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Correspondence, 1961-2012, largely between 56 Group/56 Group Wales secretaries and 56 Group/56 Group Wales members, the subject-matter for the most part relating to current/forthcoming exhibitions and Group membership.

56 Group/56 Group Wales exhibition brochures and catalogues, 1957-2012, with related material.

56 Group Wales exhibition catalogues, 2007-2008, 2012 and undated (sequence incomplete), with price lists for exhibited works.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Marking 56 Years exhibition held at the Bay Art gallery, Cardiff, 2012, comprising printed invitation to private viewing; printed gallery programme; and publicity statement.

Publicity posters for 56 Group/56 Group Wales exhibitions.

THIS MATERIAL IS KEPT SEPARATELY AND MAY BE ACCESSED ON REQUEST FROM:
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Papers, 1956-2012, of the professional artist exhibiting association 56 Group Wales (formerly the 56 Group) which include publicity material (including catalogues and posters); printed publications; audio-visual footage; photographic print blocks; financial records; insurance papers; agendas and minutes of annual general meetings, extraordinary general meetings and Group meetings; and a voluminous correspondence, largely between the Group’s secretaries and its executive committee and other members, the Welsh Arts Council, exhibition venues, accountants and auditors, etc.

Material relating to 56 Group Wales exhibitions, 1990-2012, including correspondence, printed invitations to private viewings, details of exhibiting artists and works, exhibition catalogues, and press releases and other publicity material.

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

Correspondence, 1956-[2012], between Group 56/Group 56 Wales secretaries and members of the 56 Group/56 Group Wales executive committee, and between 56 Group/56 Group Wales secretaries and/or executive committee members and external correspondents, the subject-matter relating mainly to Group exhibitions, publicity, Group membership and funding.

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.

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.

Lists of Group members, 1963-[2012] (some years missing), with addresses, telephone numbers and (in later lists) email addresses of members, some lists including the year individual members joined the Group and one list noting the ages of Group members; circular note, 2001, to Group members regarding membership ballot; and a letter, 1982, from Group secretary Mary Griffiths to the National Museum of Wales. Some folios annotated by Group secretaries Mary Griffiths and Bob Weir and others.

Material relating to 56 Group Wales publicity, 1956-2012, including correspondence, scrapbooks of press cuttings, printed posters, reviews, Group publications, media broadcasts, printed invitations and exhibition brochures.

Chairman's agendas and minutes of 56 Group Wales executive committee meetings and Group meetings held April 1980 to August 1988 and May 1991 to November 2011, together with related correspondence and notes, papers relating to a Group membership ballot, 1987, papers to be read and discussed at meetings, attendance records for 1997 and notes regarding the role of the Policy & Action Committee, c. 1998. Some folios annotated by Group secretary Mary Griffiths, Group treasurer David Tinker and others.

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 comprises proposed design and layout for 56 Group Wales members' book and invitation to contribute text and images; printed booklet to publicise forthcoming book which features illustrations of members' works; printed invitation to launch of book at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff; and copy of book.

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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.

Financial records, 1956-2011, of the 56 Group/56 Group Wales, including accounts, ledgers, receipts, audits, invoices and treasurer's reports, with related correspondence.

Executive committee and Group minutes of the 56 Group/56 Group Wales, 1963-2011, with related material.