Carter Jonas Prize 2011

The Society was pleased to continue hosting the Carter Jonas Prize for a Young Artist (under 35 years). We were grateful for sponsorship by Carter Jonas, Property Consultants, Daler-Rowney, and Artists & Illustrators Magazine. The winning entries were included in the Autumn exhibition at St Faith's School.

First Prize (£300) was awarded to Laura Weller for her etching "Four Fathers":

Laura is currently studying an Art Foundation at Cambridge Regional College and hopes to move on to study fo an Art Degree at Anglia Ruskin University.

Second Prize (£150 of Daler Rowney artist materials) went to Anita Jiang for her watercolour "At the Piano"

Third Prize (a subscription to Artists and Illustrators Magazine) went to SAC Joanna Louise Hammond for her pencil drawing "Household Cavalry":

Jo is an Imagery Analyst from RAF Brampton. this piece is the first of a set she hopes to sell to raise money for the military charity HorsebackUK, which is a charity that uses equine therapy to assist in the rehabilitation of injured troops and servicemen suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Jade Rolph's pastel "Helen" was Highly Commended

Presentation to the winners, Autumn 2011

The Spring Exhibition 2011

The exhibition took place in the first week of April in its usual venue (the Cambridge Guildhall). Ninety-nine artists were represented, showing 289 works, and of these, eight were newly elected to membership. The new members are Jackie Adams, Lorraine Izon, Loanna Jackson, Valerie Pettifer, Raquel Ramos, Christina Renwick, Paul Rodhouse and Rebecca Stark.

Anthony Hopkinson, Society President, welcomes visitors to the annual show.

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.

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.

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. Further details about becoming a Member or a Friend of the Society is available in the current information sheet (pdf format).

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.