The South Wales Art Society
Other names: The South Wales Art Society and Sketching Club, (1901) The South Wales Art Club
Foundation date: 1888
Active: 1888 -
Function: Arts society
Policy: Founded primarily for the purpose of developing and displaying native talent in the Arts. It was also an institution for the promotion of general Art appreciation in the Principality.
Activities: art classes, classes, classes in drawing, classes in life drawing , criticism of works, discussions, discussions on art, exhibitions (open to non-members), exhibitions (members only), lectures, lectures on art, meetings, sketching excursions
Publications: exhibition catalogues, illustrated exhibition catalogues
Composition: amateurs, professional artists
Funding types: annual subscription
Locations
Club located at 13 Dumfries Place Cardiff | View on map
1937 - 1938
Located at 8 Working Street Cardiff | View on map
1895
Located at Queen Street Cardiff | View on map
1901
Located at 46 Charles Street Cardiff | View on map
1932
Studio located in 130 Queen Street Cardiff | View on map
1948 - 1951
Exhibitions, Courses, Meetings and other Events
Organized South Wales Art Society 56th Annual Exhibition, 1951
14 September 1951 - 28 September 1951
Organized South Wales Art Society 55th Annual Exhibition, 1950
8 September 1950 - 22 September 1950
Organized South Wales Art Society 53th Annual Exhibition, 1948
27 August 1948 - 8 September 1948
Organized South Wales Art Society 52nd Annual Exhibition, 1947
1 August 1947 - 28 August 1947
Organized South Wales Art Society 51st Annual Exhibition, 1946
2 August 1946 - 23 August 1946
Organized South Wales Art Society 50th Annual Exhibition, 1938
7 October 1938 - 28 October 1938
Organized South Wales Art Society 49th Annual Exhibition, 1937
1 October 1937 - 22 October 1937
Organized South Wales Art Society 48th Annual Exhibition of Modern Art, 1936
3 October 1936 - 23 October 1936
Organized South Wales Art Society 47th Annual Exhibition of Modern Art, 1935
4 October 1935 - 25 October 1935
Organized South Wales Art Society 46th Annual Exhibition of Modern Art, 1934
5 October 1934 - 26 October 1934
Organized South Wales Art Society 45th Annual Exhibition of Modern Art, 1933
29 September 1933 - 20 October 1933
Organized South Wales Art Society 44th Annual Exhibition of Modern Art, 1932
30 September 1932 - 21 October 1932
Organized South Wales Art Society 43rd Annual Exhibition of Modern Art, 1931
2 October 1931 - 21 October 1931
Organized South Wales Art Society 42nd Annual Exhibition of Modern Art, 1930
3 October 1930 - 22 October 1930
Organized South Wales Art Society 41st Annual Exhibition of Modern Art, 1929
4 October 1929 - 22 October 1929
Organized South Wales Art Society 40th Annual Exhibition of Modern Art, 1928
4 October 1928 - 30 October 1928
Organized South Wales Art Society 39th Annual Exhibition of Modern Pictures, 1927
6 October 1927 - 28 October 1927
Organized South Wales Art Society 38th Annual Exhibition of Modern Art, 1926
1926
Organized South Wales Art Society 35th Annual Exhibition of Modern Pictures, 1923
16 April 1923 - 12 May 1923
Organized South Wales Art Society 34th Annual Exhibition, 1921
19 November 1921 - 17 December 1921
Organized South Wales Art Society 30th Annual Exhibition of Modern Pictures, 1917
17 November 1917 - 15 December 1917
Organized South Wales Art Society 29th Annual Exhibition, 1916
27 May 1916 - 24 July 1916
Organized South Wales Art Society 28th Annual Exhibition, 1915
18 September 1915 - 16 October 1915
Organized South Wales Art Society 27th Annual Exhibition of Modern Pictures, 1914
April 1914 - May 1914
Organized South Wales Art Society 25th Annual Exhibition of Modern Pictures, 1912
11 May 1912 - 8 June 1912
Organized South Wales Art Society 23rd Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, 1910
1910
Organized South Wales Art Society 22nd Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, 1909
1909
Organized South Wales Art Society 16th Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, 1903
1903
Organized South Wales Art Society 15th Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, 1902
1902
Organized South Wales Art Society 14th Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, 1901
1901
Organized South Wales Art Society 13th Annual Exhibition, 1900
1900
Organized South Wales Art Society 12th Annual Exhibition, 1899
1899 - July 1899
Organized South Wales Art Society 11th Annual Exhibition, 1898
3 October 1898 - 26 November 1898
Organized South Wales Art Society 10th Annual Exhibition of Pictures, 1897
1897
Organized South Wales Art Society 9th Annual Exhibition, 1896
1896
Organized South Wales Art Society 8th Annual Exhibition, 1895
1895
Organized South Wales Art Society 6th Annual Exhibition, 1893
1893
Organized South Wales Art Society 5th Annual Exhibition, 1892
1892
Organized South Wales Art Society 3rd Annual Exhibition, 1890
1890
Organized South Wales Art Society and Sketching Club 2nd Annual Exhibition, 1889
1889
Organized South Wales Art Society and Sketching Club 1st Annual Exhibition, 1888
1888
Associated People
Members included James Milo Ap Griffith
1888 - 1889
Members included Herbert Hampton
1888 - 1901
Not listed as a member in 1893.
Members included Bert Harris
1888
Members included William Goscombe John
1888 - 1923
Honorary membership between 1899-1923
Ordinary membership between 1888-1890
Not listed as a member in 1897
Members included Eva W. Knight
1888 - 1897
Definately not a member in 1903
Members included William W. Taylor
1888 - 1934
Members included Windsor
1888 - 1909
Listed as an honorary member throughout this time.
Members included Jane Roberts
1888
Members included Samuel W. Allen
1890 - 1901
Was listed on the committee in 1893.
Members included Walter Cook
1890 - 1901
Members included Robert Morton Nance
1890 - 1910
Members included David Arthur Thomas
1890 - 1916
Not a member in 1917.
Members included J. R. Thomas
1890 - 1901
Members included H.W. Shellard
1892 - 1913
Members included Paul Newman
1895
The last year that Newman was a member of the society was definately 1895.
Members included Edith Elizabeth Downing
1896 - 1900
Members included Maggie Moore
1896 - 1910
Members included N.C. Baker
1897 - 1900
Members included Beatrice Nance
1897
Members included T. Hurry Riches
1898 - 1910
Members included Alex Good
1900 - 1902
Members included E.D. Hornsby
1901
Members included G.A. Burnard
1914
Members included Myfanwy James
1921 - 1938
Members included Helen Victoria Mackay
1923
Members included Ernest E. Turner
1923 - 1938
Members included E. Florence Mason
1927 - 1934
Members included Rosina M. Williams
1927 - 1934
Members included Bessie L. Rowe
1927 - 1928
Members included Lilian E. Griffith
1929 - 1936
Members included Dora Wakelin Norman
1930 - 1934
Members included Leonard Stanford Merrifield
1931
The artist is listed as an honorary member in 1931.
Members included Alice B. Winnicott
1931 - 1938
Members included Leslie Iles
1933
Members included Florence E. de Lannoy
1933 - 1938
Members included T.H. Wren
29 September 1933 - 20 October 1933
Members included Kathleen Nicholas
1935 - 1938
Members included Edith Stewart
1937 - 1938
Presidents included Windsor
1888 - 1901
Vice-presidents included William Goscombe John
1926 - 1951
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed in Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales, 1901
1901
Listed as Arts Club
Listed in Cardiff Directory including Penarth, Llandaff, Whitchurch, Ely and Villages Adjacent to Cardiff. 1932
1932
Sources
Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales, 1901
1901
South Wales p.273
Kelly's 'Western Mail' Directory of Cardiff, 1949
1949
p.792
South Wales Art Society 10th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1897
South Wales Art Society 11th Annual Exhibition of pictures.
1898
South Wales Art Society 12th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1899
South Wales Art Society 13th Annual Exhibition Catalogue
1900
South Wales Art Society 14th Annual Exhibition Catalogue
1901
South Wales Art Society 15th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1902
South Wales Art Society 16th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1903
South Wales Art Society 22nd Annual Exhibition Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture.
1909
South Wales Art Society 23rd Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1910
South Wales Art Society 25th Annual Exhibition of Modern Pictures.
1912
South Wales Art Society 26th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1913
South Wales Art Society 27th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1914
South Wales Art Society 28th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1915
South Wales Art Society 29th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1916
South Wales Art Society 30th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1917
South Wales Art Society 34th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1921
South Wales Art Society 35th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1923
South Wales Art Society 38th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1926
South Wales Art Society 39th Annual Exhibition Catalogue, 1927
1927
South Wales Art Society 3rd Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1890
South Wales Art Society 40th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1928
South Wales Art Society 41st Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1929
South Wales Art Society 42nd Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1930
South Wales Art Society 43rd Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1931
South Wales Art Society 44th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1932
South Wales Art Society 45th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1933
South Wales Art Society 46th Annual Exhibition Catalogue
1934
South Wales Art Society 47th Annual Exhibition Catalogue
1935
South Wales Art Society 48th Annual Exhibition Catalogue
1936
South Wales Art Society 49th Annual Exhibition Catalogue
1937
South Wales Art Society 50th Annual Exhibition Catalogue
1938
South Wales Art Society 51st Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1946
South Wales Art Society 52nd Annual Exhibition Catalogue
1947
South Wales Art Society 53th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1948
South Wales Art Society 55th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1950
South Wales Art Society 56th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1951
South Wales Art Society 5th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1892
South Wales Art Society 8th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1895
South Wales Art Society and Sketching Club 1st Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1888
South Wales Art Society and Sketching Club 2nd Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1889
South Wales Art Society Cardiff. Report and Accounts for the Year ending December 31st 1930
1930
South Wales Art Society Cardiff. Report and Accounts for the Year ending December 31st 1931
1931
South Wales Art Society catalogue for 6th Annual Exhibition of pictures and sculpture.
1893
South Wales Art Society catalogue for 9th Annual Exhibition of pictures.
1896
Citing this record
'The South Wales Art Society', 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/organization.php?id=msib1_1204040752, accessed 30 Sep 2023]
