Children's inspired artworks were snapped up at a show held in their pre-school. Katy Morton reports.

Young artists showcased their talents last month when their Surrey pre-school was transformed into an art gallery.

Children from Dolphin Pre-School in Hove, Sussex, took inspiration from the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London, whose theme this year is 'raw', when they set about creating their own masterpieces.

The Summer Exhibition, in its 242nd year, is the world's largest contemporary art exhibition. The Academy describes 'raw' as handmade works of art that are stark, natural, unrefined, honest, bleak and tender. The intention of the theme, the Royal Academy said, was to strip art back to the bare essentials with undisguised ingredients and materials.

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