# Event Details

- **Event Name**: OPENING NIGHT: Excavation of a Traitorous Body
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Excavation of a Traitorous Body by Holly Kilner

A new solo commission at Abingdon Studios, Blackpool, in partnership with Grundy Art Gallery, supported by Arts Council England.

*24 Jul – 17 Oct 2026

Preview 23 Jul, 6-8pm. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE. ALL WELCOME

*Open thereafter by appointment | FREE ENTRY.

About Holly Kilner
Holly Kilner is a visual artist whose work transforms intimate, embodied experience into a rich visual language of abstraction, biomorphic form and repeated motif. Graduating from Blackpool School of Arts in 2022, she continued on to graduate with a Master’s in Art Gallery & Museum Studies, from the University of Manchester in 2023. Kilner has exhibited in group presentations as part of Grundy Open (2022 & 23); The Manchester Contemporary through Abingdon Studios (2023 & 25) and recently as part of Auto Amor, The Birley, Preston (2026). This marks the artists first solo commission.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/opening-night-excavation-of-a-traitorous-body/200030392285912
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 28

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Blackpool
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: 14 Abingdon Street, Blackpool
- **lat**: 53.81844
- **long**: -3.05133
- **full address**: 14 Abingdon Street, Blackpool, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is OPENING NIGHT: Excavation of a Traitorous Body being held?
  - **A:** OPENING NIGHT: Excavation of a Traitorous Body takes place on Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 14 Abingdon Street, Blackpool, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing OPENING NIGHT: Excavation of a Traitorous Body?
  - **A:** OPENING NIGHT: Excavation of a Traitorous Body is organized by Abingdon Studios.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** OPENING NIGHT: Excavation of a Traitorous Body is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Blackpool, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If OPENING NIGHT: Excavation of a Traitorous Body sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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