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Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's 56 in 96 exhibition held at Turner House, Penarth, 1996, including correspondence between Group secretary Julian Sheppard and the National Museum of Wales, the British Council, the Arts Council of Wales, prospective exhibition venues, Group members and others; Turner House gallery floor plan; details of exhibiting artists and works; list of current Group members; photocopied invitation to private viewing; and photocopied press cutting from the Penarth Times.

Material relating to the 56 Group's 56/65 Contemporary Painting & Sculpture exhibition held at Newtown Library, 1965, comprising printed invitation to private viewing.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's A Birthday Celebration exhibition held at the Welsh Arts Council's Oriel Gallery in Cardiff to mark the gallery's tenth anniversary in 1984, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Oriel Gallery, Group members and others; draft exhibition catalogue text, including details of exhibiting artists and works; private viewing invitation list and printed invitations; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's A Rainy Day Welsh Arts Council exhibition tour, 1973, held at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, the University College of North Wales in Bangor and Newport Museum & Art Gallery, including correspondence, 1972-1974, between Group secretaries Elisabeth Elias and Mary Griffiths and the National Museum of Wales, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and Group members; printed invitations to private viewings; press releases; draft catalogue texts; details relating to exhibiting artists and works; list of sales of exhibited works; invoices; and floor plans of exhibition venues.

Material relating to the 56 Group's A Selection of Small Works exhibition held at Exeter University, 1965, including correspondence of Group secretary Mary Griffiths with exhibiting artists, exhibition venue and other recipients; press release by Group treasurer David Tinker; and lists of exhibited works, with prices. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

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.

Papers comprising account summaries, 1984-1988; information relating to creditors and debtors, 1991-1995; balance sheet, May 1999; and income and expenditure account for 2011.

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 relating to the 56 Group Wales's Amongst Friends exhibition held at the Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff, 2005, including printed emails between Group members and the Gate Arts Centre; correspondence regarding selection of exhibited works; selection statements and signed artists' statements; printed invitation to private viewing; invoice; and completed booking form relating to hiring of gallery space.

56 Group/56 Group Wales annual audited accounts, 1962-1997, treasurer's reports prepared for Group Annual General Meetings, and related correspondence.

Chairman's agendas and minutes of 56 Group/56 Group Wales Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings, 1961-1975, with related correspondence, together with the Publicity Officer's Report for 1964/5 and a Group Constitution of 1961. Some folios annotated by Group secretaries Pat Cross and Mary Griffiths and others. One folio contains a doodle incorporating the name 'Mary Griffiths' by Group member Mervyn Baldwin.

Annual General Meeting minutes and Extraordinary General Meeting minutes of the 56 Group/56 Group Wales, 1961-2012, with related material.

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.

Annual reports and chairs' reports of the 56 Group/56 Group Wales, 1961-2011, with related material.

56 Group/56 Group Wales annual reports, 1961-1998, and Group chairs' reports, 2010-2011, together with related correspondence, photocopies press reports/reviews, chairman's agendas, secretary's covering letters, and a discussion paper by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli. The Group annual reports for 1983-1984 and 1991-1992 are duplicated. Kept in a separate archival envelope but included in this folder are: Correspondence, 1992, 1994, 1998, relating to the receipt of Group annual reports by various Welsh bodies; a circular, 1987, to Group members from Group secretary Mary Griffiths; two postcards, 1997-1998, to Group secretary Bob Weir from art historian and author David Fraser Jenkins; and mailing lists for Group annual reports, 1987-1993, 1996/97. Some folios are annotated by Group secretary Mary Griffiths and others.

Correspondence, 2005-2007 and undated, between Group committee members and potential Group members, including circular letter, 2007, from Group secretary Peter Seabourne to potential Group members; and letter, 2005, to Group secretary Bob Weir requesting information for academic essay.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales Art in the Making: An Exhibition for the Village Halls of Wales exhibition tour, 1978-1979, held at Wrexham Arts Centre, Llanelli Library, The Cross Community Centre in Pontardawe, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Haverfordwest Library, Alyn & Deeside Area Library in Buckley, Greenhill Further Education Centre in Tenby, the Cathedral of St Woolos in Newport and Oriel Môn in Llangefni, including correspondence, 1976-1980, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), Group members and others; printed invitations to private viewings; installation shots and instruction sheet for exhibition display panels; and press releases and other publicity material. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

INSTALLATION SHOTS KEPT SEPARATELY AND MAY BE ACCESSED ON REQUEST FROM:
Photo books 6028, size B and 6029, size B
Photo book 6107, size E

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Art in Wales: The 20th Century: Today Welsh Arts Council exhibition tour of 1969, held at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, a venue in Tenby, Parc Howard in Llanelli, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea and the Memorial Gallery in Newtown, including correspondence, 1968-1969, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Group members and between Mary Griffiths and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales); printed invitation to private viewing; press release; list of exhibited works; details relating to exhibiting artists; and other related correspondence. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Artists Inc. exhibition, held at St Paul's Gallery, Leeds, 1982, along with artists from Belfast, Dundee and Exeter, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and St Paul's Gallery, Group members and others; printed invitation to private viewing; printed exhibition programme of St Paul's Gallery; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group's Welsh Committee of the Arts Council of Great Britain tour exhibitions which took place at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff and the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1960, comprising correspondence, including circular letters, between Group representatives and other members and the Arts Council of Great Britain, exhibition venues and Lady Megan Lloyd George; and related material, including lists of exhibiting artists and their works.