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.
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.
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.
Dance workshops and movement sessions at SET Social. An open space to move, stretch and explore. Every second and fourth Sunday, 2-3.30pm.
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.
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
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.
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.
The Tiny Oscars is a free, inclusive film night that invites creators to make a short film in just one week. It’s a celebration of creativity, community, and the joy of making for its own sake.
Step away from your busy mind and into your body with Move for Marie Curie. Join this warm and energising movement session raising funds for Marie Curie.
Try your hand at using a pastel printing technique to create some harvest-moon-themed animations. Led by Miranda Peyton Jones, this is part of an ongoing series at SET Social, exploring analogue and print animation.
A monthly extended open decks night at SET Social, with 30-minute DJ slots drawn at random and space for listeners to hang out.