Published in adelante.cu: The Fondo de Arte Joven and UNICEF Cuba announce the first edition of the National Music Contest, an initiative aimed at young talents between the ages of 12 and 18.

Published in elprogreso.es: He makes the hurdy-gurdy his main instrument and with it he discovers new sounds, expresses what he wants to tell and now he also travels. Germán Díaz -vallisoletano who has been living in Lugo for twenty years and nephew of the folklorist Joaquín Díaz- has just come from Cuba and India, countries where the hurdy-gurdy is still something exotic.

Published on residencyunlimited.org: In this presentation, curator Neida Peñalver (currently in residency at UK) will talk about the Fondo de Arte Joven (The Youth Art Fund), a cultural platform founded in Cuba in January 2023.

Published in negolution.com: The Malayerba visual arts competition and the call for concerts and group exhibitions are among the visible results of the FAJ.

Published in ipscuba.net: The winning entries in the Mala Yerba contest addressed issues such as migration and social prejudice on the island.

Published in quepasamedia.com: The exhibition brings together the 29 finalists of the MalaYerba 2024 visual arts contest, an initiative of the state-run Fondo de Arte Joven (FAJ) platform dedicated to the promotion of emerging art in Cuba.

Published in Xinhua English: A new generation of visual artists is beginning to break into Cuba's cultural scene, as evidenced by the second edition of the MalaYerba Youth Art Contest, held in Havana.