00:12we move on to other topics the oldest art school in hispanic america and the second longest running
00:19educational institution in cuba is now under pressure from the united states blockade of the
00:26island our corresponding evelyn leyva is in havana with more details from these classrooms came the
00:35best of cuban talent to spread the island's visual arts in the world's most important museums founded
00:41on january 11 1818 in the comment of san agustin the san alejandro national academy of fine arts was
00:47established in 1962 in the town of marianao north of the cuban capital al norte de la capital cubana
00:54the school continues to participate in all events and competition with the most activatory
01:00results we have six more schools in santiago de cuba olguÃn camagüez y en fuegos villa clara
01:06and matanza today the blocking against cuba eclipses the splendor of the former cradle of the most
01:12innovative movement in cuban art the purchase of materials through fair countries amount to 1
01:18million dollars over a five-year period in the face of intensification of energy and tariff
01:23restrictions educational authorities were forced to restructure schedules to ensure the continuity of
01:28studies five years with all supplies in school why because we have to buy them from third countries
01:37the process of acquiring supplies become too expensive how size we don't have fuel we can guarantee food for
01:44the student that's why we're only working half days what we have we learn that no material is
01:53disposable for us there is no such thing as trash it all serves to carry out the artistic educational
02:00process process artistic pedagogical mario travels from the center of habana to attend classes like the
02:07rest of the 240 students at the academy he tries to overcome any obstacle
02:11it cost me 600 pesos to come and 600 pesos to return when i have arrived i have another problem
02:19which is work for engarving we need plates linoleum a press a pupil and nothing else we have only one
02:25press and there are 15 of us students also for alexa it is a challenge to specialize in digital art
02:36purchasing certain equipment such as drawing tablets accessing specialized software to do this type
02:41of work digitally or even if you have a family member or someone abroad who can help you with
02:45this chipping is very complicated it costs a lot and right now achievements are being cancelled
02:52in addition to the specialization in digital arts engraving painting and sculpture are also part of the
02:57students four-year training to advance to this level diego faces the challenge of accessing vital
03:03resources for his training for example the acrylic paints that they cannot supply us with formats that
03:13they cannot provide us with we have practically to shoot the mood what the course requires in terms
03:20of transportation at least i have a level pass test that our school i have to have in order to
03:28be able
03:29to take that test to graduate from elementary school and we don't have these conditions
03:37academic exchanges with the united states are also at a standstill we were going to have an exchange
03:43with some students from a school in california united states and in the end the trip was cancelled
03:48because supposedly it was not safe for them in the country they were going to give out materials at the
03:53end of the trip and that could not happen because the trip did not take place
03:57according to cuban authorities 14 hours of the blockade equals 12 million dollars
04:0210 times more than what the san alejandro academy needs to return to its glory days
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