The Burton at Bideford is over 65 years old. With its friendly team of staff and volunteers, it has been celebrating, exhibiting and nurturing all kinds of artists since being established on 31 October 1951 by local businessman Thomas Burton, and Hubert Coop, a successful artist. The Burton at Bideford is a community venue for everyone to love and access freely and has art galleries, a shop, a French bistro café, museum, workshop rooms for hire and is Bideford’s tourist information centre. The Burton exhibition programme hosts international, national and local artists. Home of the RJ Lloyd Ceramics Collection and North Devon slipware. After the gallery sitting within the Culture and Leisure Department at Torridge District Council for over 50 years, in April 2016 the Burton at Bideford became a company limited by guarantee with charity status.