An interactive design exhibition that aims to explore the narratives of everyday objects and invite audiences to reconsider their relationship with them. Inspired by Heidegger’s concept of present-at-hand and ready-to-hand, the exhibition presents a range of design works that rebel against their everyday usage and form a rebellious room.Featuring a range of YDMD designs, glasswork by […]
Honey Theatre presents… ‘Home, Sweet Home’, an evening of scratch performances at SET Peckham. Writers, storytellers, theatre makers and artists have created 5-10 minute performances on the theme of “home, sweet home”. This is a welcoming new space for artists to experiment, develop new work and meet like-minded creatives. Tickets are £5/£7, available in advance […]
Private view Thursday 3 August, 6-9pm. Open 12-5pm until 17 August. In collaboration with SET, the Working Class Creatives Database is proud to present Gatherings, a new exhibition featuring 28 artists. The exhibition comprises a diverse array of disciplines, including installation, sculpture, photography, video, and text, offering a variety of approaches to making and thinking, […]
SBS (Southall Black Sisters) and Houria Niati present an exhibition of works by the Support Group Clients at SET Ealing Thursday 10th August. In celebration of 100 years of Suffragettes, Houria Niati has facilitated weekly painting sessions from her studio at SET Ealing with a group of women at SBS. The workshops celebrated a communal […]
A.Y.F.P is a DIY publication focusing on yarn and fibre-related crafts, with an emphasis on sustainability, community and playfulness. For the launch of their first issue, they’ll be selling copies of the book, as well as other textiles-related bits. There will also be free workshops to take part in, including darning and felted brooch-making. Come […]
“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” Join leisure fm for the release party for their upcoming single ‘Statuesque’ on Thursday 24th August at SET Social! “leisure fm are a twin duo who draw inspiration from dream-pop, trip-hop, and shoegaze, yet leisure fm is a completely unique sound. Their music is full of moody, melancholic reflections and poetic […]
LABEL LAUNCH A night celebrating the official launch of the record label LIMBS and their compilation album ‘Plaza’. ‘Plaza’ is a collaborative project that invited artists to respond to experiences of supermodern transient spaces through both music and film. These generic spaces, defined as ‘non-places’, are designed for the frictionless movement of the masses […]
You are invited to celebrate five years of Away With Words at SET Social in Peckham, with the fifth volume championing new voices in poetry, and DJs and readings from contributors. Published by Toothgrinder Press, the book features new and unseen work from 23 poets, continuing the series’ tradition of curating important artistic moments through formally experimental […]
The launch of issue ii of perediza, a print magazine and digital platform made by a group of young creatives, graduates, and artists.
SKETCHSESH presents this life drawing session at SET Woolwich on the evening of Thursday 14th. The amazing Edward Crutchley, and drag star BARBS as your muse, bring you an exciting drawing session where we draw select pieces from Crutchley’s archive. Tickets available for in person attendance (£20) HERE Tickets for online attendance (£5) HERE
London’s best and longest-running Simpsons quiz is back! Covering Seasons 1-11. £50 cash prize, plus free drinks to win. One ticket per team – available here
An intimate evening in the community garden, SET Woolwich, of whimsical storytelling, set around a custom-made thermochromic fireplace. “Cameron’s spoken word pieces are characterised by tones of silliness and cheek diced with directness and sincerity. Expect to feel a childlike unguardedness and yet equally an introspective sense of maturity and affirmation.” Starts at 7:45pm. SET Woolwich […]
> DJs in the community garden from 5pm, playing reggae, funk, soul, rare groove & disco > Vegan & Veg BBQ from 3pm > The launch of SET Radio SET Radio will live broadcast DJs & performances at SET Social. So if you can’t be there in person you can tune in; or, rummage through […]
This weekend our doors are open to non-members as part of Peckham Festival. For the full Peckham Festival programme see here. SATURDAY 16th September> SET Social Late-Summer Party > DJs in the garden from 5pm, playing reggae, funk, soul, rare groove & disco > The launch of SET Radio SET Radio will live broadcast DJs […]
A free community clay workshop at SET Social, all ages welcome. Join this workshop led by Communal Clay in making ceramic tiles for the new SET Social community garden! Explore and play with clay with other members of the local community. This is an inclusive workshops open to all ages and all abilities.
This club runs on the first Wednesday of each month at SET Social and is open to all. The sessions will discuss the book of the month, as well as provide space to review the book from the previous session. The books of each session are as follows: JULY: Zami: A New Spelling of My […]
This Thursday at SET Social learn hula hoop tricks from a Guinness World Record Holder! Join us 6.45-7.45pm at SET Social in Peckham for a hula hoop workshop with @archihooper. Movement and tricks will be taught, music will be played, hips will be swayed. All levels are welcome and hoops will be provided. £8 General admission£5 […]
SET Kensington, 7-17 Ansdell St, London W8 5BN Private View: Thursday 21st September, 6–9pm Open: 22nd September – 1st October 2023 (open 12–6pm daily, closed Monday) I’M HERE BUT I’M NOT A CAT is a group show which takes its title from a viral video of a Zoom court case, in which a lawyer is unable […]
Craft & Flea Market on the first and third Sunday of every month. £10 per person for a stall > free entry for punters! > Open to the public > midday – 5pm To book your pitch buy a ticket here. 60x outdoor & indoor pitches. Stall set-up from 11am show your ticket on arrival. Some […]
Why read Marx today? This is a monthly reading group that aims to answer this question and lay the groundwork for reading Marx. The group hopes to read chapters of Capital Volume 1, as well as taking from other Marx texts for supplementary reading. This is a group for beginners, the well-read and all in […]