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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 comm...

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 C...

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 ...

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...

We're Hiring: Trustees

We are recruiting for Trustees. Application deadline: 10am, Monday 16 Feb 2026.

We're Hiring: Burton Futures Schools Coordinator

We are recruiting for a Schools Coordinator. Application deadline: 10am, Monday 2 Feb 2026.

We’re Hiring: Trustees

We are recruiting for Trustees. Application deadline: 10am, Monday 16 Feb 2026.

Open Call for The Burton at Bideford Ceramics Residency 2025-26

The Burton is welcoming applications for our Ceramics Residency 2025-26, bringing contemporary art into conversation with our collections.

We're hiring: Marketing Officer

The Burton is seeking a Marketing Officer to help raise our profile with local and national audiences.

Open Call: Socially Engaged Photographer

The Burton at Bideford is seeking a socially engaged photographer to work on a project with displaced people, in collaboration with The Pickwell Foundation.

We're hiring: Craft Gallery Curator (Freelance)

The Burton is seeking a freelance curator to bring strategic, creative and commercial vision to the Craft Gallery at The Burton at Bideford, refreshing our approach to supporting makers.