BUDDING artists from across the region are being urged to put their work on display.

Billingham Art Gallery is hosting the open art exhibition for all amateur and professional artists living or working in the North-East.

Muriel King, museums officer for Stockton Borough Council said: "This is a great opportunity for all sorts of art to be displayed together with something for everyone."

The exhibition, created by the Cleveland Botanic Art Society and Cleveland College of Art and Design, opens on Saturday and runs until April 7. For details, call (01642) 397590