Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

Back by popular demand, we are delighted to present another exclusive concert by Mestisay, one of the most popular groups from the Canary Islands, starring Olga Cerpa, its lead singer since 1986. Graced with an exquisite vocal quality and an arresting stage presence, Cerpa is considered the most important singer from Canarias today, and is […]

A conversation with some of the participating artists in the Grupo < 11 > exhibition which opened on March 7. The conversation will be based on the premise that to think about objects as witnesses is to give them capacity to hold and transfer a story or an event. Curator Carolina Castro Jorquera will present the exhibition […]

An exclusive recital by the widely acclaimed Cuban-Spanish singer Luisa María Güell, in celebration of her long and successful international career and her numerous recognitions, among them, winner of the International Malaga Festival in Spain; and winner at the Paris Grand Prix de la Chanson, in 1979, of the Edith Piaf Gold Medal, the only non-French […]

The CCCNY is pleased to invite you to a closing party for Sun Light, a solo exhibition by Cuban artist Alexi Torres at UNIX Gallery in Chelsea, which has run to critical acclaim for five weeks. This marks his second exhibition with the gallery. This new body of work features portraits of Cuban nationals, including friends and family […]

We are delighted to bring back by popular demand one of Cuba’s most beloved classical pianists, the internationally acclaimed Juana Zayas, whose 1983 recording of the Chopin Études has been widely lauded as the greatest of the 20th century. Juana Zayas’ childhood is stuff of legend. Picking out piano pieces by ear as early as […]

The New York City launching of the latest collection of short stories by the prolific Cuban writer José Fernández Pequeño, author of sixteen books in several literary genres. This latest volume portrays human beings trapped by a supposedly communal and inclusive venture, but which instead pushes them to the edge of history. They are, above […]

An insightful conversatorio with Barbara E. Joe, veteran human rights activist and author of Confessions of a Secret Latina: How I Fell Out of Love with Castro & In Love with the Cuban People, a frank firsthand account of one woman’s journey, not only through Cuba, but through a life filled with unique challenges and […]

In Super Extra Grande (Restless Books, 2015), a novel by Cuban sci-fi author Yoss (pictured above), Latin Americans have pioneered faster-than-light travel and spearheaded human colonization of the Milky Way, and the galactic lingua franca is now Spanglish. Using this satirical element as a jumping-off point, Yoss and award-winning writer, scholar, and Restless Books publisher […]

                          The Cuban Cultural Center of New York celebrates its 15th consecutive annual conference, this year dedicated to the history and development of art in Cuba—from colonial times to present-day performance art. The all-day event will not only cover the evolution and the different influences […]

A post-conference conversatorio among Cuban artists from inside and outside the Island. Issues such as national identity, the role of the market, cultural interchange, censorship, art and society, and other topics will be discussed. Among the participating artists are Tania Bruguera, Armando Mariño, Sandra Ceballos, Geandy Pavón, Ofill Echevarría, Sandro Guerra, Sandra Dooley, Alberto Casado, […]