA, MAY 2023THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHASHAMA, IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITION, SELF, FEATURING ARTIST DANAY VIGOA. EXPERIENCE NEW WORKS AND OTHERS CURRENTLY IN-PROGRESS. MS. VIGOA GRADUATED FROM INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ARTE (ISA) IN HAVANA, CUBA (2011). HER WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AT CORAL GABLE MUSEUM (MIAMI), GOIANIA ART MUSEUM (BRAZIL), ART BASEL MIAMI FAIR 2015, THE CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT OF VISUAL ARTS (CUBA), FURNAS CULTURAL SPACE RIO DE JANEIRO, AND OTHERS. SHE HAS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN PREMIER ART FESTIVALS IN CUBA, NOTABLY AT THE SALON OF CONTEMPORARY CUBAN ART, THE HALL OF HAVANA, AND THE X AND XI BIENNIAL OF HAVANA. HER WORKS RESIDE IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN SWITZERLAND, BRAZIL, THE UNITED STATES, AND MEXICO.RAFAEL VILLARES OPEN STUDIOTHURSDAY JULY 13, 2023 | FOR THIS OPEN STUDIO, RAFAEL VILLARES WILL PRESENT A SERIES OF DRAWINGS ON PAPER, ARTIST BOOKS, AND INSTALLATIONS AS PART OF HIS ONGOING RESEARCH ON THE DEFINITION AND REPRESENTATION OF NATURE AND THE LANDSCAPE. IN VILLARES' WORK, THE LANDSCAPE IS AN AMBIGUOUS AND CONSTANTLY EVOLVING CONCEPT, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY HIS PIECES REGULARLY REVEAL VARIOUS WAYS OF PERCEIVING AND EXPERIENCING NATURE. ALTHOUGH HIS CREATIVE PROCESS INVOLVES A RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICE, OFTEN RESULTING FROM COLLABORATIONS WITH SCIENTISTS AND ACADEMICS, VILLARES EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF VIEWERS BEING AWARE OF THEIR OWN VISION AND CREATIVE CAPACITY WHEN ENGAGING WITH THE ARTWORKS.YOSVANY TERRY QUINTET CONCERTTHURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023"SINCE ARRIVING IN NEW YORK IN 1999, CUBAN SAXOPHONIST YOSVANY TERRY HAS HELPED REDEFINE JAZZ," THE NEW YORK TIMES SAID. HIS WORK CROSS-POLLINATES TECHNICAL MASTERY WITH EXPERIENTIAL VISION AND DESIRE FOR INTERCULTURAL EXPRESSION. A DEEP COMMITMENT TO MEANINGFUL EXCHANGE COMPELS YOSVANY TO PERFORM WITH SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST TALENTED MUSICIANS.OPEN STUDIO, ROCO GARCAFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2023THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND, IN COLLABORATION WITH RESIDENCY UNLIMITED, THOMAS NICKLES PROJECT AND CHASHAMA, INVITES YOU TO JOIN US AT THE OPEN STUDIO EVENT OF THE CUBAN ARTIST ROCO GARCA. GARCIA WILL FEATURE CURRENT WORKS AS WELL AS PAINTINGS FROM THE 2021 SERIES BELLAS FLORES DEL MAL (BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS OF EVIL) THAT SHE PRESENTED IN NEW YORK IN SEPTEMBER 2021 WITH A SOLO EXHIBITION AT THE THOMAS NICKLES PROJECT GALLERY.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2023THE FREDERICK R. KOCH FOUNDATION, 6 EAST 80TH STREET, NEW YORK, NYTHE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND AND COMPOSERS NOW INVITE YOU TO AN INTIMATE EVENING CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF PULITZER PRIZE WINNER AND KENNEDY CENTER HONOREE TANIA LEN AND THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND. THIS SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT-ONLY CONCERT, CONVERSATION, AND RECEPTION IS CO-HOSTED BY BEN RODRIGUEZ-CUBEAS AND MS. LEN, AND IT FEATURES PERFORMANCES BY ADAM KENT, ALICIA MORAN, THE DA CAPO CHAMBER PLAYERS, AND THE HARLEM CHAMBER PLAYERS, LEADING INTERPRETERS OF MS. LEN'S MUSIC.OPEN STUDIO: RECENT WORKS BY JOS MANUEL MESASEXHIBITION: NOVEMBER 17, 2023 - DECEMBER 17, 2023THE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND AND RESIDENCY UNLIMITED, IN COLLABORATION WITH CHASHAMA, ARE PLEASED TO SHARE THE UPCOMING OPEN STUDIO OF OUR ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, JOS MANUEL MESAS.PLEASE JOIN THE CUBAN ARTIST JOS MANUEL MESAS AT AN OPEN STUDIO EVENT REALIZED AT THE OCCASION OF HIS RESIDENCY IN NEW YORK. VISITORS WILL BE EXPOSED TO NEW WORKS AS PART OF MESIAS' ONGOING SERIES MIND SPECIES, BROADLY DEFINED BY THE ARTIST AS A QUEST AROUND THE IDEA OF ART AS A MEANS OF EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN. "THROUGH A DETAILED OBSERVATION OF OBJECTS, SPACES, AND PEOPLE CLOSE TO HIS DAILY LIFE, MESAS LOOKS FOR A PASSAGE THROUGH THE 'THICK TISSUE' OF THE 'REAL WORLD,' PROBING HIS DISTURBING AND DISQUIETING INNER MONOLOGUE".CAF 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. ALTHOUGH RESIDENCIES HAVE OFTEN BEEN FOCUSED ON VISUAL ARTS, WE HAVE SPONSORED RESIDENCIES FOR THE PERFORMING ARTISTS SUCH AS MUSICIANS AND DANCERS. CAF OFTEN OFFERS THE PUBLIC EXPERIENCE IN THE ARTISTS' STUDIO EXPERIENCE BY ATTENDING OPEN-STUDIO SESSIONS WHERE THEY CAN MEET WITH ARTISTS TO DISCUSS THEIR INFLUENCES, CREATIVE PROCESSES AND CHALLENGES.IN 2023, DANAY VIGOA WAS SELECTED AS OUR ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, UTILIZING THE CAF A STUDIO FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ARTWORKS FEATURED IN HER SOLO EXHIBITION, SELF. THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM TOOK PLACE FROM APRIL 15 - MAY 31, 2023.RESIDENCY UNLIMITED PARTNERSHIPTHE CUBAN ARTISTS FUND (CAF) AND RESIDENCY UNLIMITED (RU) HAVE SERVED AS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS YIELDING A UNIQUE RESIDENCY EXPERIENCE FOR ARTISTS. THE COMBINED EFFORT SUPPORTS THE CREATION, PRESENTATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH THIS UNIQUE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THE RESIDENCY DIFFERS FROM OUR TRADITIONAL STUDIO SPACE RESIDENCY AS IT IS FOCUSED ON NETWORK SUPPORT, PROJECT/PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE, AND PUBLIC EXPOSURE. THIS INCLUDES WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH ART PROFESSIONALS ALIGNING ARTISTIC AND CURATORIAL INTERESTS, REGULAR PROJECT SUPPORT WITH RU STAFF, AND A PUBLIC PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY AT RU'S BROOKLYN LOCATION OR PARTNERING VENUES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK. WE WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A TAILORED RESIDENCY EXPERIENCES THAT MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF RESIDENTS' STAY IN NEW YORK. RESIDENTS BENEFIT FROM THE CREATIVE AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT OF OUR DEDICATED STAFF, CUSTOMIZED WEEKLY STUDIO VISITS WITH ARTS PROFESSIONALS, AND RU MONTHLY COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC PROGRAMING. THE ARTISTS FEATURED IN 2023 INCLUDE:" RAFAEL VILLARES, JULY 1, 2023 - AUGUST 31, 2023" ROCO GARCA, SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - OCTOBER 31, 2023" JOS MANUEL MESAS, NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - DECEMBER 31, 2023POCANTICO RESIDENCY PROGRAMTHE POCANTICO CENTER IN TARRYTOWN, NY IS A VENUE FOR CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS ON CRITICAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND'S MISSION. IT ALSO SERVES AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE AND OFFERS PUBLIC ACCESS THROUGH A VISITATION PROGRAM, LECTURES, AND CULTURAL EVENTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT TO ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GREATER NEW YORK CITY AREA. POCANTICO ALSO HOSTS RESIDENCIES FOR A VARIETY OF ARTISTS INCLUDING VISUAL ARTISTS, POETS, WRITERS, MUSICIANS, COMPOSERS, PLAYWRIGHTS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, AND DANCERS. 0 95710 95710 BEN RODRIGUEZ-CUBENAS CHAIRMAN 1.00 0 0 0 GABRIEL ALONSO-MENDOZA DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ABDO N F BALLESTER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 MARIA RITA CASO DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 MYRIAM CASTILLO DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 LOURDES LOPEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 MARIA LOPEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 PONCHITTA PIERCE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 CARLOS POMARES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 45769 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY NY FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC 20 JAY STREET 7TH FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11201 8778295580 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 189070 102874 67570 59650 174885 594049 189070 102874 67570 59650 174885 594049 400595 193454 594049 0.32570 0.41300 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTING FEES. AMOUNT: 3,700. DESCRIPTION: ARTISTIC FEES AND PER DIEMS. AMOUNT: 20,160. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND LODGING. AMOUNT: 17,418. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES. AMOUNT: 160. DESCRIPTION: PRODUCTION EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 98. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 1,230. DESCRIPTION: MEMBERSHIP AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 3,105. DESCRIPTION: EXHIBITION EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 6,786. DESCRIPTION: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 2,422. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,460. DESCRIPTION: SPACE RENTAL. AMOUNT: 3,500. DESCRIPTION: EQUIPMENT COSTS. AMOUNT: 2,159. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,453. DESCRIPTION: OTHER FEES. AMOUNT: 13,977. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 3,522. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 82,150. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: DUE TO/FROM NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 14,138. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 58,322. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.