Open Call: Water Feature Commission
The Burton at Bideford is inviting proposals from South West based artists, designers or architects to create a site specific water feature or installation for our public garden as part of our community-led landscape regeneration project ‘Connecting Roots and Future Hopes’.
Open Call: Digital Commission
The Burton at Bideford is inviting proposals from South West based artists, content and digital creators and designers to tell our story as part of ‘A Sustainable Museum’, an Arts Council England Capital Investment Fund project.
The Burton announces five new Trustees to help shape our next chapter
We’re delighted to welcome five new trustees to the board, each bringing a wealth of experience, fresh perspectives, and a strong commitment to the work we do at The Burton.
The Burton at Bideford awarded a grant to transform public access to our ceramic collections
The Burton at Bideford has been awarded a grant of £86,500 from The DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund to help transform public access to one of the leading ceramic collections in the South West of England.
Connecting Roots and Future Hopes – Landscape Works at The Burton
Connecting Roots and Future Hopes is a community led landscape regeneration project at The Burton that celebrates both the success of our past and sows seeds for the next 75 years.
Open Call: Socially-Engaged Photographer
The Burton at Bideford is seeking a socially-engaged photographer to work on a project with a group of women with complex needs. The project will use Historic England’s Janette Rosing Collection as a starting point.
Refugees tell their stories through photography in new exhibition ‘A Roof and A Sky’
A new photography exhibition launches at The Burton at Bideford with work created by individuals supported by The Pickwell Foundation.
The Burton at Bideford acquires work by internationally-renowned artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA for Northern Devon
The Burton at Bideford is delighted to announce the acquisition of Yinka Shonibare CBE RA’s Mayflower, All Flowers (2020) to its permanent collection.
We’re Hiring: Trustees
We are recruiting for Trustees. Application deadline: 10am, Monday 16 Feb 2026.
Calling all collectors: we want your stuff!
We want to hear about your treasured collections as part of a new exhibition exploring our shared impulse to collect.
