Collection CHC5121 - G.A.L.A. (Grupo Artístico Literario Abril) Records

CHC5121

University of Miami Cuban Heritage Collection

Collection

G.A.L.A. (Grupo Artístico Literario Abril) Records

• 1978-1997 (Creation)

1 Box

The Grupo Artístico Literario Abril (G.A.L.A) was founded in 1977 in Miami with the purpose of bringing together members of the literary and arts community. It became an official non-profit organization in 1982 in the state of Florida. G.A.L.A recognized many different Cuban and Latin American writers, poets, and artists from 1978 until 1997. G.A.L.A. was comprised of world renowned writers and they often paid tribute to their accomplishments. They awarded the "Agustín Acosta"award for poetry and the "GALA" award for short stories. Many newspapers around the world recognized and documented G.A.L.A.'s cultural events, lectures, conferences, recitals, and expositions held mostly in Miami, Florida.

The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, circular letters, press releases, lists of award recipients, photographs, and audio cassettes. Official records also include a constitution, by-laws, meeting minutes, and financial records.

This collection is open for research.

This collection is housed off-campus and must be requested a minimum of seven days in advanced for consultation in the Cuban Heritage Collection Reading Room.

Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please, contact chc@miami.edu for more information.

• English
• Spanish

Gift of Amelia del Castillo, 2003.

• Nonprofit organizations
• Poets, Latin American

• G.A.L.A. Grupo Artístico Literario Abril (Creator)

• Clippings
• Letters