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The Arts Society South Cambs is small and friendly, with just over 200 members. We have a programme of monthly illustrated Lectures (except for July and August) on a broad spectrum of arts related topics, e.g. painting, sculpture, jewellery, ceramics, furniture, architecture, garden design, silver, rugs and carpets, tapestries, textiles, music, etc. We also arrange Special Interest Days, Visits and Society Holidays. We are a registered charity (No. 1132219) and our Gift Aid tax refunds are devoted to our charitable causes, principally Young Arts.

The Arts Society South Cambs is one of the over 400 independent societies affiliated to The Arts Society. These affiliated societies have more than 98,000 individual members. The Arts Society is not confined to the UK. There are thirteen societies in mainland Europe, seven in New Zealand and over thirty member societies of the affiliated Association of Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Societies. From its foundation in 1968 until 2017 The Arts Society was the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS). The change in name was made to recognise the fact that the organisation was now international rather than national and that its interests now extend to all art forms rather than simply the decorative and fine arts.


There are two other societies in Cambridge affiliated to The Arts Society:

The Arts Society Cambridge
The Arts Society Granta


Our Constitution

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LATEST NEWS

This year's Cambridge Sixth Form Art Exhibition, arranged and sponsored by the three Arts Societies in Cambridge, is now open at Michaelhouse Café in Trinity Street, Cambridge.  It runs until Saturday 20th June.

The paintings will be judged by professional artists and qualified experts, with prizes awarded for Best in Show (£200), Most Original (£100) and 3 x Highly recommended (£50).

Michaelhouse Café is open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm, and on Sunday from 12.15pm to 4pm.

Entry to the exhibition is free (though you may wish to purchase a coffee and cake while you are there!) so do come along and view the artworks.  They are outstanding.  I wouldn't like to choose the winners!


Our Holiday in Malta - a 6-day tour in early November 2026 - is now fully subscribed.  If you wish to be placed on our waiting list, please contact our holiday organiser, Clem Messenger.

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WHAT'S COMING UP
Thursday 17 September 2026
Lecture
MISS SAIGON: THE MAKING OF A MUSICAL
Jamie Hayes
72


Thursday 15 October 2026
Lecture
TINKER, TAILOR, CANVAS, CHAIR: HOW MODERNISM BECAME A COLD WAR SECRET AGENT
James Vaux
73


Thursday 29 October 2026
Special Event
CRACKING GLASS & FAT LAVA
Mark Hill
11