CDS Spring Exhibition 2026 – Call for Entries
We are delighted to announce that the Cambridge Drawing Society will return to the Pitt Building for our Spring Exhibition 2026. This much-loved exhibition offers an exciting opportunity for emerging and professional artists to present their work in one of Cambridge’s most beautiful and centrally…
Grand Arcade SketchTogether
Fourteen members and friends joined our March SketchTogether at Grand Arcade. The bustling shopping centre gave us plenty to draw and paint – shoppers, shopfronts, cafes and all the movement of a busy Saturday. It was great fun sketching, chatting and catching up as we…
UK Coloured Pencils Society Silver Exhibition
CDS Members Angela Garrod & Giulia Quaresima are among the artists selected to take part in the UK Coloured Pencils Society Silver Exhibition. The Exhibition will run from the 17th to the 21st of March at the Mall Galleries, London SW1Y 5AS. The exhibition celebrates…
Pavilion Art Group – Junk and Disorderly
CDS members Cathy Parker & Julia Kemp will be taking in the Pavilion Art Group’s exhibition Junk and Disorderly. An exhibition of experimental abstract & semi-abstract work. In all there will be nine artists taking part. Open 10.30am – 5pm, Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th…
Karen Stamper Workshop – Concertina Sketchbooks
CDS Member Karen Stamper will be running a workshop on Concertina Sketchbooks with a theme of Gardens & Allotments. A fun 2 day workshop working from observation in a free way, but more importance placed on mark making and responding to materials and techniques. Karen…
Royston Arts Society’s Members’ Exhibition
CDS Members Pamela Barrell, Liz Beardwell, Vivienne Machell and Sue Hartga will be taking part in Royston Arts Society’s 2026 Members’ Exhibition. In all there will be 29 artists exhibiting with over 100 paintings (framed & unframed) on show. The exhibition will again be taking…
Society of Graphic Fine Art Annual Exhibition 2026
CDS members Geoff Goddard, Gail Hoban, Christine Wilson & Giulia Quaresima are among the artists taking part in the Society of Graphic Fine Art’s 105th Annual Open Exhibition. The exhibition will run from 9-14 march 2026 at the Mall Galleries, London SW1Y 5AS. An online gallery…
Haddenham Arts Exhibition – Gail Hoban
CDS Member Gail Hoban has a solo show at Haddenham Arts Centre from 7th – 29th March. The exhibition will be open Tuesday-Saturday (10am-4pm), at Haddenham Arts Centre, 20 High Street Haddenham CB6 3XA. There will be a Meet the Artist session on the opening…
King Street Mural
CDS Member Melissa Lhoirit is one of three local artists who were selected to design a new King Street Mural. The mural, which was painted by Graffwerk, has now been finished. The large mural project was led by Cambridge BID: www.cambridgebid.co.uk/public-art It is a…
Bath Art Fair
Four CDS members will be taking part in the Bath Art Fair. Susan Abbs & Astrig Akseralian will be on stand 68 while Jill Ogilvy & Sue Law will be on stand 30 with two other Cambridge artsts. We’re sure there will be a great display…
Katy Bailey elected as a Member of the Pastel Society
Many congratulations to CDS member Katy Bailey, who has been elected, as a Member of the Pastel Society after an arduous selection process. Katy commented: “I was very pleased to hear that I was officially made a Member of the Pastel Society. There were five…