AN outdoor fair showcasing some of the region’s most talented artists will be hosted by the Inspired by… gallery at The North York Moors National Park Centre, Danby.

The Artisan Art Fair will take place on Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17, from 10am to 5pm. It is a joint venture by the gallery and the Scarborough Arts Forum (SAF), a Facebook group of more than 400 Yorkshire-based artists.

Organiser Dean Regan, of the SAF, said: “The Artisan Art Fair 2016 will take place on and around the lawns of the Moors Centre at Danby and will have a fabulous festival atmosphere.

“Twenty artists will have space in two large marquees, with further pop-up venues around the grounds. The marquees will be a buzz of activity with the artists demonstrating their techniques. Outside on the lawns more space will to be allocated to artists demonstrating an art or craft during the event.

“This new event will have the best of art from North Yorkshire. It will be the place to meet passionate local artists, see demonstrations and chat about creating art.

“We are also looking for musicians, singers and other performers and demonstrators to help with the festival feel and showcase their talents.”

The artists booked to attend so far include, Dean Regan: fine art landscape paintings and animal studies, Keith Blessed: pastel landscapes, Gail Hurst: watercolours, Emma Evett: glass design, Dag Hagenaes Kjelldahl: large oil paintings, John Turney; arts, crafts and photography, Jill Turney: acrylics and watercolours, Diane Todd: animal paintings, Vicky Milsom: conceptual illustration and painting and Helen Bowes: mixed media, printer and plaster painter.

Workshops will include:

Saturday from 2pm: Get Arty! Children’s workshop with Susi and Jake Jones;

Sunday from 2pm: This Little Bird, a create-and-colour children's workshop with Hanover Studios.?There will also be throughout the weekend storytelling sessions for children and artists’ talks and demos for adults on working with oils by Dean Regan and working with pastels by Keith Blessed. All the workshops and talks are free.

The Inspired by… gallery at The Moors National Park Centre hosts changing exhibitions of work by artists who draw their inspiration from the landscape, life and colour of the North York Moors. Admission is free, and the gallery is open daily from 10am to 5pm in the spring and summer months.

For more information, go to northyorkmoors.org.uk/whatson