The immutable history

Timeline

The Cuban NFT Genesis, as recorded by the project — then every artist and drop as it arrived.

Genesis

April 16, 2020
Raúl Cordero
The earliest Cuban NFT recorded by the project.
Sept 22, 2020
Snark.art — Liz Capote
“Involuntary suicide”, 2020. Snark.art, with the help of Luisa Ausenda de Barreto, went on to mint many other Cuban artists.
March 31, 2021
Gabriel Bianchini
“Hotel Habana 3:10”.
April 3, 2021
ClitSplash — José Nazabal
“Honey, I've told you not to call me at work”. ClitSplash, with Gladys Garrote and Luisa Ausenda de Barreto, minted many other Cuban artists.
April 16, 2021
nftFAC — X Alfonso
“New York – Habana”. nftFAC minted many other Cuban artists.
April 20, 2021
NFTcuba.ART is born
May 1, 2021
NFTcuba — Paolo De
La Cafetera Dorada: 525 golden cafeteras, funds used to keep helping the Cuban NFT community.
March 10–12, 2023
Beyond the Body. Digital Art in Frontera
NFT art exhibition curated by Gladys Garrote at Galería Taller Gorría, Havana, sponsored by collector Cryptinish.

2021

March 29, 2021
The spark
Gianni buys Gabriel Guerra Bianchini's “Falling into You” — Bianchini's second NFT — and the idea for NFTcuba is born.
April 20, 2021
NFTcuba.ART launches
Bianchini is the first artist on the site.
May 2021
La Cafetera Challenge begins
Paolo De's “LaCafetera001 – Low Octane” opens the challenge on Foundation. Drops continue through December; proceeds pay minting fees so selected artists can mint from their own accounts.
July–Dec 2021
72 artists
The roster grows to 72 Cuban artists, with the biggest waves in late July and August.
October 15, 2021
“NFT Cuba Art” on oncyber
A 3D show of 92 works by 92 creators, curated by Gladys Garrote, Beatriz Pérez and David Ulloa with the support of NFTcuba.ART.
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2022

January 22–23, 2022
NFTcuba IRL in Miami
A meetup with Idania del Río.
January 26, 2022
Humberto Díaz genesis drop
On Nifty Gateway, with help from Gladys and Gianni.
February 20, 2022
Forbes
NFTcuba.ART featured among NFT projects applying an equity lens.
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March 2022
Miami NFT Week
Co-founded by Gianni. Cuban artists meet in person.
March 13, 2022
OpenSea blocks Paolo De
The first of many Cuban profiles shut down.
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April 23–30, 2022
“Minted” films in Havana
Nicholas Bruckman's crew shoots with the Cuban artists; Gladys arranges the introductions.
May 19, 2022
At the Vatican
Gladys joins Camila Russo, Santiago Siri and Scholas Occurrentes as Pope Francis meets Scholas youth — part of The Infinite Machine, the film and NFT collection based on Russo's Ethereum book.
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May 31, 2022
Serious Art Only podcast
Gianni on Cuban NFT art.
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Spring 2022
Lynn University NFT Museum
A Latin American show curated by Gladys with Marlon Portales.
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December 12, 2022
OpenSea disables NFTcuba.ART
The collective's own account is shut down under US sanctions rules.
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December 20, 2022
The AP story
“Cuban artists blocked from once-promising NFT trading sites” — reprinted by NBC, Yahoo and others.
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