ART lovers are set to descend on Oxford's Town Hall this weekend for the fifth annual Oxford International Art Fair.

The free event, which runs this between February 23 - 25, aims to bring together 'the most innovative new work from established and emerging artists and galleries'.

Both novice and seasoned art collectors will be able to peruse collections, talk to the artists and get pieces specially commissioned.

Among the highlights there will be Oxford's very own watercolour abstract artist Jenny Bowden who will be showing off her 'messy hallucinations' of the dreaming spires.

Wei Zheng, 19, flew in from New York with her abstract canvases, and her teddy bear.

She said: "I'm an art student in New York but I thought I should come over to Oxford to show my work at the fair = I'm really enjoying it - I'm staying in Oxford for about a week."

Bulgarian artist Radi Nedelchev, meanwhile, will also be exhibiting his paintings in the 'naïve art' style.

The fair is open between 11am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.