Arte de Cuba and Cubanart.org Celebrate 15 Years as the Leading Online Gallery of Original Art of Easten Cuba's Oriente Region

    JENSEN BEACH, FL, September 29, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Cubanart.org and Artecuba.com, the leading Online Portals specializing in original works by artists of the Oriente region of Cuba, celebrate 15 years of representing and supporting the Arts of Eastern Cuba. The Jensen Beach, FL based studio is offering over 350 original oil paintings at 50% off for the Fall months.

Cuban artist's works are finding their way to the top auction houses in the US and bringing ever-growing prices.

After www.cubanart.org completed the National Tour, "CUBA ORIENTE: CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS FROM EASTERN CUBA", (http://www.cubanart.org/english/exhibitions.htm), which was handled by: Meridian International Center of Washington DC, the collection was brought home to the Jensen Beach Studio. This was the longest touring collection of original paintings from Eastern Cuba ever to tour the US.

The paintings, from the 1950s to the present have found their way into collections worldwide. Museums and Universities as well as private collectors in the US, Europe, South America and Asia have been investing through us into the Fine Art we have brought from this island nation. Pleas visit: www.artedecuba.com to see a selection of paintings for sale now. It's a great time to build your collection, we call this the Cuban Art stimulus package.

Arte de Cuba also has a donation program, which supports organizations that have Humanitarian based objectives and has also brought aid to the Oriente region itself for over 15 years now. "Art was the first written language of all people and continues to communicate across all barriers, old and new," says Clyde Hensley. "Our humanitarian aid work in Cuba has been a person to person program for all these years. From supplies to the small schools in the outback of the Sierra Maestra to the hundreds of pairs of reading glasses in Santiago de Cuba is just a part of our involvement with the people of the region. When I discovered this talented group of artists of this eastern region, I found that they had no access to any art supplies, besides the unsustainable materials they were using. I would say that 99% of all art materials available in Cuba back then, in the early 1990s, never made it outside of Havana. Not many folks supporting the arts from abroad even knew of Oriente, they kept to Havana. We have been focused on Eastern Cuba for all this time and it shows. We have brought the best canvases, (probably a linear mile or so), as well as brushes, oils, etc. to the region. The artists always share what they have with other artists, that's a real good thing when you realize there isn't much there, in the material sense that is."

The Documentary "LUMINOUS SHADOWS, THE ARTISTS OF EASTERN CUBA" came out in 2008 and was nominated for awards Nationally and Internationally as well as being aired by PBS station KTWU and others. This documentary shares a rare and inspiring view into the lives of these artists of the region. A copy of the film goes out with each painting.

This special sale represents a fantastic opportunity to invest into your collection of paintings by purchasing a painting, or two, from this historically rich collection of works. Arte de Cuba will quote you a price, pack and ship your selected painting at a price that you will love even more.

Arte de Cuba is the leading online site for locating information and images for the visual arts out of Eastern Cuba. This US based group has been licensed to trade in informational materials out of Cuba for over 15 years. Producing the documentary " Luminous Shadows, The Artists of Eastern Cuba" our group offers original paintings, exhibitions, stills and footage of the Oriente Region of Cuba. The site is www.cubanart.org. and we can be contacted at 305-509-0973.

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