_shift a body of research by Space Black, which delves into alternative practitioners in the built environment. Through learning about the works of significant emerging architects, artists, set designs, writers and activists, Space Black looks to expose how the profession is evolving to challenge the ideals that have long underserved those from historically marginalised backgrounds.To celebrate […]
Please join us for this incredible workshop exploring the radical histories of gardens within the city! 💫🦋 This unique two-part workshop will begin by exploring the crucial role played by green spaces in London: as a site for fostering community resistance to gentrification and social cleansing, and emphasising the demands of right to grow and […]
Join Folk of the Round Table and Queer Caring for a night of queer ceilidh dancing and folk music to raise money for Áine’s gender affirming surgery! With music from friends of the folk night, Stool of Repentance! ‘We need to raise just over £36,000 so that Áine can have an essential, lifesaving, and long-awaited […]
The Curious Creations Market comes to SET Social 🎪 12-6pm October 19th Troublemaker Markets presents a marvellous artist market event, celebrating local artists of all kinds. Featuring 30+ stalls selling a variety of unique goods such as prints, vintage, handmade objects + clothing, ceramics and MUCH more❗️🎭 Featuring tarot, temp tattoos, badge making, nails, a […]
Julie Brixey-Williams MRSSMandeep Dillon MRSS20 – 26 October 2024 Introductions and Break Ups is a research-based project in the SET Ealing Space that will take placeover 7 days. Both artists were recipients of residencies on the aa2a Practice Development Scheme2023-2024 at Bucks New University and will be using the time to appraise, unpick and develop […]
Join Raze Collective in celebrating Black History Month with a night of sheer cabaret opulence at Raze Presents: Unsung Queeroes! The night will include burlesque, vocals, circus and drag performances from current icons and future stars. The night doesn’t end on stage! Join us for an after-party and boogie the night away playing absolutely bangers & bringing vibes. […]
Open to all levels and starting with a beginner’s class in Cross Body Salsa to teach anyone who needs to learn the basics. You don’t need a partner for this, we swap throughout so you can dance with everyone!SCHEDULE14:00 – 15:00: Beginner’s salsa class 15:00 – 16:00: Salsa dance social (with a little Bachata sprinkled in)16:00 […]
Anathema presents: “time goes by so quietly”Curated by Sofia Rudi Kent & Andrew KernanAt SET Kensington Private View: 17th OctoberExhibition runs until 27th October.By appointment only — please contact anathemabuild@gmail.com to schedule a visit. Textures and tones of silence, where stillness holds meaning and waiting becomes patience.
QUEER PROM ’24 at SET Social! another night to remember….. Please come dressed in your best prom attire for an evening of dancing, drinking, kissing, holding hands and gazing into each other’s eyes in a dimly lit school hall full of stars and queers <3 There will be….. DRAG PERFORMANCES (line up TBA!) LIVE PROM […]
PV: Thursday 7 November, 6-10pmExhibition open: Friday 8 November – Wednesday 13 November, 12pm – 5pm each day.Curated by the artists Gabrielle Bejani @goublou and Lucinda Purkis @kingkingstringball442 “don’t tell me it wasthe wind!” Frank shouts “THAT TREEWAVEDAT ME!”The Book of Frank by CAConrad Anatomy of a Soaring Lion is a two-person show by Gabrielle […]
SET presents a programme of films that explore the radical power of emulation, mirroring, and memorialising as tools to repair the past and to weave new futures. Approaching film as a medium through which time can be unraveled and refabricated, these works bridge voids and fill in the blanks, stitching fictions into the margins of historical record […]
SET presents a screening of six films exploring themes of personal and collective liberation. Two artists find solace in their correspondence, while a tender portrait of queer Nigerians bears intimate testimony to life in a series of films that explore confinement, both material and theoretical. Often returning to the motif of windows – and by […]
This winter, join us as we continue our anticolonial education with Walter Rodney’s incredible book, ‘Decolonial Marxism: Essays from the Pan-African Revolution’. Hailing from Guyana, Walter Rodney was one of the foremost revolutionary thinkers and radical activists during Africa’s decolonial era. Before his assassination in 1980, Rodney witnessed and participated in many decolonial struggles and […]
Calling all makers, creators, hustlers & hoarders – we need you! Stalls are only £5 – book yours here. We welcome all types of traders and goods including but not limited to: Second hand clothesBric ‘a’ BracHandmade clothingVintage waresBaked Goods**CeramicsZinesShoesCandlesBooksHome Bakers**Bread Makers** Prints & PaintingsArt WorkRecords Pokemon cardsCollectablesPsychic ReadingsShoes& more! Workshops:Printing workshop; making banners, bags and keffiyehs […]
Join us on Sunday 17 November, 1.30pm-4.30pm for OUTFITTING, a stress-free community clothes swap at SET Lewisham! Outfitting is an invitation to give and receive: you bring your old clothes and find some that are new to you. You can take what you want, the exchange is not choreographed. While searching for a new look, […]
Opening night ~Tue 19 Nov 18:00 – 23:00 Exhibition opening hours ~Wed 20 Nov – Fri 22 Nov 10:00 – 18:00 The Devil’s in the Fine Print will contain sculpture, performance and video work, inviting you to reflect on your own unspoken agreements. At the heart of the exhibition, the question of codependency: how the […]
Come down to SET Social for an exploration into creative psychology on the 20th Nov! Creative Empirical @creativeempirical presents five 10-15-minute talks from leading experts in research on the bridge between creativity and psychology. Collectively, the speakers will review the unique experiences, perceptual abilities, cognitive processes and mental health risks of people who engage in creative disciplines. […]
Please note this exhibition is open by appointment. Scritch Scritch Scratch Daphne de SonnevilleMarc Fleming feat. HankCarl GentJessa Mockridge PV with performances: Saturday 23 November, 6–10pmExhibition open: Thursday 21 November – Sunday 1 December, 12–5pm by appointment Brushing, rubbing, scraping and scratching generate sounds of resistance, of two materials working against, on or with each […]
This November, we’re bringing together creativity and community to make a difference! Join @synonym_lab and @gen.community for a night of wholesome quilt-making. Learn sewing techniques, decorate your own quilt square, and help assemble a quilt for the homeless—guided by the incredible @lzdcksn with all quilts donated to @crisis_uk . It’s a beautiful opportunity to meet new people and make connections—all for a great […]
BUOY’D – SET LewishamPV: 28th November 6-9pmOpen: 29th Nov-7th Dec – 10-6pm This two-person exhibition is dedicated to material investigations of systems teetering on the edge of collapse. Florence’s work explore digital snowballing, mirror worlds, digital twins, half-truths and black swan events. Her work is a frenetically material investigation of apocalypse and the end of […]