SET - SET Woolwich

In 2021, SET Woolwich opened as the flagship SET Centre, situated in a sprawling 140,000 square-foot former office block. Home to over 600 artists occupying almost 300 artist workspaces, it was a vibrant community. Based in Riverside House – former Greenwich Council and HMRC offices, this remarkable past site boasted lots of natural light, a well utilised project space, a community garden, and the dynamic arts space, SET Vault.

SET launched a community prize in 2021, providing 15 community groups with free space. This endeavour continued through to 2024, with the commitment to extend it for the duration of the building’s lease.

Install shot from ‘Comms’, Jelena Viskovic, Volumes: Ties of Allegiance, SET Woolwich, Photography by Dominique Croshaw https://www.instagram.com/jelovix/

Community Day – Thursdays at SET Vault!

In response to the cost-of-living crisis, SET Woolwich ran a weekly community canteen which started at the end of 2022. This project supported around 20 local residents weekly. The community garden had sessions scheduled on alternate Thursday’s and was dedicated to providing a space for people to meet, share skills and help grow vegetables for the cafe!

SET Woolwich Community Garden

Leila Arenou, Ola Hincapié & Kristina May– photograph by Briony Mitchell

SET OPEN

As part of the SET Members Programme, we are excited to share the start of a new series of monthly events which is intended as a platform to help build artist networks and strengthen the community in SET Woolwich. The series will be an opportunity for the buildings community to come together and showcase work, share knowledge and skills, learn from and support each other, and get inspired!