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Olivia, TJ and Ellie recently collected their Bronze Arts Award from the Burton at Bideford. They achieved their awards working on the Where’s Your Head At? project which included exploring the work of American photographer Diane Arbus and working to raise awareness of wellbeing & mental health in the Torridge, [...]
The entrance of the Burton at Bideford is undergoing a makeover. The planters and seating area at the front of the building are being turned into ‘ships’ with a dazzle camouflage design. Dazzle camouflage, sometimes known as razzle dazzle or dazzle painting, was used in World War l on boats and ships. The [...]
Inspired by these groundbreaking images, the Burton at Bideford would like to help a new generation of photographers.
We’re pleased to announce that ARTIST ROOMS Diane Arbus was successfully launched at the Burton at Bideford on Thursday March 16
Organisations from across north Devon congregated to brainstorm the development of a visionary creative hub for the region
A variety of organisations in North Devon have been invited to help shape the future of the art gallery and museum at a public consultation on November 15
If you’ve heard loud footsteps in north Devon recently, it’s because Sir Quentin Blake’s exhibition of BFG illustrations has galumphed its way into The Burton
June 29, 2017 From July 1 the Burton art gallery and museum in Bideford, North Devon launches its new 6-month exhibition programme. With the BFG on its front cover, the new programme has triple the amount of interactive children’s and adults workshops, activities and events than the first half [...]
June 14, 2017 This July, the Burton at Bideford will host Sir Quentin Blake and Sir Antony Gormley exhibitions at the same time. The juxtaposition of “The BFG in Pictures” by Blake, and “Prints by Antony Gormley” is an unprecedented coup for north Devon; these two esteemed, knighted artists are [...]
An expert in the work of abstract painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Geoffrey Bertram, will be at the Burton gallery holding a special talk about the artist’s life on Saturday, May 6 at 2pm.
