Burton Programme Jan to June 2017

Art gallery
& museum
January - June 2017
Summer Fishing, Skye c1881 by Colin Hunter
Wilhelmina
Barns-Graham:
A different way of
printmaking
New craft products:
Beautiful new editions
to buy in our Craft
Gallery
Bringing the
museum alive: Come
and discover magical
stories in our museum
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This season, don’t miss ...
p4. Our NEW website
Keeping art accessible in Devon
p5. Exhibitions
January - June 2017
p8. Craft Gallery
Unique hand-made pieces
p10. Activities
Events and workshops for adults
and children
p14. The Bideford Museum
Bideford history, The RJ Lloyd
Collection, silverware, ceramics and
much more!
p16. The Burton Shop
Quirky and unique gifts
p18. Friends of The Burton
Encouraging the arts and supporting
them within the community
p19. Café du Parc
Visit the fabulous French Café for
breakfast, brunch and lunch
2 January - June 2017
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New website
Exhibitions
January - June 2017
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Printmaking: a different way
of working
Westward Ho! & Bideford
Art Society
95th Open Annual Exhibition
Our new website
We’ve invested in a new website
to promote all our exhibitions,
workshops and events.
The new site has information on the
team who work here, the Trustees,
local artists, academic research into
fine art and ceramics, our shop, café,
permanent collections, the museum,
volunteers and The Burton Friends.
Please take a look at our new
website at www.theburton.org
Follow us at:
@BurtonArtGaller
BurtonAtBideford
BurtonAtBideford
Coast
A permanent collection exhibition
4 January - June 2017
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Exhibitions
Coast Exhibition
January 14 – March 6
Taking the theme of “coast”, and using
the North Devon peninsular lifestyle as its
starting point, this exhibition celebrates
how artists have been inspired by the sea,
cliffs, beaches, ships and nautical tales.
It is about how historical events, such as
lifeboat rescues, have helped artists create
thought-provoking work and capture the
majesty and ruggedness of our coastline.
We have never-seen-before paintings and
ceramic works on display, from the Burton’s
permanent collection, including coastal
paintings by Bucks Mills artists, Judith
Ackland and Mary Stella Edwards.
Talk and Tour:
January 14, 2pm.
Join Exhibitions Officer,
Warren Collum for an
informative tour.
The Annual Schools Exhibition
February 4 – March 13
A yearly highlight, the Annual Schools Exhibition is
bursting with colour and creative flair. It showcases
the talents of local young artists aged 5–18 and
demonstrates how inspirational teachers are in
North Devon.
NADFAS (National Association of Decorative and
Fine Art Societies) support young, local talent and
are sponsoring three cash prizes awarded to schools
exhibiting the most creative, original artwork.
Presentation of winners’ awards: February 21
Exhibition opening: March 25, 2pm
Meet Geoffrey Bertram, Chairman
of the Barns-Graham Trust.
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
A Different Way of Working
March 25 – May 14
Spanning 50 years of vibrant, colourful
and abstract printmaking by a master
of the genre, this exhibition covers
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s work from
the 1950s to 2003.
Wilhelmina first experimented with
linocuts, etching and lithography during
the 1950s, and in the following decades
she made a handful of prints with
master printmakers Stanley Jones and
Kip Gresham. But it was the creative
collaboration with Carol Robertson and
Robert Adam of Graal Press – which she
began in 1998 aged 86 – that produced
a dynamic collection of 60 prints before
she died in January 2004.
This exhibition includes Wilhelmina’s tools
and studio materials and is on tour from
the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust.
Talk and Tour:
May 6, 2pm An afternoon
with Geoffrey Bertram
Westward Ho! and
Bideford Art Society
95th Open Annual Exhibition
May 27 – July 2
This well respected society delivers
superb quality work.
There’s always something fresh and
new in all genres, from the abstract
to the figurative, with 300 pieces of
work by the best painters, printmakers,
sculptors, ceramicists and 3D artists in
the region.
Handing in dates for art:
Friday, May 19 & Saturday, May 20
6 January - June 2017
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Craft Gallery
A huge part of The Burton’s role
in North Devon is to support local
artists, printmakers, blacksmiths,
sculptors and potters by selling their
unique work in our Craft Gallery.
Here’s a selection of some of the
beautiful craft items we have for sale…
Stoneware sculptures
Inspired by nature and wildlife.
Blandine Anderson. Seal pups £94
Bass & seaweed
Bill and Peach Shaw. Fish and seathemed
metalwork sculptures. £595
Lush lampshades Hand printed
designs on lampshades, aprons and
tea towels. Ship (Teal) £116 landscape
(Red) £102
Range of colourful,
hand-printed scarfs By Rachel
Sumner, Isabella Whitworth and
Penny Laird. Silk chiffon £29, wax
resist on gauze £46, batik silk £65
Intricately made terracotta pots
Caroline Curtis. Cup and saucer
planter £16
Brightly coloured, floral
ceramics For everyday use. Jane
Wellens. Mug £22.50, salt pig £38,
bottle with bird stopper £27.50
Craft Showcase
Taz Pollard
March 20 – May 15
Dan Chapple Double-walled bowls
(grey/orange/black) £50
Hand-forged ironwork By James
Kendrew. Coat hooks £18, acorn
candle holders £32, ram’s head
fireside set £425
Ask us about the Own Art scheme backed by The Arts Council
England which makes buying art easy and affordable.
Taz is an awardwinning,
contemporary
ceramicist based
in South Molton.
Her urban work is
a stark contrast to
her countryside
surroundings, and
plays with bold neon
tones, bright colours
and mixing materials.
Her work is on display
and available to buy in
the Craft Gallery.
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Activities
Events and workshops
Crafty Kids at the Burton
Every Monday, 10am-12pm
Sessions for pre-school children
to get stuck in with paint, paper,
sponges and crayons. All materials
are provided, so join us for a
morning of fun with your little ‘uns.
£1 donation per child
Adult workshops & events
Creative Writing for Children Inspired by
the Coast with Anthony Burt
March 4, 10am-4pm £40
Explore your creative writing skills in a workshop inspired
by the North Devon coast. If you’ve always wanted to write
stories for your own children, or have written some and want
further inspiration and help, then come along. We’ll look at
how successful authors created classic children’s coastal
stories. We’ll also cover building intriguing characters, how to make a story arc
work, writing descriptions of coastal areas, atmosphere and action.
Anthony’s written for BBC Doctor Who Adventures comics, CITV, Nickelodeon and
Disney. He’s worked in the Los Angeles film industry and been a storyteller at the
Roald Dahl Museum.
Groups, School and
College Visits
The Burton supports local schools
delivery of their arts and culture
curriculums. We encourage schools
and colleges to visit The Burton for
educational tours. Teachers are welcome
to create lessons about our exhibitions
and we’ll happily support you to do this.
We also take special items from the
gallery and museum to schools to
do fun, historical talks about them. If
you’d like to find out more about our
education programme, email
info@theburton.org or call us
on 01237 471455.
Hunt the Letters
February 13 – 17
To coincide with our Schools Exhibition,
we have a fun Hunt the Letters event.
To play this game, head into the gallery
and try to add up how many letters there
are in all the schools' name signs. If you
count them all correctly – and tell us after
you’ve visited the exhibition – then we’ll
give you a treat! £1 donation per person.
The North Devon branch of
NADFAS (National Association of
Decorative and Fine Art Societies)
supports young, local talent and is
sponsoring the lucky dip prizes.
Bideford Heritage Day 2017 Free
The Burton’s team will be involved in celebrating
Bideford’s exciting Heritage Day, which is set to be one
of the best days in the North Devon events calendar.
We’ll have more details about the day – including the
date – nearer the time, so keep checking on our website,
twitter and facebook pages.
Seadance – Printmaking
with Trevor Price - March 18, 10am-4pm £40
Guiding you through his monoprinting techniques,
Trevor will focus on the spontaneous production of this
medium. For participants of all levels, those attending will
create multi-layered monoprints with numerous colours.
Using rollers, polycarbonate sheeting and acetate, Trevor
promises surprising and beautiful results in your work, and
you’ll leave with experimental prints.
Trevor is an experienced printmaker and the Vice President
of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers.
He has studios in London and St. Ives.
For full details of what to bring, materials and equipment required
and how to book, please visit the website or call 01237 471455.
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Adult workshops
Adult workshops
Wood Engraving
Masterclass
with Hilary Paynter - April 1 and April 2, 10am –
4pm
£75 + £10 materials
A special two-day wood-engraving masterclass for
those with printmaking experience. Exploring tone,
tints and textures in black and white, one day of
the workshop will be at The Burton and the next
day at Hilary’s studio in Bideford.
Hilary Paynter lives and works in Bideford, and has
been involved with the Society of Wood Engravers
Abstract
Printmaking with
Sophie Fordham
May 6, 10am – 4pm
£40 + £5 materials
This workshop is about
exploring printmaking. Using
the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
exhibition as inspiration,
participants will try intaglio
printing, using an intaglio
printing press.
Sophie offers a chance to
experiment with two intaglio
techniques: the velvet line
effect of a dry point print and
the tonal collaged effect of
a collograph plate. There will
be demonstrations of ways to
introduce colour and layering
into images.
Sophie Fordham is a
professional printmaker,
running workshops for all
ages in Devon and Cornwall.
Textile Collages – Birds and Flowers with Rachel Sumner
June 17, 10am–4 pm £40
Rachel will take you through her technique for making an embroidered collage inspired
by nature. Participants will be shown how to piece together a scrap-bag background,
then how to appliqué birds and/or flowers over the top of this. Rachel will also show
you how embellishing with stitching can bring an intriguing edge to your collage.
Participants should bring:
• Your own sewing machines
• Basic sewing kit (needles, scissors, pins and cottons)
• Fabric scraps
For full details of what to bring, materials and equipment required
and how to book, please visit the website or call 01237 471455.
12 January - June 2017
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Museum
Upstairs at The Burton there’s a
beautiful museum full of exciting
objects. All of them tell stories
about Bideford’s intriguing, dark
and interesting past...
Bideford History
We welcome you to come and discover
all our stories and create your own
answers to their mysteries. Here are two
objects with secret pasts:
The Bideford Arms plaque
On November 15, 1592 the yacht Bideford
Arms was wrecked on Saunton Sands
during bad weather. All on board were
lost, including Barnstaple resident, Captain
Stevens. This plaque was saved from the
wreckage by the Captain’s widow and
handed down as a family heirloom. But what
lengths did the Captain’s widow go to when
she rescued it – did she battle stormy seas,
rowing out to the wreckage in thick fog with
just a lantern to see?
Anti-royalist graffiti - this 17th century
coin is part of a collection of 453 coins found in
Abbotsham when a family was digging up their
garden. What is so fascinating about it is the “W”
mark scratched on its metal, which is anti-royalist
graffiti. Someone back then, maybe a pirate or a
thief, could have stolen this money and stashed it
away. But, for some mysterious reason, they never
came back to collect it. What happened to them?
RJ Lloyd Collection Item
This is a fabulous piece of 1850
Bideford Pottery; it’s a small cream
jug telling the story of a 19th century
lifeboat rescue. This pot is the
equivalent of us, today, doodling
stories in a notebook, except on
pottery. Carved into the jug is this
poetic line: “I throw out the lifelines
and rescue the perishing”.
Silver
In 18th century England,
towns and cities were
malodourous places.
There was no sanitation,
so people used snuff
boxes – known as
Vinaigrettes – to mask
the stench. These boxes
contained sponges soaked with sweet
oils their owners sniffed.
In the museum there is a huge range of
silver vinaigrettes boxes from 1823.
There are also 800 calling card cases,
many silver (pictured), collected by
Arthur McTaggart Short and used as
part of Victorian society
business etiquette.
Ceramics
There is a dedicated ceramics
exhibition in our museum, containing
over 500 objects. All of them tell
stories and were created using a
variety of artistic methods. Two objects
in the collection are:
Edmund Fishleigh Posset Pot – this
is an 1843 British slipware posset pot,
used in medieval times to put cold
remedies in, such as hot milk curdled
with spiced ale. Looking at the pot,
you can see the small hole where you
drink from is in an impractical place,
especially if you were lying ill in bed.
Pocket Watch Stand – this is an
1848 George Fishleigh Fremingtom
Pottery stand. People rested their
pocket watches in it to turn them into
decorative mantelpiece objects. This
stand appears to be a re-telling of a
Biblical story, but – looking closely – you
can see it also includes Lord Nelson.
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Shop
We pride ourselves in
having quirky, unique gifts
for sale in our shop. Visitors
often say how distinctive
our selection of cards and
books are.
We love having collectable
merchandise relating to our
exhibitions, and support
local artists by stocking their
products. Here’s a selection… Bideford Tote Bag These
old railway poster-designed
products will remind you of a
fantastic Devon holiday. £7
Mark Hearld 3D Animal Design
Cards These 3D pop out cards include
a rooster, a fox, a rabbit and bird
designs. £3.99
Assortment of Cards
From local artists.
£2.20 - £3.60
Pirates of Devon &
Cornwall, Westcountry
Witches, Wizards and
Warlocks
Love discovering
darker pieces of
local history? Then
these books are
for you.
£4.99 each
The Crafter’s Guide to Papercutting
An introduction to the art of papercutting.
With fabulous images, tips
and instructions, this book is a
must have for trying out this
technique. £12.99
Simon Drew Tea Towel
Humorous tea towels from Dartmouth,
plus designs on cards, mugs and
playing cards. £6.99
Emily Sutton High Street Shop Set
These 3D cards include a bakery, a
greengrocers and a fruit and vegetable
stall. Great fun to pop-out! £3.99 - £4.95
If you can’t get into our shop, or want more information about buying
these products, please email info@theburton.org or call our helpful
staff on 01237 471455.
Ocean or Polar Photicular
Book Remember these from your
childhood? Well, they’re back in
fashion, and the realistic designs make
them even better. £17.99
The RJ Lloyd Ceramic
Collection Book
This brochure is a behind-the-scenes
look of how the RJ Lloyd collection
came to be. £6.99
16 January - June 2017
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Friends of The Burton
Café du Parc
Become a Friend
of The Burton
Our work is supported by the
dedication, hard work and enthusiasm
of the Association of Friends who
support social and educational events,
encouraging every age group to visit
and make the most of The Burton.
The Friends subsidise school visit
transport, support Young Friends,
fundraise via the Annual Open
Christmas Exhibition and help
heritage projects such as the Bideford
Black display.
Membership forms are available from
The Burton.
Call 01237 471455
or email info@theburton.org
Annual Membership
£10 (single) £18 (couple)
Life Membership
£90 (single) £170 (couple)
Friends Events
Wood Engraving
March 10, 7.30pm £5
Join Hilary Paynter, Past
President of the Society of Painter-
Printmakers, for an evening talk about
printmaking.
Annual General Meeting
April 15, 10.30am
1pm for lunch for ticket holders
Speaker: Nick Arnold (Author): “1069
And All That – The Battle of Northam”
Barnstaple: From Saxon Burgh to
Regional Shopping Centre
May 10, 7.30pm £5
A special historical talk by Terry Green.
Coach Outing to Coleton Fishacre
June 10, depart Bideford 8.30am £TBC
Come with us to visit this stunning
National Trust 24-acre garden and Arts
and Craft-style house.
Visit the fabulous French
Café at The Burton
Open for breakfast, brunch and lunch
throughout the year, Café du Parc
offers traditional French fare in a light
and airy café-bistro atmosphere.
Superb salads and sandwiches, such as
croque monsieur, are complemented
by delicious pâtisserie. Everything is
made in-house by French baker Joe
and team, from madeleines to the
morning’s warm croissants.
Crêpe minds think alike
Café du Parc keeps crêpe irons warmed up and ready to
go between 10am - 3pm. Indulge in lemon and sugar or
salted caramel sauce fillings.
Or, for lunch, pick from the savoury Les Galettes de Breton
menu. Buckwheat flour lends flavour to these treats, filled
with Devon crab or gammon, eggs and cheese.
Open late on the first Friday of the month. See the blackboard
for a theme and book direct with Café du Parc on 01237 429317
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Sun 11am – 4pm
Address
Burton at Bideford
Kingsley Road
Bideford
Devon
EX39 2BH
Getting here
We’re in Victoria Park, near the quay and there is ample parking
opposite the gallery and by the quay at the Riverbank Car Park.
Bideford’s main bus stop is on The Quay, which is a two-minute
walk from our location. The nearest train station is Barnstaple.
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The BFG in Buckingham Palace garden, from ‘The BFG’ colour edition (Puffin Books, 2015) © Quentin Blake
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