SIR Thomas Picton School pupils are showcasing their art work alongside that of professional and practising artists.

The fifth annual Sixbyfour exhibition is up and running, with hundreds of pieces in all sorts of styles filling the walls of Oriel Q in Narberth.

The school’s art department spends the whole year planning for the event, making contact with local and international artists, designers and crafts persons.

The idea behind it is for artists to submit a piece of work measuring six by four inches. They are then sold anonymously for just £5. This year’s sale takes place on Saturday, October 10.

Sir Thomas Picton art teacher Diana Brook explains: “We keep the identity of the artist secret until the point of purchase to ensure that the purchaser buys the art because of a genuine love of the piece and not because they suspect it may be worth something in monetary value.”

She added: “The philosophy of the exhibition stays the same but the artists that participate continue to change. There are some amazing and generous artists that have continued to support us and have donated pieces each year. The school is so grateful to local artists like Steve Robinson Glass, David Wilson, Guy Manning, James Donovan and Jay Cloud.

“This year there are pieces from Kathy Hare, Kathy Creamer, Lee John Phillips, Diana R Brook, Lynne Crompton, James Donovan, Dorian Spencer Davies, The Cutlery Commision, Zoe Evans and so many more.”

All proceeds of the Sixbyfour exhibition go to supporting the art students at Sir Thomas Picton and help fund workshops in Oriel Q. In recent years the success of Sixbyfour has allowed the school to purchase many pieces of equipment, including an etching press, SLR digital camera, lightboxes, iPads and an air brush.

Organisers Diana Brook, Lee Phillips and Lynne Crompton look forward to seeing you there. Follow us on Oriel STP on Facebook and Twitter.