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 M. Hopkin
Rhian Jones
Dr. Sarah Pace
Ian Turner
Betty Rae Watkins
Annette Williams
Our Patrons
David Herman
David Herman is the son of Josef and Nini Herman. He worked as a TV producer for twenty years and for the past twenty years as a freelance writer, writing about art, literature and Jewish culture for a number of British and American newspapers and magazines.
The Rt Rev. Lord Rowan Williams of Oystermouth
Rowan Williams is the Master of Magdalen College, University of Cambridge. He served as the Archbishop of Wales from 2000 to 2002 and as the Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012. He was made a life peer in 2013 and is now Lord Williams of Oystermouth.
The Rt Hon. the Lord John & Lady Elizabeth Ann Thomas of Cwmgiedd
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd is the Chair of the Commission on Justice in Wales. Appointed as the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales in 2013, he retired in 2017. Other senior judicial leadership roles include Presiding Judge of the Wales and Chester circuit, Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales and President of the Queen’s Bench Division.
Mair Francis
Mair and her late husband Hywel Francis MP were our first patrons. Mair is a teacher. During the Miner’s strike, she led the successful campaign to establish the Dove Workshop, a woman’s training centre in Banwen, near Neath. She has been active in a wide range of social and political campaigns on equality, carers and social justice at Welsh and European levels.
Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen is a Welsh award winning actor, television producer and political activist. He has worked extensively in theatre, film and TV, becoming better known as a screen actor since the 2000s, in particular through his roles in various biographical films and recent TV appearances.
Ed Thomas
Ed is an award winning playwright, director & producer at Fiction Factory and was Executive Producer, co-creator & director of Hinterland/Y Gwyll. His play On Bear Ridge opened in autumn 2019 in a co-production by the Royal Court & National Theatre Wales. Ed is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama & Visiting Professor & Honorary Fellow at the University of Wales Aberystwyth.
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