The National Endowment for the Arts gave soft loans to important galleries so they could be in arteba

Four important art galleries — Rolf-Art, Piedras, Constitución, and La Mesa —received special soft loans from the National Fund for the Arts (FNA) at zero interest rates. The loans were 20 million pesos for Rolf Art; 10 million pesos for Piedras; five million pesos for La Mesa; and two million pesos for Constitución. Each presented the project they are bringing to arteba .

The loans were granted under an agreement signed with the ArteBA Foundation . This year, the FNA launched a special line aimed at Argentine art galleries, with the aim of facilitating their participation in the current edition.

Clarín asked reliable sources at the Fund if participating artists had also applied to access individual loans at BADA , the fair that also begins this week, and the answer was no.

Piedras brought together six artists—Carrie Bencardino, Clara Esborraz, Santiago Gasquet, Teresa Giarcovich, Constanza Giuliani, and Josefina Labourt—and Rolf Art's focus is on works by Dalila Puzzovio, Charlie Squirru, Liliana Maresca, Silvia Rivas, and Santiago Porter.

Meanwhile, Constitución offers works by Alfredo Dufour, Josefina Alen, and Martín Farnholc Halley, which explore painting as an expanded language, while La Mesa presents an exhibition by Julián Matta.

The credit line included personal loans, with amounts up to 10 million pesos and repayment terms of up to 48 months , and loans for cultural industries, with amounts between 2 and 20 million pesos, and repayment terms of up to 48 months. It's clear that galleries opted for this second option.

FNA spokespersons also emphasized that the organization will pay tribute to the deceased artists Luis "Yuyo" Noé, Remo Bianchedi, Alfredo Prior, and Fermín Eguía. The ceremony will take place in the VIP Lounge next Friday at 6:00 PM.