A young artist from Highbridge, who won the Robert Richards Award, will showcase his new work at an exhibition in Bridgwater this month.

Ezra Metcalfe was given the opportunity by Somerset Film to create a new piece of digital art.

The award, supported by Arts Council England, provides the winning artist with a fee, materials, and support to develop their work.

The artist's new creation will be displayed for the first time at the 'Twilight' event on Saturday, September 21.

It will be projected in Bridgwater town centre from 7.30pm.

Deb Richardson, creative director, said: "We support the creation of new work by artists throughout the year in a variety of ways and wanted to spotlight some of the emerging young talent in the county in memory of our late chair Robert Richards.

"Ezra plans to study GCSE Art this year and already takes commissions for custom Pokémon characters.

"They are clearly a talent to watch for the future and we’re delighted to be able to share what they have created with audiences."

The award is named after the late Robert Richards, who was chair of trustees for the charity for more than 20 years.

He was well known in Somerset for his work as a trustee for Glastonbury Abbey and for his role at Glastonbury Festival.

(Image: Somerset Film)

Ezra Metcalfe said: "Digital formats are so convenient and there’s always an ‘undo’ button.

"I used an application called Procreate, which allows you to create animations and still images.

"My inspiration for the piece was from some of the dystopian fiction I read, which often have themes of the environment and hope.

"I’m motivated to do more about the climate crisis and one of the simplest things we can do is simply ask companies to stop creating unnecessary packaging, especially supermarkets.

"I didn’t expect to be awarded it.

"There are lots of young talented people in Somerset so to be selected is an honour and a surprise."

Mr Metcalfe's work will be projected above SL-ATE, the most recent arts venue to open in the town, located at 1 Clare Street.

The Twilight event, coordinated by Fuse, will also feature fire and light performances and a sculpture trail around the town.