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Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Painting & Sculpture exhibition held at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 1975, and the ultimately cancelled plans for an exhibition which was to have taken place at the Union Carbide Corporation Building, New York as part of the 'Wales Week in New York' event held 26 August to 1 September 1975, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and various New York representatives, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), Group members and others; printed invitation to private viewing in Cardiff; mailing list for Cardiff exhibition catalogue; press releases and other publicity material; details of exhibiting artists and works; and printed copies of 'Wales Week in New York' brochures outlining programme of events, etc. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths and Group chairman Arthur Giardelli.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Painting & Sculpture exhibition held at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, 1978, including correspondence, 1977-1978, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Royal West of England Academy, Group members and others; printed invitations to private viewing; details of exhibiting artists and works; floor plan of gallery; invoice and estimate; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to Group members' exhibitions, publications, etc, including illustrated biographical catalogue, printed material and photocopied articles, much of which is undated or of indeterminate date. Some folios annotated.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Welsh Arts Council's Oriel Gallery, Cardiff, 1974, including correspondence, 1973-1974, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Oriel Gallery/Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and, 1974, between Mary Griffiths and Group members; printed invitation to private viewing; press release; details relating to exhibiting artists and works; floor plan of Oriel Gallery; and other related correspondence. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Opening Show exhibition held at the Mumbles Road Gallery, Swansea, 2009, comprising printed emails and circular letter between Group chairman Peter Spriggs and the Mumbles Road Gallery and Group members; printed invitation to private viewing; and gallery floor plan. Printed invitation annotated on dorse by Group member Chris Shurrock.

Material relating to the 56 Group's Oils & Constructions exhibition tour of 1964 held at the Dillwyn Gallery in Swansea, the Arts Council Gallery in Cardiff, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Newport Museum & Art Gallery and the Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol, including correspondence, 1963-1964, largely between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and exhibition venues; printed invitations to private viewings; exhibition itineraries and estimated expenses; other related correspondence; and material relating to publicity. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's New Work exhibition held at Oriel Henry Thomas in Carmarthen, Yale College Memorial Gallery in Wrexham and Oriel Plasnewydd at Plasnewydd Primary School in Maesteg, 1999, including correspondence between Group secretary Bob Weir and exhibition venues, Group members and printmaker William Brown; letter to Plasnewydd Primary School from the St Helena Community Help Association; details of exhibiting artists and works; photocopied exhibition notices; photocopied press cutting from the South Wales Evening Post; and invoices. Some folios annotated by Bob Weir.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's New Work exhibition held at St David's Hall, Cardiff, 2007, comprising circular letter to Group members from Group chairman Peter Spriggs.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Moving Pictures exhibition tour held at Newport Centre, Ely Library, Abergavenny Drama Centre and Fairwater Comprehensive School, Cwmbran, 1987-1988, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and exhibition venues, the South-East Wales Arts Association (SEWAA) and Group members; press release; details of exhibiting artists and works; printed copy of Link newsletter; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the cancelled 56 Group Wales exhibition due to have been held in Moscow, 1995, including correspondence between Group secretary Julian Sheppard and Professor Vyacheslav Shestakov and other representatives of the Russian Ministry of Culture, the Georgian Artists' Association, the Arts Council of Wales, the British Council, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, the National Museum of Wales, Group chairman Arthur Giardelli, Group members and others; correspondence between Arthur Giardelli and Professor Vyacheslav Shestakov and the Arts Council of Wales; details of exhibiting artists and works; and photocopied press cutting from the Western Mail.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Mixing West exhibition held at Tenby Museum & Art Gallery, 2008, including letter to Peter [?Seabourne, Group secretary]; printed invitation to private viewing; press cutting taken from the Tenby Observer; completed Exhibition Preparation Form; and gallery floor plan.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's 56 Mix exhibition held at the Wyndham Arcade Gallery, Cardiff, 2009, comprising printed exhibition flyer and poster.

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.

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Invoices sent by the 56 Group/56 Group Wales, 1963-1970, 1978-1981 and undated, relating to hiring of exhibition spaces, printing of publicity material, lecture fees and sales of exhibited works. Some folios annotated by Group secretary Mary Griffiths.

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.

Notebook (most folios blank) containing extracts from the 56 Group's 'Manifesto' of August 1956, a record of exhibition sales, accounts and expenses, etc, 1957-1960; loose accounts and notes, [1956]-1958; cheque book stubs, 1991, 1993; receipt book, 1991-1993, 1995; letter, 1989, from Bim Giardelli, wife of Group chairman Arthur Giardelli, enclosing financial contribution; ledger book (many folios blank at end) containing accounts, 1993-1997. Name and address (on Bardsey Island) of artist and writer Brenda Chamberlain noted on inside front cover of 1957-1960 notebook.

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.

Lists of those 56 Group/56 Group Wales members owing subscription fees, 1965-1994, 1999-2000, with related correspondence, largely from Group secretaries Mary Griffiths and Julian Sheppard to Group members; list of Group members as of October 1974; list of Group members due to contribute towards exhibition opening, 1978; and receipt book, 1993-1994. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths and Group treasurer David Tinker.

Group members' (N-Z) exhibition catalogues, some undated. One catalogue annotated.

Catalogues, some undated, of joint exhibitions involving both Group members and other artists. One catalogue annotated by Group secretary Mary Griffiths.