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…
Grosvenor Museum’s Open Art Exhibition
Congratulations to CDS member Debbie Baxter, whose was awarded third prize at The Grosvenor Museum’s 15th Open Art Exhibition in Chester. Her work Interconnection is one of 102 exhibits including paintings, drawings, textiles, photographs and ceramics. This picture is slightly unusual as Debbie’s work which…
British Art Prize 2024
CDS member Shirley Spottiswoode has had her work selected to be exhibited as part of the British Art Prize 2024, run in association with Artists & Illustrators magazine. Her reduction linocut Geese Flying over Dungeness is one of 50 works selected from the thousands which…
Portrait Artist of the Year Series
The next series of Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year, hosted by Steven Mangan, is almost upon us – the first episode will be shown on 9 October. We are excited to say that CDS member, Giulia Quaresima is among the artists who will…
Cambridge Invitational 2023
Congratulations to CDS member Carol Whitehouse who is one of the twelve winners of this year’s Cambridge Invitational art contest. Carol was also selected as the winner of The Scudamore’s Art Award. All winners’ art works are on display at Galeria Moderna on the first…
Galeria Moderna Winter Exhibition
CDS members Sue Walker and Radek Walachnia are two of the award-winning artists exhibiting in Galeria Moderna’s Winter Exhibition in the Grand Arcade, Cambridge. The exhibition will be open from 11 November – 23 December on the first floor of The Grand Arcade shopping mall….
Cala Homes Competition
Cala Homes held an art competition for local Cambridge artists to help launch their new showhome at their Waterbeach development. Cala sent out invites to more than 200 members of the Cambridge Drawing Society, asking them to take part. In return, the winning pieces would…
Sketch for Survival 2023
CDS member Jane Veveris Callan is a finalist in the Sketch for Survival 2023 competition in the ‘Wild Spaces’ category. Jane’s original mixed media woodcut and watercolour entitled ‘Unseen Forces’ will be exhibited in the Crypt Gallery at Norwich Cathedral 12th – 14th Oct, the Dundas Street…
Galeria Moderna Exhibition in The Grand Arcade
Galleria Moderna, organisers of the the London, Oxford and Cambridge Invitational contests, have a Summer Exhibition featuring work by 15 artists in the The Grand Arcade, Cambridge. The artists exhibiting include CDS members Rikki Morgan Tamosunas and Debbie Baxter. The exhibition is open until Aug 20th…
Haverhill Plein-Air Painting Competition
CDS member Amanda Barrett is helping to organise the Haverhill Plein Air Painting Competition – First prize of £60 and runner up prize of £40. What: Plein-air painting Competition in Haverhill town centre. Whatever your style, whatever your process we want to see it! When: Saturday…