King’s Ely London Plane Tree Exhibition
Many CDS artists will be taking part in an exhibition at King’s Ely from 5th to 10th August in the Hayward Theatre, The Gallery, Ely, CB7 4DH. Featuring works by local professional and amateur artists, and a unique art installation, the exhibition will be a…
Galeria Moderna – Southbank Summer Exhibition
CDS members Laura Chaplin, Susan Abbs, Katy Bailey, Rikki Morgan Tamosunas, Mariya Myronova & Paul Rodhouse will be taking part in the Galeria Moderna Summer Exhibition on the Southbank, London. The exhibition will run from 2-17 August, at The Sidings, Waterloo, Southbank. From 11 August,…
CDS Autumn Exhibition 2025 – save the date
The Society’s Autumn exhibition will be at its usual venue, the Leys School in Cambridge. The exhibition will run from Sunday 26th October – Saturday 1st November, open each day from 10am – 4pm (free parking & admission). We expect to have 250-300 works on…
Dry Lines Exhibition – Holt
CDS members Katy Bailey & Geoff Goddard will be among the artists taking part in the Dry Lines exhibition at The Gallery, Holt from 26 July – 2 September. This exhibition of work in pastel, graphite and charcoal brings together a varied selection of original…
SketchTogether – July
We’ve had a busy month with two SketchTogether events. “One face, one voice, one habit, and two persons, A natural perspective that is and is not!” First we had around 20 sketchers attend a rehearsal for the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival’s production of Twelfth Night –…
The Creative Language Of Water
CDS member Debbie Baxter has just published a book – The Creative Language Of Water. This is a personal account of travelling through some of the most wild places of Finland. Painting her waterfalls, rivers, rapids and lakes, a dynamic and powerful hidden language becomes…
Artists’ Marquee Summer Show 2025
This July, CDS Members Laura Chaplin (weekends 1-4), Astrig Akseralian (weekend 2) & Gail Hoban (weekends 3 &4) as well as CDS Friend Sarah Went (weekend 3) will be at The Artists’ Marquee Summer Show, a vibrant and much-loved event showcasing the best in local…
CDS Participants in Cambridge Open Studios – 2025
This year 58 CDS artists (listed below – a mixture of CDS Members & Friends) will be taking part in Cambridge Open Studios (COS). It’s a great way to meet the artists, chat to them about their work and see live demos as well as…
SketchTogether – Grantchester
Little did we know when we signed up to the June SketchTogether that it was going to be in the middle of a heatwave! Nevertheless 15 stalwart sketchers, some completely new to the group, met up at The Orchard in Grantchester. Many of us drew…
Histon Manor Plein Air painting competition
Histon Manor put on a very successful Plein Air painting competition on Saturday 14th June with over 80 artists taking part. The weather was lovely and many CDS Members and Friends took part. We would like to congratulate Lyudmila Sikhosana, CDS Member, for winning the…