THE sought after art space of Farfield Mill is hosting work by some of the region's best artists.

The revered Green Door artists’ collective has taken over the Howgill, Dover and K2 galleries at the popular Sedbergh arts and heritage centre for Through the Mill - a major exhibition which showcases a wide variety of two and three dimensional work from nigh on 50 of its members.

Paintings, drawings, prints, textiles, jewellery, ceramics, wood and glass are all feature in the striking display, which runs until July 24, and presents art lovers with a marvellous opportunity to see the breadth of members’ work under one roof.

Exhibiting artists include Gordon Baddeley, Sally Bamber, Roger Bell, Ellie Chaney, Ann Marie Foster, Judith Horsley, Delcia McNeil, Angie Mitchell, Jill Pemberton, Rosie Wates and Frances Winder.

Also taking part is printmaker Marie Wright, exhibiting exciting new work, inspired by the surroundings close to her studio on Morecambe Bay, near Ulverston, in which the hidden aspects of the landscape are revealed through exploring and observing both its fragility and its changing nature.

Painter Ray Green describes himself as a “wild-places artist” and his work on show at Farfield is inspired by a visit to the Dordogne where he canoed down the river for 10 days, camping on the banks in the sun on the way.

Steven Trevillion is an abstract artist, but everything he does is rooted in an exploration of the world around him.

“I am fascinated by the way in which fragmented bits of reality are sometimes brought together to produce something new,” explained Steven. “Typically, my work involves layering, gluing and scraping on wood, canvas or paper, very often starting with random processes and then becoming more deliberate. Whether I am printing or painting I see my job as excavating new meanings and allowing them to express themselves. My contribution to Through the Mill is to explore this idea through printing, painting and collage-making.”

Green Door is a self-managed, not-for-profit artists’ co-operative based in South Lakeland, and committed to bringing artists together and making contemporary art accessible to local residents and visitors to the area.

GD administrator Janice Benson said the artists were very grateful to Farfield for giving them the opportunity to work with them. She added: “The galleries at Farfield are an ideal location to exhibit larger pieces of work and we hope that people will take advantage of the summer weather and make the drive out to Sedbergh to see the exhibition. We’re very proud of the work that’s being shown and the mill itself is a fascinating place to visit.”

Farfield Mill is open daily, from 10.30am-5pm (www.farfieldmill.org).