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 [...]

The Burton at Bideford, Art Gallery and Museum were delighted to attend Ceramic Art London 2022 to present The Emmanuel Cooper Craft Pottery Charitable Trust Prize and in turn to acquire a new work for their ceramics collection. Selected by the Craft Pottery Charitable Trust affiliated with the Craft Potters [...]

Works of art by renowned artists from the past century feature in the British Museum touring exhibition Living with art: Picasso to Celmins, now on display in the Burton at Art Gallery.

One of North Devon’s most significant development projects for many years is now calling for local artists to take part in a competition for its Public Art Commissions.  

To celebrate our 70th birthday, we commissioned a work of art from student and Bideford-born artist, Alice Guymer. Read her story here.

Beach4Art is a new exhibition at the Jill Rousseau Gallery in Bideford. All gallery commissions will generously go towards supporting The Burton's educational work. Open 1st - 9th October.

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit The Burton in celebration of the gallery's 70th anniversary.

Enjoy a visit to the gallery after hours in a face covering and alongside others in a face covering. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00 - 5:30pm, from Tuesday 27th July,