THE Garden Gallery’s 21st Summer Exhibition attracted a record number of visitors over the weekend.

Entitled 'Truth to Material', an exceptionally high standard of contemporary sculpture and ceramics remains on show until July 18.

Some 100 years have passed since the death in the trenches of the great sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, at the age of 23. Influenced by Jacob Epstein, Gaudier-Brzeska was an early exponent of the practice of direct carving, originally introduced by Brancusi.

Truth to Material is an opportunity for artists to demonstrate how their chosen medium expresses their ideas and creativity.

New work by regular artists, and some exhibiting at the gallery for the first time, accompanies Truth to Material. The Garden Gallery has been established for 21 years and represents some 50 sculptors, potters and makers. It has a reputation for exhibiting sculpture, ceramics, lettering and furniture for gardens and interiorsall by contemporary artists.

The exhibition is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 11 to 5, until July 18. Hampshire artists include Robyn Golden-Hann, Nadine Collinson, Tracey Sheppard and Emily Myers.