TALENTED children are to have their art work displayed at a pop-up exhibition in the Skipton Town Hall gallery.

Year six pupils from Greatwood Primary School worked for over a month on the illustration project entitled ‘Champions’ with professional freelance illustrators Vanessa Card and Jo Paylor, as part of their transition to secondary school this September.

The transition project is the result of a creative collaboration between Craven Museum, Skipton Library and charity SELFA which, with funding from the Arts Council, has helped to unlock and develop the artistic talents of more than thirty 11 to 12 year olds.

Rachel Casper, special projects co-ordinator at SELFA, said: “This has been a unique opportunity for the children to unlock their creative and artistic talents with the support from published professional illustrators."

After a private preview night, attended by the young artists’ family and friends, the colourful art work will be on display at the pop up exhibition from Saturday to Monday.

The exhibition is open from 10am to 4pm and admission is free with art activities available for visitors to make their own masterpieces.

Vanessa Card, a published illustrator of children’s books and one of the artists involved on the project, said: “It has been a great experience working with potential artists of the future. They have inspired everyone with their enthusiasm and energy and it has been a wonderful process watching their creative ideas unfold and come to life.”