THIS year sees the Cotswolds celebrate 50 years of being designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The anniversary will culminate in a public art exhibition at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester, open to amateur and professional artists from within and beyond the Cotswolds.

The exhibition will showcase art work in a variety of mediums and genres inspired by the Cotswolds landscape.

The exhibition opens January 15 and runs until February 5.

Free admission.

Corinium Musuem, Park Street, Cirencester.