STROUD House Gallery embark on something a little different for their exhibition in the run up to Christmas, which goes by the intriguing title Art the Musical.

Featuring a wide range of artists responding to music, abstracting music and improvising on the theme of music, all that remains to be seen is what sort of song the critics and visitors sing when they attend.

Exhibitor Rhys Owen Eggleton is a musician who has developed an artistic practice by producing visual work in direct response to notions of sound and music.

His sculptures are constructed by breaking, burning and adapting musical instruments. These surprising structures preserve a sense of functionality whilst exposing fragility.

Holly Rumble's work Double Row is about finding the musical notes hidden in utilitarian objects and uses a live looping process to build layers and repetition. The audience are invited to participate and to experiment further in duet with these pre-recorded tracks.

Eleanor Carlingford Reeves' paintings are frequently nautical, looking to her childhood in the fishing village of Kilkeel and incorporating her songwriting.

Artist Lee Kemp will be producing a painting in a live performance on the preview night, guided by music as he paints. The large scale work will then be left in the gallery space, all tools left in situ, for the duration of the exhibition.

Other artists include: Tim Fieldstead, Sue Doggett, Jenny Wiener, Meg Wroe, Freddie Keen, Julius Murinde, Alexandra McArthur.

The show runs at Stroud House Gallery on Station Road until December 29. The gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday from 10.30am to 5pm or by appointment. Admission free.