Royal Cambrian Academy
The Academy, founded in 1881, was granted a Royal Charter the following year, in 1882 with Clarence Whaite becoming its first president in 1885. Until 1994 its Headquarters was located in Plas Mawr, an Elizabethan building in the centre of Conwy in North Wales. Built between 1570 and 1595, the house is still in its original state with almost all of the original plasterwork surviving. It is recognized as being the finest example of an Elizabethan town mansion in Wales.
Since then the Academy's annual Summer Exhibitions of Paintings and Sculpture are held at a building in Crown Lane in Conwy a few meters from its original home. The exhibition is open to non-members based on the selection of works by a judging panel. The Royal Cambrian Academy is devoted to the visual arts in Wales and the membership of over 115 Academicians includes many of Wales' most popular and highly respected artists. In addition, there is a continuous calendar of exhibitions throughout the remainder of the year, all of which are open daily for public viewing. Illustrious members have included Kyffin Williams and Augustus John.
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