Beaford Arts was established in 1966 by the Dartington Hall Trust as The Beaford Centre to promote and support the arts in rural north Devon - an area of 799 square miles bounded by Dartmoor, Exmoor, and the Atlantic west coast. Beaford Arts' present functions are: * supporting the existing work in the Beaford Archive * developing and supporting new rural art work * promoting performances in rural areas (the average population density in northern Devon is 189 people per square mile) * running a residential arts centre in Beaford for children and young people from across Devon.