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Visit the Burton’s folk art exhibitions and enjoy a collection spanning many different mediums and emotions. Including some works never seen in a gallery before, the Burton’s two folk exhibitions represent this category of art at is finest. What is folk art? Broadly speaking, folk art refers to art [...]
It’s never been more important to support small businesses, especially those which rely on the Christmas period to generate much of their revenue for the year. There are so many wonderful small, local, independent brands offering up completely unique, high quality gifts that you won’t find elsewhere. So this festive [...]
We’ve all got those hard-to-buy-for family and friends, so take the stress out of festive shopping this year with our eight unique Devon Christmas gifts. The Burton Art Gallery’s newly launched online shop allows you to shop from the comfort of your own home while also supporting a Devon [...]
Plastic in the Landscape - Frances Gynn The Burton's latest environmental commission launched over the weekend ahead of the latest government lockdown. The new work will be on display at the Burton for the next 12 months before joining the Burton's Permanent Collection. The piece is accompanied by a number [...]
The Burton at Bideford has been chosen as one of the three cultural organisations for the South West to be included in the regional showcase of the 2020 Achates Philanthropy Prize! The Achates Philanthropy Prize is the national campaign to promote support of the arts. The reimagined 2020 Prize focuses on [...]
The Burton at Bideford is delighted to announce the recent acquisition of major exhibition ‘An English Eye’ by renowned artist-photographer James Ravilious to add to its Permanent Collections. The collection is an important historic record of life in North Devon between 1972 and 1997 and the exhibition as a [...]
We’re delighted to announce the recent appointment of Frances Gynn RWA as our 2020 environmental artist commission. The commission will include a number of works studying the subject of contemporary botanicals (a study which began during a fellowship at The Bogliasco Foundation,Italy) - both drawings and paintings which highlight the [...]
The Burton at Bideford art gallery and museum is delighted to be reopening their doors following the latest government updates. Opening on July 4 with new safety and social distancing measures in place, they have two brand new exhibitions on display. Seeds of Hope is an uplifting showcase in gallery [...]
On June 20, 2020 – the summer/winter solstice, the longest/shortest day of the year –TransCultural Exchange invites people everywhere to join Hello World’s (virtual) trek around the globe. Visitors can peruse, photos, prints and installations by artists from Argentina to Zambia along with many stops along the way. Included [...]
At the start of lock down, The Burton at Bideford launched a new online project ‘Seeds of Hope’ to help spread a little hope, joy and optimism during these difficult and uncertain times. Launched on the Burton’s social media pages, we asked people to share with us paintings, drawings, photographs, [...]
