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Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Cardiff to Camden exhibition held at Cardiff Old Library and Swiss Cottage Library, Camden, 1989, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and assistant secretary Betty Evans, Cardiff Old Library, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and Group members; printed invitations to private viewings; details of exhibiting artists and works; draft texts for exhibition catalogues; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Cardiff to Camden exhibition held at Cardiff Old Library and Swiss Cottage Library, Camden, 1989, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Swiss Cottage Library (which includes gallery floor plan) and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales); correspondence between Group assistant secretary Betty Evans and the British Council in London and Group members; lists of invitees to private viewings and printed invitation; mailing lists for exhibition catalogues; press release and other publicity material; and details of exhibiting artists and works.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Glasgow Group Gallery, Glasgow, 1990, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and assistant secretary Betty Evans, the Glasgow Group, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), the Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts (ABSA), Group chairman Arthur Giardelli, Group members and others; letter of invitation and printed invitations to private viewing; printed information relating to the Glasgow Group and gallery; details of exhibiting artists and works; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at Haverfordwest Library, 1991, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Haverfordwest Library, Elinor Jones of HTV Wales, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), assistant secretary Betty Evans, Group chairman Arthur Giardelli and Group members; printed invitation to private viewing; details of exhibiting artists and works; press releases, with related correspondence; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths, some by Arthur Giardelli.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales 1991 exhibition tour of the Czech Republic held at the Úluv Gallery in Prague, the Alšova Jihočeska Galerie in Hluboká nad Vltavou near České Budějovice, the Západočeská Galerie v Pizni in Plzeň, the Rabasova Galerie in Rakovnik and the Muzeum Beskyd in Frýdek-Mistek, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Dr Silvia Ilečková of the Slovak National Gallery, the Czechoslovak Embassy; the British Council; the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), Group assistant secretary Betty Evans, Group chairman Arthur Giardelli, and Mary Griffiths's husband Bruce Griffiths; correspondence between executive Group members; report on meeting between representatives of the 56 Group Wales and the Welsh Arts Council; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Several folios annotated by Mary Griffiths, two by Group treasurer David Tinker. Letter from Arthur Giardelli to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawing of bird's head.

Material relating to the Spirit of Time, Spirit of Place: Contemporary Czech Painting & Sculpture exhibition held at the Davies Memorial Gallery, Newtown, 1991, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Davies Memorial Gallery; printed exhibition catalogue; printed invitations to private viewing; and other related correspondence. Most folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Oriel Gallery, Theatr Clwyd, Mold, 1992, including correspondence between Group secretary Julian Sheppard and Theatr Clwyd and Group members; details of exhibiting artists and works; and exhibition catalogue texts.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, 1993, including correspondence between Group secretary Julian Sheppard and the Royal West of England Academy, Group members, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and others; printed invitation to private viewing; gallery floor plan; press release; invoices; and press cutting relating to exhibition by Group treasurer David Tinker.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran, 2007, including letters to Group secretary Peter Seabourne from Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre; printed exhibition programme; and printed invitation to private viewing.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's All Of These Things exhibition held at Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen, 2008, including printed email to 56 Group Wales from Oriel Myrddin; printed invitations to private viewing; printed gallery programme; completed Oriel Myrddin Artist/Maker's Contract; and gallery floor plan.

Material largely relating to a proposed lecture/concert featuring multimedia artist/performer Yoko Ono (who did not turn up on the assigned date) and a performance by musician Gavin Bryars and others, both held at the Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre, Cardiff, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths, Yoko Ono and others, letters from Mary Griffiths to Group member Eric Rowan and the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, and letter to Mary Griffiths from the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales); photocopy of performance fee cheque made out to Yoko Ono; press cutting; printed Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre Terms and Conditions of Hiring; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the twentieth-anniversary 56 Group Wales publication The Artist And How To Employ Him (1976), edited by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli and containing contributions from Group members, the said material including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), Group members and others; biographical details and artist statements of Group members; draft texts; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Several folios annotated by Mary Griffiths, some annotated by Arthur Giardelli.

Ring-binder scrapbook containing mainly press cuttings and items taken from printed sources relating to 56 Group/56 Group Wales exhibitions, 1964-1978. Some items annotated. Some items loose.

Material relating to 56 Group/56 Group Wales publicity, 1964-[2007], including publicity officer's report; press reports; Group publicity statements; lists of invitees to private viewings; and related correspondence and printed emails.

AUDIO CASSETTE INCLUDED WITH THIS MATERIAL KEPT SEPARATELY AND MAY BE VIEWED ON REQUEST FROM:
CM 15708
CM 15709

Material relating to the publication in 2012 of the book A Taste Of The Avant-Garde: 56 Group Wales, 56 Years, written by author and curator David Moore and designed by artist Sue Hiley Harris, comprising press release; printed posters advertising illustrated talk and book signings by David Moore; printed invitation to book launch at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff; and a copy of the book.

Print blocks used by members of 56 Group Wales. V/6 (a) - V/6 (d) also contained in this box.

Chairman's agendas and minutes of 56 Group Wales Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings, 1976-2000, 2004-2011, including members' ballot, 1984, committee members' reports and attendance lists, with related correspondence and other papers; together with introductory information by new secretary, 2012, and Extraordinary General Meeting agenda, March 2012, the latter including proposal and selection of new Group members and Fellowship members. Some folios annotated.

Invoices and receipts relating to the purchase of 56 Group/56 Group Wales members' works, including sales from exhibitions at the Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford, 1965, 1967, the Grosvenor Gallery, London, [1969], and the Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh, 1969; together with related correspondence.

Invoices directed to the 56 Group/56 Group Wales, 1962-1973, 1975, 1978, 1995-2000 and undated, relating to packaging and transportation of works to be exhibited, printing of publicity material, framing of exhibited works, hiring of exhibition spaces and reimbursement of expenses; with related correspondence and notes. Some folios annotated by Group secretary Bob Weir.

Financial records, 1991-2001 and undated, of 56 Group Wales, including income and expenditure accounts; statements, invoices and receipts; insurance arrangements; and related correspondence.