New exhibition featuring the work of James Ravilious, photographer of rural life.

Selection of work by James Ravilious, renowned photographer of rural life and one of Devon’s best-loved artists. It has been chosen from the large retrospective show mounted for him by the Royal Photographic Society. This exhibition is on loan from the permanent collection of The Burton at Bideford.

James Ravilious (1939-1999) is well known for his black and white photography of Devon life and landscapes, particularly his seventeen-year project for the Beaford Photographic Archive. As part of the project, he took over 80,000 black and white images of all aspects of local life: landscape, farming, everyday life in the local towns and villages, and their special occasions, making it probably the most intensive record of any rural area in England.

Coordinating programme:

• Honiton Camera Club 60th Anniversary exhibition in the Upper Gallery. 
• A Chronicle of Rural Life: talk by Robin Ravilious (wife of James Ravilious): 10 May, 2pm. £5 - book
• Photographic walk on Dartmoor in the footsteps of Ravilious with photographer Nicky Thompson: 31 May, 11-3, £28.
• Dark Room workshop: 21 June, 11-3. £56 inc all materials.

^{Image credits:
Archie Parkhouse and Ivor Brock moving a sick ram, Dolton 1976. Photograph by James Ravilious © Beaford Arts
Alf Pugsley moving a shed in case of flood, Langham, Dolton, Devon, 1978. Photograph by James Ravilious © Beaford Arts digitally scanned from a Beaford Archive negative
Archie Parkhouse reminiscing in a wood, Addisford, Dolton, Devon, 1974. Photograph by James Ravilious © Beaford Arts digitally scanned from a Beaford Archive negative}