CREATE! Art for Autism is hosted its third annual award ceremony in Beechwood College, Sully, this week, to showcase their finalists' and highly recommended artists' incredible creativity.

Over 800 entries have been submitted, with the total finalist count coming in at 41; with one of the winners coming from Pembroke.

The third year of CREATE! has seen some incredible talent, some coming from as far afield as Florida, with over 800 entries and hundreds of entrants.

Jane Asher, president of the National Autistic Society and renowned actress and author, said: "This is the third year of CREATE! Art for Autism and the standard just gets better and better. It's so difficult to judge these tremendous pieces of work against each other, but we are here to find winners, and are very pleased with the selection we've made.

"It's truly inspirational to see how much creativity oozes out of these autistic young people, and enabling them to express themselves through art makes this competition such a worthwhile project."

The competition spans across five categories - 3D; 2D; Digital Photography; Digital Animation and Poetry, with each having a winner and highly recommended works.

Sixteen-year-old Alexander Fox-Robinson, winner of the 2D art category, from Pembroke School, said: that his main inspiration for the artwork was "The way an old man was captured roughly with spaced mark making."

The aims of CREATE are to: Inspire youngsters with an ASC to express themselves; celebrate the special abilities of young people with autism and Asperger's; and educate all of us how those with autism see and interpret the world around them

The competition has attracted the support of some well known sporting names, including the British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton, who said: "This competition is a fantastic way for autistic youngsters to express themselves, and to show how creative they can be. It's also great that the competition is driven from Wales."