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The Burton at Bideford has been chosen as one of the three cultural organisations for the South West to be included in the regional showcase of the 2020 Achates Philanthropy Prize! The Achates Philanthropy Prize is the national campaign to promote support of the arts. The reimagined 2020 Prize focuses on [...]
The Burton at Bideford is delighted to announce the recent acquisition of major exhibition ‘An English Eye’ by renowned artist-photographer James Ravilious to add to its Permanent Collections. The collection is an important historic record of life in North Devon between 1972 and 1997 and the exhibition as a [...]
We’re delighted to announce the recent appointment of Frances Gynn RWA as our 2020 environmental artist commission. The commission will include a number of works studying the subject of contemporary botanicals (a study which began during a fellowship at The Bogliasco Foundation,Italy) - both drawings and paintings which highlight the [...]
The Burton at Bideford art gallery and museum is delighted to be reopening their doors following the latest government updates. Opening on July 4 with new safety and social distancing measures in place, they have two brand new exhibitions on display. Seeds of Hope is an uplifting showcase in gallery [...]
On June 20, 2020 – the summer/winter solstice, the longest/shortest day of the year –TransCultural Exchange invites people everywhere to join Hello World’s (virtual) trek around the globe. Visitors can peruse, photos, prints and installations by artists from Argentina to Zambia along with many stops along the way. Included [...]
At the start of lock down, The Burton at Bideford launched a new online project ‘Seeds of Hope’ to help spread a little hope, joy and optimism during these difficult and uncertain times. Launched on the Burton’s social media pages, we asked people to share with us paintings, drawings, photographs, [...]
The Burton at Bideford is delighted to announce the appointment of Freya Gabie for a new artist commission which will culminate in an exhibition in gallery two later this year. 'Scrutinising distance in a time of lockdown: a series of drawings attempting to explore notions of remoteness and closeness'. Responding [...]
The Burton at Bideford has launched a new online project ‘Seeds of Hope’ to help spread hope, joy and optimism during these difficult and uncertain times. Launched on the Burton’s social media pages, we are asking for people to share with us paintings, drawings, photographs, films or words that inspire [...]
Bursting with colour and creativity, the Burton at Bideford Annual Schools Exhibition is always a firm favourite. This year because of the current lockdown the exhibition will be displayed online for people to enjoy artwork from our talented young artists from the safety of their homes. The exhibition celebrates, nurtures [...]
The Burton’s latest exhibition ‘The Most Faithful Bearer of Man’s Message’ is now open in the recently updated gallery 3 (previously the Ceramics Gallery). Created by their artists in residence Juneau Projects, the exhibition features a beautifully illustrated publication which includes work created by the local community and is inspired [...]
