CLA's Havana Bienal

Meet the people of Cuba and learn about art from the Americas and the World.

The week will be devoted to meeting and sharing ideas with Cuban artists, curators and the everyday people of Havana. Contemporary art of Cuba, Latin America, Asia and Africa will be fully displayed throughout the city, making this curated event the only place on the Globe where you can see all of this work together in one place. For American art experts and aficionados alike, the Havana Bienal is a good way to stay in touch with developments in the visual arts of these regions.

Havana comes alive during the Bienal, many venues around the city open up to fabulous installations. The city has recently experienced a foodie revolution where many wonderful new private restaurants have opened to the delight of locals and visitors alike. Every artist studio in town will be open and waiting for you.

The opening week will be a citywide art event with multiple venues opening each day. You will be there with art lovers from around the world. Your trip dates coincide exactly with the Opening week of the Bienal.

The visit will take place in Havana and will include a variety of cultural activities and substantive interactions with Cuban cultural experts as well as everyday citizens. All of the program will be designed to maximise quality interaction with the artists and musicians and everyday citizens of the Capital city.

You will be staying at the Hotel Nacional, one of the best hotels in Havana.

In 2102 US President Obama reinstated People to People educational travel, which allows Americans to travel to Cuba, via a Specific License, issued by the US Department of the Treasury (OFAC). All programs under this License, issued to Cultural Journeys Inc. and include a full time schedule of educational exchange activities designed to promote meaningful interactions between Americans and the people of Cuba. People to People travel is not tourist oriented or self directed but it is both rewarding and unique. It allows participants to visit a wide scope of organizations, institutions, and community projects that provide a deeper understanding of Cuba, its people and its culture.

Land $ 3300.00 Per passenger

Air $ 575.00 MIA-HAV-MIA

Total $ 3875 .00 Per passenger. $ 450.00 single supplement

*Meet and greet at the Miami International Airport

*Round trip air MIA-HAV-MIA

*Cuban Visa

*US Gvt Paperwork & People to People License/Professional Research

*Airport transfers

*Accommodations for 7 nights at the Hotel Nacional (Executive floor)

*Breakfast every day at the hotel

*Four Lunches

*Three dinner (14 prepaid meals total)

*Three Organizational visits (Museums or other orgs as required)

*Tips ( guide, driver & restaurants)

*Visits, with artists in their studios as per itinerary

*Day Trip to the magical Vinales Valley with lunch

*Full Bienal Accreditation (all access pass)

*Motor coach or van transportation to all events for 12 hours

*Full translation by professional Cuba based guide

*Ground support to assist the group

*Medical Insurance in Cuba

NOT INCLUDED:

*Current membership in CLA

*Airfare from home city to Miami

*After hours activities

*Airport Taxes upon departing Havana (CUC 25)

*Single room differential ($450 for whole week)

*Trip Interruption Insurance

*All other items not listed in “PROGRAM PRICE INCLUDES”

The Bienal is less than a year away. This is a perfect time to book your trip. You can secure your space with your deposit on a first come first served basis.

TO SIGN UP PLEASE OPEN THIS LINK:

http://tourinfosys.com/signup/cla_bienal_nac

Once you sign up you will get a set of forms by return e mail that you need to print and fill out. Don't forget to sign them!

Cuba Educational Travel

Run by Collin Laverty, a leading expert on Cuba and U.S.-Cuba relations, Cuba Educational Travel organizes educational exchange programs and people-to-people travel for U.S. citizens and residents to Cuba. We believe our two countries have much to learn from each other and meaningful exchanges that foster dialogue can be highly beneficial to strengthening the artistic, environmental, medical, scientific, and social science communities in the U.S. and Cuba. Most importantly, increased travel and people-to-people contact will strengthen ties between ordinary Americans and Cubans.

Cuba Educational Travel's mission is to connect the people of the United States and Cuba. This is done through coordinating travel between both countries – in both directions – to facilitate two-way learning; as well as producing studies and publications about issues of mutual concern and organizing events in the United States that deal with issues related to Cuba and U.S.-Cuba relations.

People to People License Number: CT-2013-303986-1

California Lawyers for the Arts:

San Francisco Office

Fort Mason Center, C-255

San Francisco, CA 94123

tel 1 415 775-7200

fax 1 415 775-1143

sanfrancisco@calawyersforthearts.org

The Cuba Art travel people!

Cuba Tours and Travel has over fifteen years of experience offering expert-driven cultural travel to Cuba. Our management and program-design team, working together with a team of superb Cuban travel associates in both Havana and Miami, are uniquely suited to offer you the finest in-depth travel program to the island. We are licensed by the US Treasury Department and are fully insured. Most importantly, we have an abiding love for Cuban art and culture and have strong connections to the cultural institutions on the island.

Cuba Tours and travel is a full-service agency licensed by the U.S. Government

TSP# CU-077926-b. CST number 2073790-40

We are located at

320 Pine Avenue, Suite 503.

Long Beach, California. 90802

For more information please write to BIENAL@cubatoursandtravel.com or call us at 888 225-6439

Email: bienal@cubatoursandtravel.com
Website: cubatoursandtravel.com
Phone: 888 225-6439