We’re delighted to announce the recent appointment of Andy Hughes as our 2024 environmental artist commission.

You are warmly invited to join Ian Davenport at the gallery to celebrate the opening of a new exhibition of his work on Saturday 16 September, 6-8pm. Open to all. FREE entry.

Handing-in days for schools are announced ahead of the hugely popular Annual Schools Exhibition Our hugely popular Schools Exhibition opens at the end of February this year and we are looking forward to seeing what pupils of local schools have been creating!  Teachers are asked to deliver artwork to The [...]

Women First Art Group Christmas cards are now on sale at the Burton shop. ‘Women First Art Club’, run in collaboration with the Women First project. It's a partnership between Encompass Southwest, NDADA and Mind who support women who are rough sleeping, sofa surfing, or living in temporary or insecure [...]

Patrick Heron Shaping Colour: Prints 1956-1999 on display until October 31, 2022

Visible Girls: Revisited now on display at the Burton

The Burton at Bideford in partnership with Red Earth Developments, developers of the Brunswick Wharf scheme East-the-Water, recently started a new initiative to support the Women’s First Art Club into employment. The ‘Women First Art Club’, began in 2021 is a partnership between Encompass Southwest, NDADA and Mind and [...]

The Westward Ho! & Bideford Art Society is celebrating an incredible 100 years this year. The annual open exhibition is a local highlight of the arts calendar in North Devon with work by some of the best established and up-and-coming local artists. On show this year is an eclectic mix [...]

Bursting with colour and creativity showcasing local talent, the Burton at Bideford Annual Schools Exhibition is a firm favourite every year and returned this year for the first time since 2019. Our annual awards were held on April 20th, when all the children gathered to find out who had been [...]