Events
Welcome to our program of events for 2024. We have some practical and fascinating talks and very creative workshops coming up.
Evening Events and Talks
We have a regular program of evening events/talks. All are open to the public as well as Members and Friends.
All Evening events are held at St. Johns Evangelist Church, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RN at 7:30pm.
Admission is free for CDS Members & Friends, £5 for non-Members.
A Royal Academy Experience
by Rob Dempsey
Wednesday 23rd October
The Power and Grace Of Water
by Debbie Baxter
Wednesday 27th November
An Artist's View of Anthony Trollope
by Alan Barrell for his wife Pamela
Wednesday 26th February 2025
Workshops
We hold a series of all-day workshops on Sundays between September and December. These workshops are held at Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester CB3 9NG, 10am-4pm.
Cost is £40 for CDS Members and Friends who can invite a guest for £50 each. If you are interested in joining as a Friend, please see here.
To book please contact Tracey Ashman
2024
- Sunday 22nd September - ‘Marbled Paper Collage’ with Sonia Villiers
- Sunday 13th October - ‘Life Drawing’ with Harry Gray
- Saturday 30th November - ‘Mixed Media Landscape’ with Alice Thomson
- Sunday 8 December - ‘Still Life’ with Jill Ogilvy
SketchTogether Sketching Group
Our sketching group SketchTogether meets monthly giving CDS Members and Friends an opportunity to hone their sketching skills at interesting locations, either indoors or outdoors. It’s a great way for CDS Members & Friends to get to know each other better and have some fun drawing. Please note this is only open to CDS Members & Friends.
Details are circulated to Members and Friends by e-mail and Whatsapp. If you are interested in joining as a Friend, please see here.
2024
- April - Issam Kourbaj exhibition at Heong Gallery
- May - Quayside, Cambridge
- June - Music in the Park
- July - Cambridge Shakespeare Festival rehearsal
- August - Little St Mary’s Lane, Cambridge
- September - Bridge the Gap
- October - Whipple museum
- November - Museum of Classical Archaeology
- December - Christmas lights in Cambridge
Summer Sketch Group
We also have an open air sketching group (open to Members & Friends only) that meets every Wednesday during June and July from 10am-3pm in different places each week. The group also have a picnic lunch together. Due to the size of the different venues, this group is small and is currently full. Please contact the society secretary if you would like to be on the waiting list.