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Some recent images from members of the Society:

Janet Edwards - Seeds and Flowers, watercolour

Ann Kirk - Estuary

Rosemary Myers - The Chase - Lithograph

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.

The exhibition hosted this year's Carter Jonas Prize for the Young Artist. The Society gratefully acknowledges sponsorship by Carter Jonas, Property Consultants, Daler-Rowney and Artists & Illustrators Magazine for this event. The winner was Daniel Strange for his portrait of Niall.

"Niall" by Daniel Strange, shown in the picture below being presented with his prize by Richard Hatch of Carter Jonas.

Second and third prizes were awarded to Gareth Bowen for "Grandad" and Alex Driver for "Matthew in his Studio"(see below - and for more images see our Flickr pages)

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)
2 In second. " End of the Day" by Mohammed Djazme. (18 votes)
3 Third. "Makena" by John Glover. (13 votes)

"Mrs McLeod" - oil portrait by John Glover

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.

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