It can be defined as an organization of persons with legal independence, whose decisions and agreements are given the value of acts of will, with the power to dispose and bind their assets.The Right of Association is recognized in article 54 of the Constitution of the Republic.

The inscription in the Registry of Associations determines its legal personality. Its legal existence will be accredited with the certification issued by the Registry where it is registered (article 18 of the Associations Law) which indicates the constitutive nature of its registration.There are national associations in Cuba, registered in the MINJUS and provincial ones registered in the Justice Offices of the People's Power Bodies.

The associations that may be constituted according to Law 54 are the following:

1. Scientific or technical, which pursue with their work to contribute to the development of research and the application of the achievements of science and technology;
2. cultural and artistic, which intend to promote and develop artistic education, the vocation for the creation and cultivation of art and culture;
3. sports, whose purpose is the development and practice of sports, as well as physical education and recreation;
4. of friendship and solidarity, which intend to develop friendly relations between peoples and the study of their history and culture;
5. and any others that, according to the Constitution and this Law, propose social interest purposes.

The following Associations can be observed in Artemisa province:

-Scientific or technical

-Fraternal

-Cultural or Artistic

-Sports

-Of Social Interest

The following Associations can be found within these groups:

 Scientific or technical: 5

-Cuban Association of Animal Production in Artemisa.

-Cuban Association of Agricultural and Forestry Technology in Artemisa

-Association of Historians of Cuba in Artemisa.

- Association of Pedagogues of Cuba in Artemisa.

Fraternal: 65

They are the Lodges:

-Masonic Order 21

-Order Knight of Light 30

-Order Odd Fellow 14

 Cultural or Artistic: 3

-Saiz Brothers Association in Artemisa.

-Cuban Association of Librarians in Artemisa

-Cuban Association of Artisans and Artists in Artemisa.

Sports: 2

-Filial of the Cuban Federation of Sport Fishing in Artemisa.

-Filial of the Cuban Federation of Sport Hunting in Artemisa.

Of Social Interest: 17

-Filial of the Cuban Association of Firefighters and Volunteers of Cuba in Artemisa

-National Association of the Deaf of Cuba in Artemisa.

-Cuban Association of Physically Limited Persons in Artemisa.

-Cuban Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired in Artemisa.

-Filial of the Culinary Association of Cuba in Artemisa.

-Filial of the National Ornithological Association of Cuba in Artemisa.

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.

There are 27 recognized religious denominations, which have 152 approved cults (minus two canceled) and there are 6 pending, Temples 50, Pastoral Houses 44 and lodges 65.

DENOMINATIONS RECOGNIZED IN THE PROVINCE:

1. Pentecostal Evangelical Church Assembly of God.
2. World Evangelical Mission Church.
3. Church Society Mission. Brothers in Christ.
4. Methodist Church.
5. Seventh Day Cuban Union of Adventists.
6. Church the Apostolic Faith.
7. Church of the Cuban Nazarene.
8. Free Evangelical Church.
9. Cuban Evangelical League.
10. Gideon’s Evangelical Side.
11. Pentecostal Christian Church.
12. Cuban EvangelicalConvention “Los Pinos Nuevos”.
13. Baptist Convention of Western Cuba.
14. First Pentecostal Church in Cuba.
15. Churches of the Open Bible.
16. Free Baptist Convention of Cuba.
17. Missionary Church of God.
18. World Mission Church in Cuba.
19. Fraternity of Baptist Churches.
20. Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ.
21. Pentecostal Holiness Church of Cuba.
22. Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.
23. Pentecostal Church Sovereign Grace.
24. Churches of God in Christ.
25. Church of Gathered Brothers in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
26. Christ’s Church.
27. Reformed Presbyterian Church.