Ann Biggs Exhibition at Welney Wetland Centre
CDS member Ann Biggs, a specialist in wildlife & natural history subjects, is having an exhibition of her paintings at the Welney Wetland Centre in the reserve’s cafe. As well as framed original paintings, there will also be mounted original sketches and hand painted cards…
CDS Autumn Exhibition 2024 – 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 27th October – Saturday 2nd November, open each day from 10am – 4pm. Our member artists will now be busy creating new work; we…
Life at Fitzbillies by Naomi Tomkys
An exhibition of paintings celebrating the customers, bakers, characters & cakes of Fitzbillies by CDS member Naomi Tomkys OBE At Fitzbillies, 15 King’s Parade – Tuesday 3 July to Monday 7 October Over the summer the newest branch of Fitzbillies, 15 King’s Parade, will be…
SketchTogether – Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
Men in tights and Russians with big beards dancing to Rasputin in a Fellows’ garden…it can only be the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival. We were very lucky to be allowed in to sketch the actors rehearsing for their production of Love’s Labour’s Lost. It was so…
Anglia Textile Works Exhibition – Norwich
CDS member Niki Chandler will be one of 6 artists exhibiting in the Anglia Textile Works exhibition, Contemplation, at the Crypt Gallery, Cathedral Close, Norwich (located within the Norwich Cathedral walls). Niki will be exhibiting her printwork – Patterns of Interference, a series of nine…
Art Can Fiesta Summer Exhibition
CDS Member Susan Abbs is exhibiting her painting The Sound Of Tree at the Art Can Fiesta exhibition celebrating all things summer. The exhibition runs from 3-14 July 2024 at Inky Fingers Gallery in trendy Hackney Wick – 84 Wallis Road, London E9 5LW.
Holt Festival Exhibition – Sir John Hurt Prize
CDS Member Caroline Forward has two pictures Ocean’s Edge and Ocean’s Edge 11 shortlisted for the Sir John Hurt Art Prize 2024 which is part of Holt Festival. All the shortlisted work will be exhibited at St Andrew’s Church, Church Lane, Holt from 6pm Sunday 14th…
Life Drawing with Susan Abbs
CDS President Susan Abbs is organising a series of untutored life drawing sessions. Wednesday evenings, 7:15 – 9:15pm 1 model. Short and long poses. Nightingale Pavilion, Nightingale Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 8SG What3Words link: ///sailor.speak.boot Easy parking £10 cash Further details at Susan’s website: SusanAbbs.co.uk Susan will also…
Wildlife Artist of the Year 2024
CDS member Jane Veveris Callan is a finalist in the David Shepherd Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Artist of the Year 2024. Her artwork ‘Fading Away’ will be exhibited from 1st – 6th July at the Mall Galleries, London SW1Y 5AS. The exhibition can also be viewed…
CDS Participants in Cambridge Open Studios – 2024
This year is the 50th anniversary of Cambridge Open Studios with 360 artists taking part in 229 venues across Cambridgeshire. Studios will be opening over 4 weekends from 6-28 July (10am-5pm, free entry) – see the COS website or guide for opening times for individual studios….