What’s on at Cambridge Artspace:
exhibitions, talks and workshops​​
June & July 2025
ARTISTS' TALK
Pathways: Artist Practice Sharing
Join the conversation with artists Alexandra Baraitser and Richard Fraser as we explore the themes and thoughts behind their work.
Saturday June 7th • 2- 4pm free, booking essential.
The Pathways series has developed as a place to consider artists' approaches in depth, and discuss their thinking and their choices in a facilitated group. Seeing the display of their work, and joining the discussions can refresh your own ideas and understanding, whether you are also an artist, or simply interested in the communicative power of creativity.
Alexandra Baraitser meticulously documents through drawing and painting a wide range of designed objects including chairs, lighting, textiles, interior design, stations and bridges. Her paintings are a celebration of contemporary design and architecture and are based on images she selects from vintage magazines.
Richard Fraser is an architectural and topographic photographer. He is currently exploring the concept of the ’Transect’ as part of his ongoing ‘Fraser Project’, capturing our environment from a distinct perspective from coastlines through to the inner core of our urban areas.
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WORKSHOP
We'll be running the final Stitch in Time session before the summer break on Thursday June 12th June 6.30-8.30PM.
This time there will be an opportunity to learn about Boro and Sashiko - two traditional Japanese visible mending techniques.
This series of events has emerged out of a wish to re-purpose the material stuff we live with. The sessions are facilitated by a trained tailor and an artist passionate about 'visible mending' and there are plenty of opportunities to learn from each other. Bring along any of your sewing or mending projects that may have been abandoned and get inspired in the company of others.
This time it's 'pay as you can' to help us cover costs. We welcome all levels of experience and provide some basic materials and refreshments. These popular sessions are 'pay as you can' to help us cover costs. Please book to avoid disappointment - we look forward to seeing you!
12th June 18.30-20.30pm
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OPEN STUDIOS
9 of our studio artists will be opening their studios for the first three weekends in July. Guidebooks are now available and the app will be running soon.
We are all getting busy and have lots to show you!
Cambridge Artworks will be open for the first three weekends in July, with studios open between 10am and 5pm: 05 – 06 | 12 – 13 | 19 – 20 July 2025.
There will also be artists exhibiting in Artspace over all four weekends
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EXHIBITION & FAMILY WORKSHOP
HeART of Gaza: a touring exhibition of children’s artworks from Gaza
Preview evening on Friday 20th June from 5pm to 7pm
Open 11am to 4pm, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June
There will be a family art workshop from 12.30 to 2.30 Saturday 21st June with Idit Nathan, Jill Eastland and Cathy Dunbar featuring games and art activities.
Followed by a parade from the gallery to the River Festival at 3.45pm – From the Sea to the River
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Find out more about the exhibiton on instagram
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What’s on at Cambridge Artspace:
exhibitions, talks and workshops​​
May & June 2025
SELLING EXHIBITION AND WORKSHOPS
4 WAYS – ‘FIGURE IT OUT’
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4 Ways of Seeing Artists return to Cambridge with an exciting new exhibition entitled, ‘Figure it Out…’to include interactive workshops.
· Private View: Friday 23rd May, 6pm-8pm
· Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May 11am-5pm. Workshops 2-4pm plus 12-2pm Sun
· Bank Holiday Monday 26th May 11am-4pm. Workshops 12-2pm
A defining feature of a 4 Ways Exhibition is the opportunity for visitors to speak directly with the artists and gain insight into their creative processes. This year, guests can participate in interactive workshops and live demonstrations led by the artists themselves:
Judy Logan – capturing stillness and movement, exploring the impact on the viewer.
Sue Law – using text as a powerful medium to infuse meaning into artwork.
Jill Ogilvy – demonstrating the power and impact of composition.
Deanna Tyson – showcasing how fragments and jigsaw shapes create striking visual narratives.
Visitors of all ages are invited to take part—children must be supervised, but adults are just as welcome to join the creative fun!
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For more information and to book workshops see Eventbrite here.
Judy Logan @judylogan101artist
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WORKSHOP
​Stitch in Time sessions are back!
This series of events has emerged out of a wish to re-purpose the material stuff we live with. The sessions are facilitated by a trained tailor and an artist passionate about 'visible mending' and there are plenty of opportunities to learn from each other. Bring along any of your sewing or mending projects that may have been abandoned and get inspired in the company of others.
This time it's 'pay as you can' to help us cover costs. We welcome all levels of experience and provide some basic materials and refreshments. These popular sessions are 'pay as you can' to help us cover costs.
Thursdays 15th May / 12th June 18.30-20.30pm
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ARTISTS' TALK
Pathways: Artist Practice Sharing
Join the conversation with artists Alexandra Baraitser and Richard Fraser as we explore the themes and thoughts behind their work.
Saturday June 7th • 2- 4pm free, booking essential.
The Pathways series has developed as a place to consider artists' approaches in depth, and discuss their thinking and their choices in a facilitated group. Seeing the display of their work, and joining the discussions can refresh your own ideas and understanding, whether you are also an artist, or simply interested in the communicative power of creativity.
Alexandra Baraitser meticulously documents through drawing and painting a wide range of designed objects including chairs, lighting, textiles, interior design, stations and bridges. Her paintings are a celebration of contemporary design and architecture and are based on images she selects from vintage magazines.
Richard Fraser is an architectural and topographic photographer. He is currently exploring the concept of the ’Transect’ as part of his ongoing ‘Fraser Project’, capturing our environment from a distinct perspective from coastlines through to the inner core of our urban areas.
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What’s on at Cambridge Artspace:
exhibitions, talks and workshops​​
March & April 2025
WORKSHOP
Rooted in Wellness: A Creative Journey to Discover Your Tree of Life
Join us - Andreea Unwin, Registered Health Coach and Suzanne Morris, Visual Artist - for a unique workshop where we explore and nurture your wellness through the powerful visual metaphor of the Tree of Life. This hands-on experience blends creativity with self-reflection. You'll connect your playful and driven sides, aligning them with your life and wellbeing goals.
Date: 1st March 2025
Time: 10 - 3pm
Cost: £120
WORKSHOP
Collograph printing workshop with Jayne Ruffell-Ward
Through demonstrations, examples and lead exercises, Jayne will guide you through various collagraph techniques, including collage and drawn elements. A desktop press will be available, but you’ll also learn fuss-free methods to achieve great results at home without a press.
A creative day of collagraph printing and mixed media will whet your appetite and inspire your artistic practice.
Date: 15th March
Time: 10.30 - 3.30pm
Cost: £60
EXHIBITION & TALK
Family Matters: Holding You Up
March 21st - 23rd
10.30 - 5.30pm
Opening celebration Friday 21st 5:30 - 7:30pm
Discussion 2pm Sunday 23rd March
Four contemporary artists offer co-existing experiences of responsibility and creative play that sit at the heart of family. Join us to explore patterns of play, fantasy, support and constraint at work in these formative relationships, and reflect on what persists across generations beyond the families of origin.
To find out more, click here
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Click on the button below to book your free ticket for the facilitated discussion on Sunday 23rd March
EXHIBITION
Xolu Dakar bi (the heart of Dakar)
Anna Wood (University of Cambridge) Djibril Dramé Ekaterina Golovko
March 27th - 30th
11 - 4pm
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A mixed media exhibition engaging with plans to resettle a small informal settlement in central Dakar, Senegal. A collaborative project between Anna Wood (Research Associate, Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge) and Dakar-based photographers Djibril Dramé and Ekaterina Golovko, aimed at contributing to the preservation of the memory of the place.
To find out more click here
​​News from Cambridge Artworks' Studio Artists...
​​JILL OGILVY
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There’s still over a week left to see Jill Ogilvy’s recent oil painting at the Royal Society of British Artists exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London from Wednesday, 26 February - Saturday, 8 March 2025. Opening hours 10am - 5pm (No booking required).
RBA Annual Exhibition 2025 - find out more here
RACHEL DORMER
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Rachel Dormor will be exhibiting a selection of acrylic paintings based on nature, in the spring show at Galeria Moderna in the Grand Arcade, Cambridge. The show is on from 1st-16th March and is an inspiring and diverse mix of paintings, prints and sculptures.
Find out more on Galeria Moderna’s Instagram here on on their website here
​​​​While We Were Sleeping
A project by Idit Nathan and Sarah Wood
Part of the Cambridge Festival
19 - 28th March 2025
Ten days
Ten different news events
Ten different kinds of media
Ten art responses
For this year’s festival Nathan and Wood will play a serious game. Every day for ten days they will randomly select a news story told via ten different forms of news mediation. They will open themselves to the chance encounter and respond to the impact of each day’s story whether it be tweet-sized or billboard-sized, in a revelation of how the 21st century spectator is moulded.
Nathan & Wood bulletins will be posted daily on Instagram @while_we_were_sleeping​​​