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Burton at Bideford announces artist commission

Burton at Bideford announces artist commissionThe Burton at Bideford recently launched an exciting new artist commission project. Working in collaboration with Mitchell & Dickinson, sponsors of...

Award-winning Dead Dad Book exhibition comes to the Burton

The Burton at Bideford is pleased to announce that Dead Dad Book, an award-winning exhibition by Vicky Lindo and Bill Brookes will be coming home to the Burton this December. Winner of the 2019 Bri...

The Burton at Bideford appoints Juneau Projects as an artist in residence

In April 2020, we put out a call to support an artist in residence, looking to commission an artist or art collective to develop an exciting project reflecting our renowned ceramics collection. We'...

The Burton Art Box hits the road

The Burton at Bideford, art gallery & museum landed in Westward Ho! Over the weekend with The Burton Art Box (a converted horsebox). Pitching up on the green, we were offering a range of fun ar...

Burton at Bideford Youth Collective pick up their Bronze Arts Award

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 wor...

Burton entrance receives daring, dazzling revamp

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 cam...

Diane Arbus exhibition launched

We’re pleased to announce that ARTIST ROOMS Diane Arbus was successfully launched at the Burton at Bideford on Thursday March 16

Future planning gets the Burton at Bideford buzzing

Organisations from across north Devon congregated to brainstorm the development of a visionary creative hub for the region

North Devon to shape the future of the Burton at Bideford

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

A Big Friendly Giant stomps into the Burton at Bideford for new Quentin Blake exhibition

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

Burton at Bideford art gallery and museum launches new 6-month programme

June 29, 2017From 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 a...

Two exhibitions by Knights of the Realm coming to the Burton at Bideford

June 14, 2017This 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 An...

Join Wilhelmina Barns-Graham expert for special talk on abstract artist’s life

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.

Master printmaker Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s work ‘comes home’ to southwest

Renowned, abstract printmaker-artist, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, will this week have 59 of her prints exhibited in the region that was a formative influence on her life and work.

Burton at Bideford's school exhibition taking food bank donations from visitors

Inspired by the Shebbear College art installation, in the Burton’s new Annual Schools Exhibition, the staff at the Burton gallery are asking visitors to consider donating food for the local Norther...

Bideford schools display 1000 pieces of children’s art in Burton gallery exhibition

A new, fun, educational exhibition displaying twenty North Devon schools art work – by children aged from 4 to 18-years-old – opens at The Burton art gallery and museum in Bideford this Saturday, F...

Clangers exhibition at Burton art gallery exceeds expectations with 19,000 visitors

The Burton at Bideford art gallery and museum in Devon has had the V&A Museum of Childhood exhibition – Clangers, Bagpuss & Co. – on display since November 5 and, with just four days to go ...

New exhibitions programme, website and look for The Burton art gallery’s New Year

The Burton art gallery and museum in Bideford, Devon launches its new 6-month exhibition, workshop and events programme this week.

Clangers, Bagpuss and Soup Dragon invade the Burton Art Gallery from V&A London

The Burton art gallery in Bideford is opening its doors to an ambush of children’s TV nostalgia on Saturday, November 5.

Burton Gallery celebrates 65 years of exhibiting international artists

This coming Saturday, September 17, sees the 65th anniversary of Bideford’s cherished Victoria Park-located Burton Art Gallery and Museum.