ARTISTS from across West London are gathering together in Brentford ahead of the Creative Mile weekend.

The event offers a sign-posted one mile pedestrian route, down Brentford High Street and Ferry Lane for people to discover 'London's hidden art capital'.

Artists Monica Boxley and Pat O'Grady from Redlees Studio are both exhibiting at the Brentford Project Event Space.

The Brentford Project is one of eight art venues featured on the creative mile, which will exhibit work from over 50 artists including painters, sculptors, ceramicists and printmakers.

Boxley said: "We feel very lucky to have the opportunity to create a unique exhibition of our work with 18 artists in this large industrial and historic space."

She has been an artist at Redlees in Isleworth for 23 years and loves the artistic energy Brentford currently has to offer.

Pat O'Grady is a Brentford based artist also excited about the weekend ahead, although she also worried about the future of Brentford's thriving artist community, due to a series of developments planned in the area.

O'Grady said: "I've lived in Brentford for 41 years and have always loved it especially being on the river, but I'm so sad to see what they are planning for it.

"We will lose all the lovely old buildings and its charm and history, Brentford will become another boring, stylish high street with no character."

There are fears many of the existing buildings which currently house artist studio spaces may not survive future gentrification.

A gentrification Index for Small Areas in London (2010-16), run by the poverty and inequality charity Trust for London, saw large areas of the TW8 postcode rated highest to high on the scale.

The Brentford Project is part of an ambitious series of developments by developers Ballymore, who promise to 'breathe fresh life into the neighbourhood, opening-up previously undiscovered routes and transforming Brentford town centre'.

This significant regeneration will deliver 876 homes and over 50 new retail spaces including a major supermarket, boutique cinema, a bakery, greengrocer and butcher.

The Brentford Project promises to bring a host of community spaces, including the transformation of the St Lawrence's Church, a building dating back to the 15th century and designed by architect Thomas Hardwick.

Read more about the Creative Mile event, Here.