The gallery has been launched to showcase - and sell - art created by artists and art students with visual and other impairments. We believe the art available here is of a high quality, and as good as, if not better, than other art available to buy.

Birmingham-based design consultancy Whitehouse Mainwaring visited the art students at QAC in September 2005. Inspired by each other's work they agreed to work together on a website to promote and sell the artwork created by QAC students.

Over a period of nine months the various teams made up of students and Whitehouse Mainwaring developed all aspects of the website including the name, the logo, design and functions of the site, its layout and all the copy. Not forgetting that the students created the actual art to be sold.

The website will continue as individual students come and go. It will provide a legacy of collaboration and an inspiration to future generations of students.

All the money raised from the sale of the artwork is ploughed back into the college. This assists individuals at QAC in providing much needed resources for the students.

The excellent art on offer is both beautiful and inspiring, which any collector would be proud to own. We hope that viewing - and owning - such pieces will raise awareness of students with visual and other impairments as well as highlighting the fantastic work achieved at QAC and other organisations.

(Queen Alexandra College is registered charity No. 1065974)