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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 [...]
Earlier this year The Burton at Bideford, Art Gallery & Museum collaborated with Red Earth Developments on a new Men’s Sheds art initiative. Pyrography sessions ran bi-weekly at the gallery led by practitioner Ned Morgan. They were free to participants from Men’s Sheds & Women’s Institute to take part and [...]
The Annual Christmas Open exhibition opened its doors over the weekend at the Burton at Bideford, Art Gallery & Museum. Organised as a fundraising event by the Friends of the Burton, the Annual Open offers an opportunity for local artists, both amateur and professional, to exhibit alongside each other. Featuring an [...]
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 [...]
The Burton at Bideford, Art Gallery & Museum is delighted to welcome a brand-new ceramic exhibition from ceramicist Connor Coulston. The show opened on October 4th and will remain on display until January 9, 2023. Connor Coulston is a ceramicist whose practice is defined by the ongoing conversation between his [...]
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 they [...]
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 [...]
Last year, we invited local artists to take part in a competition for Public Art Commissions for the Brunswick Wharf Development. Recently, the successful artists met for a site visit with key partners in the project. Providing an opportunity to learn more about the history of the site, exploring important [...]
