The Tapirulan Cultural Association has been active since 2004 to promote and give visibility to contemporary artists. New authors are regularly published on the www.tapirulan.it website. A free service that allows illustrators, photographers, writers and poets to present themselves to a larger audience. In addition to the online publication of the artists, the Association organizes exhibitions, poetry contests and short stories, illustration and photography competitions. Tapirulan is also a publishing house (Edizioni Tapirulan) and publishes illustrated books, poetry books and the illustrators' calendar.