Any Cuban artist between 18 and 35 years of age or any cultural enterprise led by young people within the same age group, whose creative projects are developed from Cuba, may apply to the Fondo de Arte Joven. The specific requirements of each call must be taken into account.

The Fondo de Arte Joven finances creative projects, especially in artistic disciplines such as visual arts and music, as well as cultural enterprises with a focus on local development. Projects may be individual or collective and must be innovative and of high quality.

Creative projects shall be understood as the planning and execution of a set of activities aimed at developing an idea or a cultural product (e.g. production of works and/or exhibitions, support for creative processes, publications, promotion, among others).

Among the cultural enterprises, eligible activities are linked to the various stages of the cultural cycle, such as:

• Creation: Exploration and conception of content that constitutes the raw material of cultural industries
• Production: All the elements (supplies, equipment, professionals) necessary for the realization (materialization) of cultural expressions
• Dissemination: Commercialization, distribution of a live artistic manifestation (concert, festivals, exhibitions, etc.)
• Promotion/exhibition: Activities aimed at the public so as to facilitate the understanding of a work or marketing means used to increase the audience, media advertising, market analysis, etc.

You can find more details in our Applicant’s Guide for Creative Projects and Applicant’s Guide for Cultural Enterprises.

The Fondo de Arte Joven announces periodic calls for proposals through its website and social media. To apply, you must fill out an online form and send the required documents, such as a detailed description of the project, a budget and a description of previous work developed. Discover the calls for proposals that are available at the top of this page.

The deadlines for submitting applications may vary according to each call for proposals. In general, they are announced well in advance so that interested parties can prepare their projects. All details are available in the Call for Proposals section.

In addition to financing innovative and high-quality projects, the Fondo de Arte Joven offers artists professional support, as well as the possibility of exhibiting and publicizing their work in different cultural spaces and events. It also provides opportunities for academic mobility and further education.

The projects are selected by a committee of experts in each artistic discipline, who evaluate the quality, originality and cultural impact of the submitted proposals. Other requirements are also considered, as well as the technical and economic viability of the projects. You can meet the experts who have been part of our juries here. here.

The Fondo de Arte Joven receives many applications and it is possible that not all of them can be funded. However, the Fondo de Arte Joven offers the possibility of submitting one annual application for funding to each artist who has not been selected previously. In addition, the Fondo de Arte Joven offers other opportunities for emerging artists, such as mentoring, workshops and collateral activities.

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