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INSTAR (The Instituto de Artivismo Hannah Arendt) is a collective founded and directed by Cuban artist Tania Bruguera. INSTAR—an acronym, and also a verb meaning “to encourage,” “to instigate,” or “to incite”—works at the fault lines between artistic practice and activism. The institute’s main objectives are the promotion of civic literacy and social justice in Cuba. It institutes and promotes awards and scholarships for the financial support of independent production by Cuban artists on the island and abroad; and aims for the restitution of historical memory through public programs and its archive.