The English Folk Dance and Song Society curates an acclaimed visual arts exhibition programme at Cecil Sharp House.
Entrance to our exhibitions at Cecil Sharp House is FREE, throughout the week and during standard opening hours.
Our exhibitions programming has included performance, textiles, illustration, painting and comics. Its projects have spanned all areas of the Society’s activities, and have contributed to them. We are especially interested in new work based on research undertaken in the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, and welcome exciting new approaches to the material to achieve this.
Celebrating 10 Years of the National Youth Folk Ensemble
Exhibition open from Monday 16 February to Thursday 27 August 2026
Past Exhibitions
Exhibition proposals
We welcome proposals for exhibitions for Cecil Sharp House from curators, artists, designers, makers, and collectives that explore aspects of / are inspired by the folk arts (song, tunes, dances, customs, and traditions).
We are open to all mediums – photography, oils, mixed media, 3-D, etc – limited only by our physical space as exhibitions use the public spaces in our building.
If you have a proposal, please complete and return the Exhibition Proposal Form (Word document). If you have any questions or queries, please email Katy Spicer – [email protected]
Exhibition spaces may not be fully accessible to wheelchair users due to the stairwell, which forms part of our exhibition space. There is a lift connecting all floors and wheelchair access to landings, from which the stairwell can be viewed.
