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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.

Interview with artist Janet Bolton

Was your intuitive approach to textiles something that was supported by your studies at art college or did you develop your style after leaving?

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.