KENDAL artists are putting the finishing touches to their third annual one-day show.

The event, Kendal Summer Arts, is to take place at Kendal Town Hall on Saturday, August 5, from 9.30am to 5pm. As well as stalls and art works for sale, there will be storytellers, musicians and workshops on everything from doodling to needle felt work.

The organiser is Kendal Arts Community, a group of Kendal-based artists, artisans, craftspeople and writers who meet monthly at Ruskin’s bar, in Smokehouse Yard. Their aim is to encourage as many people as possible to take part in the arts, and more than 200 members have been attracted so far.

Kendal Summer Arts is an opportunity to put members’ works on display and sale, as well as offering visitors a chance to sample different arts media.

Demonstrator Lana Jade of LJ Arts, charity Space2Create and a dozen multi-media artists will be on hand to demonstrate their skills and wares.

They include artist Zoe Baker, jewellery maker Dave Cresswell, printmaker Jamie Barnes, paper-cutter Tracey Escolme and painters Iain Greenwood, Jayne Wilkinson and Zoe Dixon.

Painter Claire Griffel will be raising money for her twinning project between Old Hutton Primary school and a primary school in Senegal, West Africa.

Illustrator Helen Pateman will be selling prints and needle felt work, as well as running workshops on creating freestyle mandala doodles.

"They are for relaxation, concentration or just to produce a beautiful design to make T-shirts, tattoos or wall art. Any ages can do it," said Helen.

Zoe Baker, who will be exhibiting and selling her hand-painted slate and limited edition prints of old Kendal, said: "We hope as many people as possible come down to the town hall to celebrate locally produced art and take part in workshops demonstrating the various techniques and media used by artists."