A VARIETY of work by award-winning and internationally selling local artists will be on display.

The Phoenix Art & Craft Christmas Exhibition is at Springfield Country Hotel, near Wareham over the weekend of November 28-29 from 10am-5pm.

The group exhibition of highly skilled craft-makers will include a variety of original art, photography, prints, cards, candles, jewellery, woodcraft and leatherwear. With free admission and parking, this offers the perfect rural shopping opportunity to purchase locally crafted gifts this Christmas.

The group includes artists Annie Lovelass, Esme James, Lar Smits and Peter Cherry, who will have original art as well as prints available to purchase. Jewellery designer Debbie Pool will have a range of hand-crafted Native American influenced pieces and Nick Stowbridge will be showcasing his bespoke collection of leatherwear.