Founding Meeting of the South Wales Art Group, 1948
Start Date: 29 May 1948
Type: Meeting
Description: Inaugural meeting discussing the formation of an annual joint exhibition of the various Art Societies.
Attended by members of the following societies and organisations: Pontypridd Art Society, Abergavenny Art Society, Cyfarthfa Castle, Newport Art Gallery, Arts Council, National Museum of Wales, Newport and Monmouth Art Society, South Wales Art Society, Dowlais Art Centre, Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea Art Society, Llanelly School of Art and Cardiff School of Art.
Mr Czilinsky (Newport and Monmouth Art Society) 'asked whether sculpture [...] would be included (in exhibitions).' It was decided that 'Sculpture should [...] be included from the start.'
Organizing Institution or Venue
Participants included National Museum of Wales
Participants included Swansea Art Society
Participants included Llanelly School of Arts and Crafts
Participants included Cardiff College of Art
Citing this record
'Founding Meeting of the South Wales Art Group, 1948', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/event.php?id=msib1_1212485646, accessed 31 Mar 2023]
