VISITORS to an exhibition will be encouraged to see art in a new light through a range of alternative works.

Expanding the Edges will run from today until November 10 at Cleveland Crafts Centre, in Middlesbrough.

It includes pieces by five artists, who have worked in different media with local groups to produce art that appeals to the senses and feelings.

Among them is Jim Bond, an automata maker whose commission engages the viewer with all five senses, Fiona Rutherford, a weaver who experimented with texture, and paper maker Gill Wilson, who examined how senses can stimulate emotion.

Supported by funding from Year of the Artist, potter Morgen Hall worked with children from Middlesbrough's Beverley School, looking at structures and patterns of ceramics.

The children, who all have hearing impairments, made line drawings of fruit, which were used as stencils to decorate plates.

Curator Julia Palmer said: "The youngsters have produced a phenomenal amount of work and it's been a wonderful experience for them to work with an internationally recognised potter.

"The combination of Morgen's influence and experience and the youngsters' own natural talent are a highlight of the exhibition."