Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC)
In 2026, the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) will support modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals residing in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, or members of their diasporas (residing in countries with emerging and developing economies - Groups C, D, E of this list according to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) of every State).
About the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) was founded in the 1970s by Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and Gustavo A. Cisneros and is dedicated to preserving and promoting the greater understanding of the contributions of Latin America and the Caribbean to global culture. Based in Caracas, the Dominican Republic, Madrid, and New York, the CPPC has been led since 2008 by their daughter, Adriana Cisneros de Griffin.
The collections of the CPPC present a rich story of five centuries of the material cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean. These diverse collections–Orinoco, traveler artists, colonial period, modern, and contemporary art–are activated through exhibitions, loans, donations, media, and publications.
Through its collections and programs, the CPPC has supported the field of art and ideas from Latin America. It has done this through the creation and circulation of knowledge, from artistic production to academic scholarship. For over four decades, a series of grants, institutional partnerships, and research initiatives have supported generations of artists, curators, and scholars. A pioneer in digital humanities, the CPPC continues to support initiatives to preserve and disseminate culture from Latin America and its diasporas.
The CPPC has donated over 600 artworks to over 20 museums to support their efforts in incorporating art from Latin America. In 2017 the CPPC collaborated with The Museum of Modern Art in New York to create the Cisneros Institute for the Study of Art from Latin America, a permanent research center. The CPPC continues to organize programs to further its mission, always guided by a commitment to education, democratic values, and freedom of thought.
A founding supporter of CIMAM’s Travel Grant Program, the CPPC has enabled over 40 curators and museum professionals from 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries to participate in the Annual Conference. In 2026, the CPPC continued this commitment by supporting two participants from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and their diasporas.