‘FOLK’

By Chib Smith

Chib Smith is an illustrator, maker, and storyteller whose work is steeped in folklore, magic, witchcraft, and ancestral traditions. Drawing inspiration from myths, legends, and personal narratives, Chib creates intricate illustrations and handmade objects that explore the hidden stories woven through nature, superstition, and ritual.

• Instagram: @chib_smith

FOLK invites you into a world of monochrome ink drawings, where each mark carries meditative intention. Chib’s work is a visual incantation—detailed, immersive, and deeply connected to the rhythms of the natural world. Through pen and ink, ceramics, and heritage crafts, her work reveals a tapestry of characters and environments that speak to the unseen and the ancestral.

There will be a celebratory evening of this show with live music and a workshop with Chib, date and time to be announced soon!!

• Venue: Chapters Café, Keele University
• Dates: Wednesday 01 October 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
• Open hours: 
  New opening times are 0800-1730 Mon-Fri
  Sat 0900-1400
  Sun 1000-1400
• Admission: Free and open to all

PARKING & HOW TO FIND US: Parking is free on campus after 5pm on a weekday and during the weekend. During a weekday, parking is limited on campus and restricted to P&D parking outside the Student Union building during the daytime (until 5pm). 

Campus map here: https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/howtofindus/maps/keele-campus-map.pdf  

Chapters Cafe is located in Building 8A on this map adjacent to the Student Union, the car park is next to this building and is free to park on during the evening from 5pm and at weekends. At other times this car park is P&D. The cafe serves Costa coffee, hot and cold drinks, paninis, sandwiches, scrumptious cakes, and a great selection of snacks.

Chapters cafe is fully accessible.

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