BACKLIT Gallery’s 2026 programme brings together a year of exhibitions, screenings, and open studios.

Dates and confirmed programme highlights are listed below and will be updated as new information becomes available.

Spring 2026

To dig for fossils in the soft blue sea (Pending Collective)

Preview: 13 March
Exhibition continues: 14 March

EDITION26: Reflections

Preview: 17 April
Exhibition continues: 18 April – 09 May

The Empire’s Old Clothes – Publication Launch and Screening

Screening event: 29 May
Time: 18:00 – 20:00

Summer 2026

Our Marian

Preview: 17 July
Exhibition continues: 18 July – 08 August

Open Studios

17 July, 17:00 – 19:00

Autumn 2026

Tessa Boffin: Where We Touch the Archive

Preview: 18 September
Exhibition continues: 19 September – 17 October

Winter 2026

Lands of Uncertain Shape

Preview: 06 November
Exhibition continues: 07 November – 28 November

Open Studios

06 November, 17:00 – 19:00

Archive development is central to 2026. This work will create opportunities for emerging curators and new interpretations shaped by queer, feminist, and disabled practices.

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