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Royal Academician and internationally renowned artist, Anthony Green will be giving an illustrated talk about his artwork to an evening meeting of Cambridge Drawing Society on Wednesday 17 th March at 7.30pm in the Wilkinson Room of St John's Church, Hills Road, Cambridge. Anthony Green is a contemporary realist painter who was the featured artist in the Royal Academy summer exhibition in 2003. A biography and many examples of his work can be found on the website http://anthonygreen.org.uk/commissions.html The Society recognises that this meeting will be of considerable interest to art lovers who are not Members or Friends and consequently on this occasion it has decided to invite non-members. The Wilkinson Room is spacious but nevertheless, to be certain that everyone who would like to attend can be accommodated comfortably, we ask non-members to notify the Secretary, Janice Anderson jra20@cam.ac.uk by email in advance, indicating the number of persons who will attend. A voluntary contribution from non-members of £2.00 towards Society funds will be appreciated. |
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Some recent images from members of the Society: |
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 Ann Kirk - Estuary |
 Rosemary Myers - The Chase - Lithograph |
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The Autumn exhibition of the Society was again hosted by the Leys School, Cambridge, and proved to be a very successful event, with a good level of sales and many visitors. The venue is an excellent one, and this was frequently commented upon.
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Visitors to the Autumn exhibition were asked to vote for their favorite work, and the results were as follows: 1 In first place, " Mrs. McLeod" by John Glover. ( 40 votes) |
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If you are a member of the Society and would like an example of your work featured on this site plus a few words, please send image and text to r.e.baker@yahoo.com.
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| We have now started to put photographs on Flickr, and there are sets that include pictures of Society members, members' work, and Society events. We welcome more contributions, and if you join up for a free Flickr account you can add comments. | |||||||||||
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About the the Cambridge Drawing Society The society must be one of the oldest in the UK, having been founded in 1882. Despite its name, it does not just show drawings, but a wide range of paintings, mixed media items, batik, sculpture and limited edition prints (not photographs, digital prints or domestic pottery). Membership is limited to artists living within a thirty mile radius of Great St Mary's, Cambridge. Each April/May the main selected art exhibition takes place at the Cambridge Guildhall. This is the opportunity for candidates to apply to become members, by submitting four recent works for consideration by the selection committee. This committee is presided over by the President and consists of eight ordinary members of the Society who have been members for a minimum of five years and have been regular exhibitors. Members will generally serve for three years. During its long history, the society has had many distinguished names on its membership list – Gwen Raverat, Cecil Beaton and Ronald Searle to name but three of them. Madame Raverat was a member for 56 years, and President for 16 years. The Society continues to provide a showcase in Cambridge for the visual arts, where amateur and professional artists can show their work together. Click here for a brief history of the Society You can also view details of members who have so far asked for information to be included - click here If anyone has any archival material relating to the Cambridge Drawing Society I'd be delighted to include it on the website if appropriate. Please send to r.e.baker@yahoo.com |
