An art group threatened with closure last year is holding its first exhibition this weekend.

Cullingworth Art Group grew out of classes originally run by Keighley's Russell Street Project.

When the Project closed last year the students, who met in Cullingworth, decided to go it alone.

They clubbed together to hire a hall and pay for the tutor, Simon Trudheim, to continue.

Simon teaches one class in the evenings while other members have self-help sessions during the day.

The exhibition will be held on Saturday (January 23) in the meeting rooms at St James's Church on Station Road.

The 20 group members are displaying more than 60 pictures from 10am-1pm, and there will be light refreshments.

Joyce Brigg, one of the members, said the subject matter and artistic media varied greatly.

She said: "We have some wonderful paintings -- I was amazed. The variety is superb."