[1] At first the members were from the Cardiff area, but in the 1970s and 1980s the society drew in artists from all parts of Wales.
[2] On 21 October 2013 it was officially announced that Queen Elizabeth II had approved addition of the prefix "Royal" to the society's name.
By that time its membership consisted of about forty professional artists who lived and worked in Wales.
[1] At these exhibitions the artists show work that explores innovative materials, techniques and perspectives.
Subjects range from fluid seascapes to geometric depictions of industrial objects.