Bringing together photographic works, projected video and light installations in a darkened space, Altogether Without stages an encounter with the (in)discernable gap between the still and the moving image. Through a play between darkness and light, the show seeks to shift and trouble perceptions of duration and the ephemeral. Opens 16 October.
Come to SET Social on Friday 31 October for a spooky night of games, a fancy dress catwalk, live music, DJs, and Halloween drinks. Fancy dress is encouraged, with prizes awaiting the best outfit! Entry is £5 members and £7 for guests.
Led by artist Middleton Maddocks and written specifically for SET 91 on Tabernacle Street, this 45-minute experimental performance invites audiences into a playful, comedic world where absurdity reigns supreme.
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.
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.
Workers & Palestine Support Group
Join Paper Cuts Book Club every 1st Monday of the Month!
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.
Bring your ideas to life in SET Peckham’s monthly analogue and print animation workshops with director Miranda Peyton Jones. Experiment with hands-on techniques, meet fellow creatives, and take home your own moving image and printed materials. No prior experience needed, all materials provided.
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 weekly open decks night at SET Social, open to DJs of all levels and anyone who wants to listen, learn, and hang out.
Night 1 of the SET Film Festival 2025, ‘A Token, A Sign’, explores the latent meanings, codes, and symbols embedded in landscapes and cityscapes.
SET Film Festival 2025 returns to SET Social, Peckham, with a month-long celebration of curated short films, feature films, and archival works across six themed nights, including Q&As with filmmakers.
A free language practice group at SET Social. French and Spanish on alternating months. Every second Saturday, 4–5.30pm.
Dance workshops and movement sessions at SET Social. An open space to move, stretch and explore. Every second and fourth Sunday, 2-3.30pm.
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.
Bringing together new works by Associate Members, Peter McNelis and Charlie Fogg, the exhibition explores communication, paranoia, and power within the structures that shape digital and social life.
The second night of the 2025 SET Film Festival turns its gaze toward the spaces that hold and sustain our communities. Across six films, artists explore how collective life persists amid austerity, revealing the fragile yet vital infrastructures that shape our shared worlds.
Bringing together seven international research-based artists and the Sri Lankan Archive Collective, the exhibition explores the personal and collective dimensions of archiving in dialogue with the 2025 SET Film Festival.