The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) is proud to announce the recipients of this year's Grants & Commissions Program Award. As is customary, the nine (9) recipients will be part of an annual exhibit, to open on September 7, 2017 at CIFO in Miami. For the 15th edition of the Grants & Commissions Program, the awarded artists represent six (6) countries, divided into three (3) categories: Emerging Artists—Ilich Castillo (Ecuador), Alana Iturralde (Puerto Rico), Juan Carlos Osorno (Colombia), the duo Celia y Yunior (Cuba), Katherinne Fiedler (Peru) and Ulrik López (Puerto Rico); Mid-Career Artists—Richard Garet (Uruguay) and Fredy Alzate (Colombia); and the Achievement Award, given to Mexican-American multimedia artist Daniel Joseph Martinez. "CIFO is proud to have been part of the Latin American art scene since 2002," said Eugenio Valdés Figueroa, Director and Chief Curator of CIFO. "The CIFO Grants & Commissions Program has been a platform for creation and reflection on the cultural problematic of the region during the past years. The program has awarded more than 120 artists and has dedicated over $1.5 million in funds to date. The Grants & Commissions Program emphasizes the stimulation of experimental and multidisciplinary work. Simultaneously, the selective process samples emerging artistic production from Latin America, while also recognizing the work of established and mid-career artists." Mexican-American post-conceptual artist Daniel Joseph Martinez, CIFO's 2017 Achievement Award recipient, has a multimedia practice of over 25 years that includes sculpture, video, text and street performance. A graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, Martinez confronts the complexities of America's social landscape in his provocative works, unapologetically interrogating ideas of democracy, capitalism and the wavering distinction between personal and collective identity.