WINNERS OF THE 2023-2024 CINTAS FELLOWSHIPS ANNOUNCED

CINTAS Fellowships acknowledge creative accomplishments and encourage excellence in architecture & design, creative writing, music composition, photography and the visual arts. Eligibility is limited to artists of Cuban citizenship or direct descent. Applications are reviewed by panels of qualified members from each artistic discipline. The Board of the CINTAS Foundation, Inc., awards fellowships based on the recommendations of the panels.

The 2023-2024 CINTAS Foundation Fellows were announced:

CINTAS Foundation Architecture & Design Fellow – Grupo Dórico.

CINTAS Foundation Fellow Creative Writing Fellow – Kelly Martínez-Grandal.

CINTAS Foundation Brandon Fradd Music Composition Fellow – David León.

CINTAS Foundation Sondra Gilman González-Falla Photography Fellow – Paola Martínez-Fiterre.

CINTAS Foundation Visual Arts Fellow – Fabián Peña.

About the CINTAS Fellowship Program

The CINTAS Fellowship Program supports artists of Cuban origin and descent in architecture & design, creative writing, music composition, photography and the visual arts. The CINTAS Foundation was established with funds from the estate of Oscar B. Cintas (1887-1957), former Cuban ambassador to the United States, prominent industrialist, and patron of the arts.

The Fellowship, marking its 60th year, includes a $25,000 grant. Finalists are selected by a national and international standing jury. The prestigious competition has recognized creative accomplishments by Cuban artists in the various artistic categories over the last six decades. The Fellows range from Carmen Herrera to Félix González-Torres, María Martínez-Cañas, Teresita Fernández, Pulitzer Prize winner Oscar Hijuelos, multiple-Obie winner María Elena Fornes, architect Andrés Duany, Latin Grammy finalist composer Tania León, and many others.