Ely Artists at Home
CDS Members Sue Law, Caroline Forward & Marina Yedigaroff, will be taking part in Ely Artists at Home as part of the Ely Arts Festival. Artists at 18 venues across the city will be welcoming visitors the weekends of 13-14 and/or 20-21 June (11-5pm). For…
Interiors Exhibition, Linton
CDS member Sonia Villiers is one of 3 artists featured in Interiors, at the Gallery Above & Beyond, Linton, from June 3rd to June 27th (open 10am-5pm, Wednesday – Saturday). This exhibition by 3 women artists, explores the lovely theme of interiors, covering quiet still…
Portraits of Cambridge: a Town in Transition
Portraits of Cambridge – a Town in Transition is an exhibition taking place at the Museum of Cambridge from 13 June – 5 October featuring work by four artists, two of whom are significant former members of Cambridge Drawing Society. The paintings of Mary Charlotte…
Haddenham Arts Exhibition – Fran Godwood
CDS Member Fran Godwood has a solo exhibition of her work at the Haddenham Arts Centre from Saturday 6th June – Sunday 26th July. This includes a selection of her pen, print & watercolour work. The gallery is open from 10am – 4pm Tuesday to…
Cambridgeshire Plein Air Artist of the Year
The Cambridgeshire Plein Air Artist of the Year Award is returning for its second year set on Saturday 13th June, 2026, at Histon Manor, Cambridge. Cambridge Drawing Society is pleased to support this event. The event is open to professional and amateur artists who will…
Byard Art – Cambridge Exhibition
CDS member Maureen Mace has 4 paintings in the latest exhibition at Byard Art, on King’s Parade – their ‘Cambridge Exhibition‘ which opens on 28 May. One of these is based on a sketch of Pembroke College which Maureen did on one of the Society’s…
SketchTogether – Mill Pond
Nineteen CDS Members and Friends gathered at the Mill Pond for May’s SketchTogether, making the most of one of those rare glorious sunny days. As always, it was a lovely, sociable morning, painting and drawing while enjoying good company and the beautiful setting. Several of…
Contemporary Printmaking Prize – Fen Ditton Gallery
CDS members Elizabeth Jane Taylor & Liz Hartley have been shortlisted for the Fen Ditton Gallery Contemporary Printmaking Prize 2026 and will be exhibited at the gallery from 23rd May – 14th June 2026. The artists in the exhibition were selected from over 500 entries to the…
SEAW – Spring Exhibition
The Society of East Anglian Watercolourists, which has many members in common with CDS, will be holding their spring exhibition at Clare Castle Country Park, Suffolk, CO10 8NW. This is SEAW’s fifth year exhibiting in The Old Goods Shed gallery. The exhibition will run from 20-31…
CDS Spring Exhibition – Public Vote Winner
The votes have now been counted in the public vote for the favourite artwork in the CDS Spring Exhibition. We’re delighted to announce that the winning artwork is John Lee Hooker by the very talented Rob Jones. We hope you’ll agree that it was a beautiful…