Royal Cambrian Academy of Art Papers,

Papers of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, 1881-1991, including minute books, 1881-1902; correspondence, 1886-1956; financial records, comprising ledgers, registers, cash books, annual statements, turnstile receipts and receipt books, 1886-1991; and registers of pictures, 1899-1931.

The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art was founded in Llandudno, Caernarfonshire, in 1881, and was granted the title 'Royal' in 1882. It draws its members from artists active in Wales, and aims to promote the arts through its regular exhibitions. It occupied Plas Mawr, in Conwy, Caernarfonshire, as a gallery from 1885, extending it in 1896. In 1994, it moved to a new building nearby. It is the most prestigious art institution in Wales, and its presidents have included Augustus John and Sir Kyffin Williams. The society adopted a memorandum and articles of association in 1951, and became a registered charity in 1963. It now uses the name 'Royal Cambrian Academy' in its marketing.

Arranged into the following: minute books; correspondence; financial; and miscellaneous.

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Donated by the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, per Mr L. H. S. Mercer, curator, May 1993.

The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art was founded in Llandudno, Caernarfonshire, in 1881, and was granted the title 'Royal' in 1882. It draws its members from artists active in Wales, and aims to promote the arts through its regular exhibitions. It occupied Plas Mawr, in Conwy, Caernarfonshire, as a gallery from 1885, extending it in 1896. In 1994, it moved to a new building nearby. It is the most prestigious art institution in Wales, and its presidents have included Augustus John and Sir Kyffin Williams. The society adopted a memorandum and articles of association in 1951, and became a registered charity in 1963. It now uses the name 'Royal Cambrian Academy' in its marketing.

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1994, pp. 56-58, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.

May 2003.

Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1994; Royal Cambrian Academy website (www.rcaconwy.org.uk), viewed 2 August 2005; Charity Commission website (www.charity-commission.gov.uk), viewed 2 August 2005;

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Exhibition catalogues are held by the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art.

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