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About the Foundation

The Josef Herman Art Foundation is based in the Welfare Hall in Ystradgynlais in the upper Swansea Valley. We are a registered charity working in partnership with other organisations across Wales to promote and support the arts, education, human rights, and to share the life and work of the Polish refugee artist Josef Herman who lived in Ystradgynlais between 1944 and 1955.

The Foundation

The Foundation was constituted in April 2003. Josef’s widow, Nini Herman, gave generous donations of original art work which now comprise a substantial part of our permanent collection. We have added to this over the years and now also include work donated to us, recent print bursaries and children’s artwork.

Our Work

Our work includes the annual schools project, working with primary and secondary schools, lectures and educational programmes, exhibitions, and an annual human rights programme (commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day, Refugee week and a talks).

Since 2018 we have supported recent art graduates annually from Swansea College of Art in memory of one of our Trustees.

We hold regular exhibitions of our permanent collection and the work of artists contemporary to Herman through regular events and lectures both at venues and via live streaming.

Trustees

The company is made up of board members / trustees:

Mary Pearce – Chair

Gwenllian Beynon – Vice Chair

Jackie Hankin – Secretary

Peter Bryan – Treasurer

Fay Miles Board

Elinor Gilbey

Rosalie Clement Hennion

Carole Morgan Hopkin

Rhian Jones

Dr. Sarah Pace

Betty Rae Watkins

Annette Williams

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