Introducing our 2025 Fellowship Finalists
In Photography - Ania Moussawel:
Ania Moussawel is a Cuban-Lebanese American artist and educator from Miami, Florida. Her work in
photography and video explores notions of family, memory, and loss...
Introducing our 2025 Fellowship Finalists
In Visual Arts - Gustavo Acosta in his own words:
Por años he proyectado mi trabajo como una investigación sobre la condición humana, utilizando como testimonio no al individuo sino a la huella física de su creatividad...
Introducing our 2025 Fellowship Finalists in Visual Arts - José Manuel Mesías:
José Manuel Mesías (Havana, Cuba, 1990) is a Cuban artist who specializes in painting, drawing, video, and installation...
Introducing our 2025 Fellowship Finalists: In Photography - Yaritza Guirado Alejo in her own words:
Soy Yaritza Guirado Alejo, fotógrafa cubana radicada en Valencia, España. La cámara es para mí una herramienta poderosa para expresar lo que a veces no puedo decir con palabras.
Introducing our 2025 Fellowship Finalists: In Music Composition - Aruán Ortiz in his own words:
My work as a composer, pianist, and musical researcher is rooted in lived experiences and the collective memory of Afro-diasporic communities across the Americas.
All of us at Cintas are deeply saddened by the loss of dear friend and two time Visual Arts Fellow (1979-1980, 1981-1982), Humberto Calzada. We are honored to be one of the custodians of his legacy. RIP/EPD
We are proud and honored to present the 2025 CINTAS Fellows! Architecture & Design - Infraestudio Creative Writing - Ahmel Echevarría Music Composition - Román Filiú Photography - Elliot & Erick Jiménez Visual Arts - Nereida García Ferraz
Introducing our CINTAS 2024 Fellowship Finalist in Creative Writing: Carlos Manuel Álvarez.
Carlos Manuel Álvarez nació en Matanzas, Cuba en 1989. Estudió Periodismo en la Universidad de La Habana.
Introducing our CINTAS 2024 Fellowship Finalist in Music Composition: Román Filiú.
New York-based Roman Filiú has been a saxophonist, bandleader, composer for over twenty years. Born and raised in Santiago de Cuba, he has played, recorded, and toured worldwide...
Introducing our CINTAS 2024 Fellowship Finalist in Visual Arts: Antonia Wright. Antonia Wright is a Cuban American artist born in Miami, Florida. Through a multimedia practice of video, performance, photography, sculpture, sound, and light, she investigates systems of control ..
ntroducing our CINTAS 2024 Fellowship Finalist in Photography: José Castro.
Born in Matanzas, Cuba in 1947. I immigrated to the United States in 1961 through Operation Pedro Pan.
Introducing our CINTAS 2024 Fellowship Finalist in Creative Writing: Néstor Díaz de Villegas.
Néstor Díaz de Villegas (Cumanayagua, Cuba, 1956). Poeta, editor y ensayista. Fue estudiante de arte, pasó por la cárcel en Cuba, y emigró en 1979 a los Estados Unidos.
Luis Alejandro Yero en sus palabras:
De alguna manera, siempre he buscado capturar el choque entre el tiempo histórico y el tiempo íntimo, mediante la exploración de un territorio que considero profundamente revelador...