27.03.25 ~ 12.04.25
BN9 Studio, Marine Workshops, Newhaven, BN9 0ER
FOLKLORE is an exhibition curated by Toad Lickers Collective, bringing together over 80 artists from across the UK to investigate the revival of folk customs, rituals and aesthetics.
As our culture changes more rapidly than ever - through transient TikTok micro-trends, neo sub-genres and remixes upon remixes - ancient traditions, old wives tales and fairy stories remain as spectres of influence.
The artists in FOLKLORE each have their own interpretations of what folk culture means, and how it combines and converges with more modern experiences, but most agree that the fundamental language of folk, built on authentic community connections, is invaluable to navigating society today.
While these foundations are pure, folk undoubtedly does need a remix, as our understandings of and relationships to country and borders develop. FOLKLORE is interested in looking at folk as a methodology for grassroots storytelling, making together and interweaving threads of knowledge without top-down interference.
Ailbhe Callanan • Alastair Bird & Angus Goldsmith • Alexandra Motiu • Alexi Marshall • Alison Clare • Alison Hand • Alistair Strangwick-Rodgers • Amy Anderson • Andy Bodrenkova • Annie Mackin • Anthony Stevens • Arabel Lebrusan • B Bollox • Beccy Mccray • Calvin Scherer • Catherine Gregson-Bourke • Cathy Van Hear • Danny Manning • David Bance • Ella Moxon • Ellie Hughes • Eloise Hanikene • Emily Hawes • Emily Warren • Emma Lindsay • Eric Verkade • Frankie Cluney • Freya Whitelaw • Grace Dunford • Heather Pearson • Izzy Brooks • Jemma Treweek • Jennifer Feeney • Jenny Backhouse • Jim Sanders • Jo Myles • John Bowen • John Pullen • Jolene Burt • Judith Douglas • Kate Ducker • Kate Shields • Kitty Reeves-Short • Lady Kitt • Lee Portwain • Lily Cheetham • Liza Morton • Maddie Lock • Mafu Veck • Mimi Butler • Nathan Hoskinson • Odd Fabrication • Oliver Rimmer & Toby Lamborn • Originary Arts • P.B. • Paula Snow • Queen Mab • Rachel Karasik • Rebecca Child • Rhys Trussler • Richard Williams • Rosalind Faram • Rosie Ballantyne • Rosie Evans • Ruby Campion • Sadie Hennessy • Sam Kaufman & Alice O'Malley-Woods • Sophia Passmore • Tallin Aylward • Tash Barnes • Tom McNally • Ulysses Black • William Ede-Smith • William Wyndham
Photo by Calvin Scherer
Closing Fête
Join us for the closing event of Folklore on Saturday 12 April. With performance, costume and fashion from Rosie Evans, Hognutters Mummers and Folklore exhibition artists. Plus family-friendly workshops.
Arcadia screening + talk
Toad Lickers Film Club are teaming up with Hospitable Environment’s The People’s Picturehouse to bring you a screening of Paul Wright’s Arcadia.
A visual collage of archive footage becomes a psychedelic journey through rural England, with a new score by Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Will Gregory (Goldfrapp) .
This screening will be preceded by ‘Puritanical Ghosts and the False Idyl of Cottage Core’, a talk by Toad Lickers Collective exploring how Britain’s ideological past has resulted in a strained relationship to nature, manifesting as micro-trends on social media. Cottage core inspired refreshments will be provided by Hospitable Environment.
Tickets £10 (concessions available)
Peculiar Arcana: Explore Lino Printing & Tarot with Alexi Marshall (Sold Out)
Step into the world of lino printing and tarot in this immersive workshop led by artist Alexi Marshall. Dive deep into the symbolism of the tarot, exploring a variety of source materials and decks for inspiration.
Design a tarot card based on your own hopes for the future.
Learn the technique of linocutting, carving your design into lino to create a ready-to-print block.
Master inking techniques to bring your card to life through block printing.
Experience the magic of collaboration—you’ll leave not only with your own card but a few surprises along the way!
No experience necessary—just bring your creativity and curiosity!
Tickets £20, or £10 for under 30s & low income
Please bring a packed lunch or there is a Lidl nearby which you can grab food from. Unfortunately, the downstairs cafe, Mamoosh, is closed on Sundays.
As part of Toad Lickers Collective's 'FOLKLORE' exhibition programme.