VR Club
Ever wanted to paint a world of your own into existence? Join us for this new 6-week creative journey as we design and exhibit a brand-new digital gallery. Using Open Brush, you’ll learn how to create immersive 3D artworks to take over our Edward Street space. Whether you’re a VR veteran or a complete beginner […]
Gallery of Rogues: A Celebration of Women in Art, at Grundy Art Gallery
Gallery of Rogues draws on punk expression, art history and good old-fashioned female rage, with songs, poetry and spoken word. Supported by seed funding from Creative Blackpool, this project draws on creative workshops, research, and the Grundy archives to celebrate women who make, inspire and experience art. Black Liver have created a show that will […]
Happiness! The Ken Dodd Exhibition
Opening on 24 June and running until 2 January, this major new exhibition brings Sir Ken Dodd’s extraordinary world of comedy, laughter and happiness to Blackpool in spectacular style. Packed with iconic costumes, famous tickling sticks, rare memorabilia, original notebooks, hilarious props and interactive experiences, it’s a joyful journey through the life and career of […]
Exhibition Preview: Excavation of a Traitorous Body by Holly Kilner
Holly Kilner has made her own body the subject of her first solo show and the results don’t flinch. Excavation of a Traitorous Body previews at Abingdon Studios this Thursday. Across paintings, biomorphic forms and recurring motifs, Blackpool-based disabled artist Holly Kilner charts what she describes as an ongoing negotiation between the body, the medical […]
World Fireworks Championship
The World Fireworks Championship are set to light up the skies above the seafront again this autumn. The three teams set to compete in this year’s championship have now been announced, with Wales, South Africa and Germany all returning to the resort to battle it out for the prestigious title. Each of this year’s competitors […]
Blackpool Threads: fashion graduate turns forgotten wedding dresses into a love letter to home town
From a deconstructed charity shop wedding dress to a full exhibition, the founder of fashion brand Luv Me Again talks upcycled bridal wear, circular fashion and why Blackpool’s “rough-around-the-edges” charm deserves a catwalk of its own. Blackpool Threads is a new exhibition of upcycled bridal wear from Luv Me Again, the sustainable fashion brand built […]