Candid – Group Critique for Figurative Artists
An informal space to share spontaneous work in any medium, receive honest feedback and connect with a supportive community exploring causal and chance depictions of people.
An informal space to share spontaneous work in any medium, receive honest feedback and connect with a supportive community exploring causal and chance depictions of people.
Join Paper Cuts Book Club every 1st Monday of the Month!
Try your hand at using a pastel printing technique to create some winter-themed animations. Led by Miranda Peyton Jones, this is part of an ongoing series at SET Social, exploring analogue and print animation.
Resonance Poetry is the friendliest poetry night in town. Every first Wednesday at SET Social, fifteen readers share work in a welcoming, queer-run space.
A Coral Reef brings together drawing, painting, and sculpture by Aidan Quinn and Hallam Wood, focusing on fragility, connection, and the relationships formed between images, materials, and everyday life.
Join us at SET Social on 7 December for our Christmas Community Day and Market, featuring local makers, workshops, food by Peckham Soup Kitchen, and a live set from Peckham Elvis. Part of a wider festive weekend across Peckham including Pexmas and the Bussey Building Open Studios.
Open to players of all levels, this tournament guarantees five games for each participant, with prizes awarded to winners across all skill levels.
Arts for Dementia offers a free 10-week Ceramics and 3D Arts programme with visual artists Helen Johannessen and Molly Bonnell. Creative, relaxed sessions for people living with dementia and their companions.
A weekly open decks night at SET Social, open to DJs of all levels and anyone who wants to listen, learn, and hang out.
An evening of warmth, flavour, and cinema. Paratha Club transforms SET Social with incense, chai, sizzling parathas, and a screening of Joyland.
A free language practice group at SET Social. French and Spanish on alternating months. Every second Saturday, 4–5.30pm.
F*Choir, a 70-strong queer-led ensemble, invites audiences to an intimate, end-of-year gig at SET Social Peckham. Enjoy beloved classics and sparkling new songs in an evening of collective joy, embodied singing, and festive celebration.
Learn hand-building techniques from traditional to experimental in 8-week course, led by ceramicist Lauren McNicoll. Perfect for beginners and intermediates wanting to develop sculpting, building, and decorating skills.
Weekly Sunday gardening sessions at SET Social’s DIY Community Garden. Open to anyone who wants to spend time in the garden or lend a hand.
A monthly reading group exploring Marx’s Capital in an open, supportive setting. Every second Sunday, 4-6pm at SET Social. All levels of experience welcome.
Workers & Palestine Support Group
Explore the art of clay with artist Francisco Zhan in this 8-week hand building course at SET Ceramics, London. Suitable for beginners and those with experience, the course covers essential and experimental techniques, from pinching and coiling to slips, glazes, and surface decoration, in a supportive small-group environment.
Peckham Chess Club offers free weekly chess sessions suitable for all levels and abilities. Come along for advice, new skills, and casual games. Every Wednesday 6-late.
A monthly extended open decks night at SET Social, with 30-minute DJ slots drawn at random and space for listeners to hang out.
An end-of-year celebration for the creative community (who have no office party to attend). F.A.T. Studio will be launching issue 2 of Neighbours Zine and organising a handful of readings, performances and a live Xmas band to keep the night sweet and rolling.