Monique Neglige
2026-02-14 18:00 - 2026-02-21 23:00 (Europe/London) | SET 91, 91 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4JN, United Kingdom
SET 91 presents Monique Négligée, an immersive residency and durational bedroom installation by French designer and artist Monique Fei, opening across Valentine’s Day weekend, just ahead of London Fashion Week.

Transforming the gallery into a lived-in bedroom, Fei unveils a new wardrobe of sleepwear and lingerie, alongside selected archival pieces. Across the week, the space is activated through live performance, workshops, film nights, boutique encounters, and live documentation, inviting visitors to move between exhibition, ritual, and intimate participation.

Working at the intersection of craft, couture, fashion, and performance, Monique Fei merges crochet, knitwear, and latex into meticulously handcrafted wearable sculptures that challenge conventions of form, material, and identity. A graduate of Central Saint Martins, Fei has staged performance-based runway presentations during Paris Fashion Week and has collaborated with artists and performers including FKA twigs, Chappell Roan, Arca, Caroline Polachek, Jennie, Oklou and Lily McMenamy.

Monique Négligée is SET 91’s sixth and final show within its first six-month curated programme.

For full programme and line up, please see the main exhibition page below.

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Event details

Dates: 14-21 February Public opening weekend: Valentine’s Day, Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 February Public closing party: Friday 20 FebruaryAdmission: Free (some workshops are ticketed via Eventbrite)

Valentine's Day @ SET Social
2026-02-14 18:00 - 2026-02-15 02:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Roses are red, the bar is too…

This Valentine’s Day, SET Social is throwing a night for the lovers, the besties, the hopeless romantics, the happily single, and anyone just here for a good time.

Expect speed dating for all kinds of connections. New mates, maybe new dates, or at the very least someone to flirt with while holding a drink. Low pressure…high potential? 😉

There’ll also be card making, love letters, and a Crush Board for your biggest SET Social soft spots.

And if you’re feeling brave, step up for the kissing competition for a chance to win a £50 bar tab, then stick around while DJs keep things sweet allllll through the night.

Cupid is clocking in. Come early, come cute, come as you are.

Event details

When: Saturday 14 FebruaryTime: 6pm-2amLocation: 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTickets on the door:

Free before 8pm

£3 for SET Social members

£5 for non-members (must be accompanied by a member)

Fancy letting Cupid do some admin?

Fill in the Speed Dates & Mates form to get matched into rounds and meet new people on the night.

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Poster design by Lola Hibberd <3

Paratha Club - All We Imagine As Light
2026-02-12 19:00 - 23:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Paratha Club is a shared food and film night at SET Social, centred around comfort, conversation, and eating together.

Picture this: you arrive in Peckham in the early evening, the air warm with sweet incense and the soft glow of diyas flickering along the bar. You’re offered freshly made, stuffed parathas, served with butter, yoghurt, and a selection of Indian pickles. As you eat, you catch up with friends and settle in, full and content.

Once plates are cleared, a steaming cup of masala chai and a sweet treat follow. With chai in hand, everyone gathers to watch a film together—the perfect end to a soul-nourishing meal.

This week’s menu

Paratha stuffing: Keema (soy mince)All food served is 100% plant-based.

Allergen information:

Paratha: gluten, soy

Sweet treat: soy, tree nuts, sesame, gluten

Masala chai: oat milk

This week’s film

All We Imagine As Light

Payal Kapadia’s gorgeous fiction debut is set in Mumbai and follows three women whose lives overlap in small but meaningful ways. The film explores loneliness, friendship, and the quiet ache of wanting something you can’t quite name. Soft, absorbing, and dreamlike, it finds beauty in everyday moments—shared meals, late-night conversations, the city drifting by—making it a fitting choice for Paratha Club.

Event details

Date: Thursday 12 February Time: 7-11pm

Timetable:

7-7.45pm — Paratha time7.45-8pm — Chai, sweet treat, and comfort break8pm — Film starts11.30pm — End of event

Ticketing / registration: £17.50

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Organiser details:

Tava Rakh is a plant-based food business run by Mala Lal.

Tava Rakh means “put the hot plate on” in Punjabi—a phrase Mala’s mum would say, signalling the start of cooking (and tasty food coming!). Growing up in a Punjabi household, Mala was constantly surrounded by rich, indulgent Indian comfort food. For her, cooking remains a way to unwind, connect, and share warmth, nostalgia, and generosity through food.

Instagram: @tava.rakhWebsite: www.tavarakh.comContact information: mala_lal@hotmail.co.uk

DIY Vintage Valentines Cards Workshop
2026-02-11 18:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Want to ditch the shop-bought cards and make something cute for Valentine’s Day?

Spend a relaxed evening crafting vintage-inspired Valentine’s (or Galentine’s) cards for friends, loved ones or anyone you fancy writing to.

A wide range of materials will be provided, including card, ribbon, lace, pens, and collage supplies. You’re also very welcome to bring along any decorative bits from home if you’d like to personalise your cards even more.

Everyone is welcome. No experience needed, just come ready to make, chat, and have fun!

Event details

Date: Wednesday 11 FebruaryTime: 6-9pmTickets: £8 concession; £10 standard via Eventbrite.

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This workshop is led by two artists, Dhara Wright (@lasagna_girl_) and Isolda Milenkovic (@isolda_milenkovic).

Spores - SET Lewisham Exhibition
2026-02-11 10:00 - 2026-02-28 18:00 | SET Lewisham, Unit 1, Lewisham Retail Park, London, SE13 7RZ, United Kingdom
Image: Autumn, Ben Raz (2025), oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm. Part of the exhibition, ‘Spores’. Courtesy of the artist.Image: Leprous, Ben Raz (2025), oil on canvas, 100 x 150 cm. Part of the exhibition, ‘Spores’. Courtesy of the artist.Image: Fisherman, Ben Raz (2025), oil on velvet, 73 x 103 cm. Part of the exhibition, ‘Spores’. Courtesy of the artist.Image: Battersea Park, Ben Raz (2025), oil on canvas, 57 x 110cm. Part of the exhibition, ‘Spores’. Courtesy of the artist.Images: Leprous, Ben Raz (2025), oil on canvas, 100 x 150cm. Part of the ‘Spores’ exhibition. Courtesy of the artist.

Spores brings together a body of work exploring natural processes, cycles, and the shifting dynamics of meaning, function, and language. Across a series of landscape paintings, nature emerges not as a passive backdrop but as an active, adaptive presence. Paths, clearings, and subtle traces of occupation appear throughout, yet growth, erosion, and seasonal rhythms continuously reshape what remains. These landscapes become sites of quiet tension, where imposed order and organic change intersect, dissolve, and transform over time.

At the centre of the exhibition stands a raised root cellar structure, functioning as both artefact and monument. Traditionally designed to preserve food under controlled subterranean conditions, the structure is removed from its original context, repositioned within the gallery, and wrapped in archived exhibition texts.

Built using only a single cross-sectional diagram as reference, the cellar is deliberately misinterpreted, exposing an interior logic intended to explain function while remaining unusable in practice. Nearby, lanterns removed from their holders and rendered redundant by the gallery’s light operate as imperfect repetitions of a familiar form, suggesting an absent action. The work foregrounds systems of preservation—temporal, architectural, and cultural—and the instability that arises when these systems are displaced from their intended purpose.

Together, the works reflect on transience, obsolescence, and endurance. In Spores, nature preserves itself through decay and renewal, revealing transformation through instability. Figures in many of the landscapes are partially absorbed by darkness, while the lanterns lie abandoned, their utility uncertain. Through these shifts between visibility and concealment, function and failure, the exhibition highlights the gradual erosion of authority in both structures and ideas.

Exhibition details

Dates: 11-28 FebruaryOpening: 11 February, 6-9pmLocation: Unit 1, Lewisham Retail Park, Loampit Vale, London SE13 7RZAdmission: Free

The exhibition will be viewable by appointment only except for the opening.

Contact:benraz95@gmail.comtarzankingofthejungle123@gmail.com

Contributing artists

Tarzan Kingofthejungle
Website: tarzankingofthejungle.comInstagram: @tarzan_kingofthejungle

Based in London, Tarzan Kingofthejungle (b. 1998) works works across film, sculpture, performance, and writing. His practice involves constructing scenes from borrowed elements—props, lines, symbols, or characters—isolated and stripped of their original contexts, such as a discarded lantern, a lens flare, or a soundtrack. Through dismantling, manipulating, and rearranging these fragments, he explores how meaning shifts and emerges through narrative potential and residue.

Recent exhibitions include Metropolis (curated by Jacob Sirkin), Greatorex St, London; Alpine XP, Plicnik Space Initiative; Reset Atelier, Brussels; Planned Obsolescence, Seager Gallery, London; Log 2: NovoStruct Hard Hat Area, Plicnik Space Initiative; Half Truths (curated by Vanessa Murrell), London; OTO (Lux Moving Image, RCA), Fold, London.

Ben Raz
Website: www.benraz.orgInstagram: @benr.az

Ben Raz (b. 1995) lives and works in London. He graduated from the Slade School of Art in 2021. Raz’s paintings synthesise varied interests, experiences, observations, and imaginings, engaging themes of desire, the clandestine, the sublime, and modern decadence. These ideas are reinforced through the coalescence of disparate images and information.

Many of the paintings are characterised by ambiguity and a lack of clarity; Raz is interested in how an image can simultaneously reveal and withhold meaning.

Recent exhibitions include presentations at Bolding Gallery, Pusher Gallery, Xxijra Hii, and Hew Hood Gallery.

About SET’s Associate Members Programme

This exhibition is presented as part of SET’s Associate Members Programme, which offers artists studio space alongside access to project spaces and opportunities to independently curate exhibitions, workshops, and events.

The programme supports a wide range of practices, from performance and installation to music, sound, print, and textiles, and is designed to provide space, visibility, and development opportunities for early-career and underrepresented artists working in London.

Analogue Animation Workshop - February Edition
2026-02-03 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Curious about animation beyond screens and software?

This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to analogue and handmade animation techniques, as part of an ongoing monthly series focused on experimentation, play, and learning by doing. Each session explores a different approach to making moving images using tactile, low-tech methods.

Led by artist and animator, Miranda Peyton Jones, the workshop is designed as an open, supportive space to try new ideas, learn practical techniques, and meet others interested in experimental animation. Participants can expect to leave with a short piece of moving image, along with printed materials created during the session.

No previous animation or drawing experience is required. All materials are provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own materials if they wish. Please note that you will need a smartphone with the free Stop Motion Studio app downloaded before attending.

Event details

Time and dates: Tuesday 3 February, from 7-9pm

Tickets are available via Eventbrite:

£8 concessions

£14 standard

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SET Social February Community Day and Market
2026-02-01 12:00 - 17:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Looking for a relaxed Sunday filled with local creativity, good food, and familiar faces?

SET Social’s February Community Day and Market returns for 2026, bringing together local makers, artists, neighbours, and friends for a day of browsing, chatting, and spending time together.

The indoor market will feature a wide mix of stalls selling handmade goods, ceramics, prints, zines, vintage items, collectables, and baked treats. Alongside the market, visitors can drop in for free workshops and a café and bar open throughout the day.

This is a free, open event designed as a welcoming space to support local makers, spend time together, and enjoy a slower Sunday afternoon.

Please note: All proceeds from the café and bar support SET Social’s community projects, so please don’t bring outside drinks.

Event details

Date: Sunday 1 FebruaryTime: 12-5pm

Workshops

Gardening workshop with the SET Social DIY Community GardenA relaxed, drop-in session inviting you to get involved with the community garden. Expect planting, sharing tips, chatting, and learning more about how the garden is cared for collectively. No experience needed.

Drop-in Analogue Animation workshopA hands-on, beginner-friendly animation workshop using simple analogue techniques. Come and experiment with movement, storytelling, and frame-by-frame making. Open to all ages and no prior experience required.

Call-out for market traders

Calling all makers, creators, hustlers, collectors, and hoarders. Come be part of our February market.Stall options:

Inside Big Table 120cm rectangle

Inside Small Round Table 60cm

Floor Pitch – please bring a rug/blanket or rail to present your items

Prices vary between £5-8 depending on size of stall.

If you’re a charity or raising money for a charity email tabitha@setspace.uk with details of your organisation. Free or subsidised stalls are available.

Please make sure you select the correct ticket when booking, as table sizes are limited and specific to each option.

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Important information

Café and bar open all day; proceeds support SET’s charitable projects.

Stall setup begins at 11:30am.

Market opens to the public from 12pm and closes at 5pm.

Pack down stalls by 5pm.

Event is indoors with limited plug sockets; bring charged card readers or power banks.

No parking on site.

Wheelchair and step-free access available, including a disabled toilet.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Life Drawing is in Fashion with Peckham Life Drawing
2026-01-28 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Peckham Life Drawing invites participants to explore creative approaches to life drawing that go beyond traditional techniques. Each session centres the model not only as a subject to be drawn, but as a collaborator, bringing their own experience as artists and performers into the space.

Rather than focusing solely on still poses, each session experiments with process and structure. Past sessions have explored drawing imagined fashion alongside the model, working with mirrored poses to think about embodiment, and celebrating bodies in their varied forms. The focus is on curiosity, responsiveness, and drawing as a shared, creative act.

Materials are provided and sessions are open to all abilities. Drawing tips are available for anyone who wants them, and participants are always welcome to bring their own materials. Please note that sessions often include nudity, and are therefore open to participants aged 18+ only.

There will be a short break during the session, with drinks available at the bar.

Event details

Date: Wednesday 28 JanuaryTime: 7-9pm (with a break)Tickets: £12 (plus booking fee), available via Eventbrite

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About the organiser:

These sessions are hosted by Peckham Life Drawing, a project that curates inclusive life drawing events designed to bring people together through creative collaboration.

The sessions are facilitated by Peckham-based artist Lucie Russell (MA RCA), whose practice explores collective making and experimental approaches to drawing.

Follow along on Instagram at @peckham.LifeDrawing

Analogue Animation Workshop - January Edition
2026-01-27 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Curious about animation beyond screens and software?

This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to analogue and handmade animation techniques, as part of an ongoing monthly series focused on experimentation, play, and learning by doing. Each session explores a different approach to making moving images using tactile, low-tech methods.

Led by artist and animator, Miranda Peyton Jones, the workshop is designed as an open, supportive space to try new ideas, learn practical techniques, and meet others interested in experimental animation. Participants can expect to leave with a short piece of moving image, along with printed materials created during the session.

No previous animation or drawing experience is required. All materials are provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own materials if they wish. Please note that you will need a smartphone with the free Stop Motion Studio app downloaded before attending.

Event details

Time and dates: Tuesday 27 January, from 7-9pm

Tickets are available via Eventbrite:

£8 concessions

£14 standard

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Growing Sideways Projects Presents a FLINTA* Short Film Night
2026-01-24 19:00 - 22:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Growing Sideways Projects is back, with a night of short films, shared stories, and community at SET Social.

This event showcases the work of emerging FLINTA* (Female, Lesbian, Intersex, Non-binary, Trans, and Agender people) filmmakers, bringing together film, conversation, and celebration in a welcoming, FLINTA*-centred space.

The evening features a curated programme of short films exploring themes of identity, love, memory, belonging, and queer experience. Screenings will be accompanied by filmmaker talks, offering insight into the work and the creative processes behind it.

Everyone is welcome to join in celebrating FLINTA* filmmakers. The event prioritises space for FLINTA* community members, and all attendees are asked to help maintain a respectful and FLINTA*-centred environment.

After the screenings, the night continues with DJs and a late bar, creating space to hang out, talk films, and connect.

Event details

Date: Saturday 24 JanuaryTime: 7pm-9.45pm (DJ sets and bar until 2am)Tickets: £5 (plus booking fee) and available via Eventbrite

*Ticket income helps cover venue and technical costs. If the ticket price is a barrier, attendees are encouraged to get in touch to make alternative arrangements. Please also contact the organisers via Eventbrite with any questions about venue accessibility.

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About the organiser:

Growing Sideways Projects is a South East London–based initiative creating spaces for FLINTA* artists through exhibitions, screenings, and community-led events.

Folk Of The Round Table Burns Night Ceilidh
2026-01-22 19:00 - 23:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Come one, Come all to Folk of the Round’s Burn’s Night Ceilidh!

Folk Of The Round Table return to SET Social to celebrate the life and legacy of Robert Burns at this historical time of year, with live music from Stool of Repentance.

Bring your dancing shoes, your best outfit, and all the energy to dance the night away. Come with friends, bring a partner, or arrive solo and leave having danced with half the room. This is about music, connection, and having a good time together.

Whether you’re an experienced dancer or completely new to ceilidh, everyone is welcome. No prior experience needed.

Doors open at 7pm, with dancing starting at 8pm. Tickets on the door will be limited, so booking in advance is strongly recommended.

Event details

Date: Thursday 22 JanuaryTime: 7-11pm (dancing from 8pm)Tickets: Ticketing is tiered, starting at £11.55. For more information and to book tickets, please see Eventbrite.

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About the organiser:

Folk Of The Roundtable run community-focused music sessions and ceilidhs with the aim of bringing people together through music. Their events welcome all abilities and backgrounds, creating supportive spaces to build musical confidence and shared experience.

Questions? Email folkoftheroundtable@gmail.com

Communal Clay Sconce Workshop
2026-01-20 18:30 - 20:30 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Looking to spend a couple of hours playing with clay and seeing where it takes you?

Communal Clay returns to SET Social on Tuesday 20 January, 6.30-8.30pm, with the first workshop of 2026, led by ceramic artist Tristan Brokenshire. This hands-on session focuses on hand-building decorative clay wall sconces designed to hang on a nail and be used as candle holders or sculptural wall pieces.

Working with stoneware clay and decorative slip, participants will be guided through basic hand-building and sculptural techniques. The emphasis is on tactility, experimentation, and learning through making, rather than producing a perfect or finished object. Beginners are very welcome, and no prior ceramics experience is needed.

The workshop lasts two hours and takes place in a relaxed, supportive environment. The SET Social bar will be open throughout for refreshments.

At the end of the session, participants may choose to have their piece fired and glazed for an additional £10, which covers firing costs, glaze materials, and transport. Finished work will be ready to collect from SET Social approximately 2-4 weeks later, depending on drying and firing conditions.

Any leftover clay will be recycled for future workshops, helping to minimise waste and keep sessions sustainable.

Event details

Date: Tuesday 20 JanuaryTime: 6.30-8.30pm

Tickets are priced on a sliding scale from £15-£20 and are available via Outsavvy.Please choose the option that best applies to you.

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Important information

Clay and ceramics are fragile materials until fired and glazed. Occasionally, pieces may crack or break during drying or firing. Communal Clay is not responsible for damage that may occur during this process.

About the organiser:

Communal Clay CIC is a not-for-profit organisation. All profits made after covering core costs are reinvested into running more community workshops.

This workshop is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

The Black British School of Joy - Exhibition at SET Stage Gallery
2026-01-17 14:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
The Black British School of Joy is the first exhibition of the new year at SET Stage Gallery, curated by new director Ayiesha Sankoh and presented by artist Tia Tshabola.

Staged as a classroom set within a garden-like environment, this immersive exhibition brings together moving image, CRT televisions, sound, and spatial installation. The work explores how joy operates within Black British youth culture as a source of resilience, informal learning, and collective imagination. Drawing on music, friendship, memory, and community, the exhibition positions joy as both a personal and political force.

Set within the social space of SET Social in Peckham, the exhibition invites audiences to gather, reflect, and experience the work within an active, lived-in environment. Visitors are encouraged to spend time with the installation, encountering joy as a shared practice shaped through everyday life.

Exhibition details

Opening night: Friday 16 January, 7-10pmExhibition open: Saturday 17 January, 2-9pm

Location: SET Stage Gallery at SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NP

Visiting information

Free entry

Drop-in, no booking required

About SET Stage Gallery

Launched in 2023, SET Stage Gallery is a volunteer-led, non-profit contemporary art space based at SET Social. The gallery prioritises artists with limited access to exhibition opportunities and supports a programme of monthly workshops, talks, screenings, reading groups, and exhibitions. All proceeds go directly to participating artists, supporting accessibility and sustainability within the space.

Artist: Tia Tshabola (@souljas) Curator: Ayiesha Sankoh (@thereturnofshe)

Contact

For questions, please email setstagegallery@gmail.com

Lino Printing Workshop
2026-01-17 14:00 - 17:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Ever wanted to try lino printmaking but weren’t sure where to start?

This relaxed, hands-on workshop is an introduction to lino cut printmaking, designed for beginners and anyone curious about working with print. Over three hours, participants will be guided through the full process, from developing a simple design to carving, inking, and printing their own lino artwork.

The session combines demonstrations with supported making time, allowing space to experiment and work at your own pace. By the end of the workshop, everyone will leave with a set of their own printed works and their carved lino block to continue printing at home. There is also an second optional ticket for those who would like to take home a complete lino cutting set.

The workshop takes place in a supportive, low-pressure environment and is open to anyone aged 14+. No prior experience is needed. All tools, inks, and paper are provided. Participants are encouraged to wear clothes they don’t mind getting messy and to bring sketches or ideas if they wish.

Event details

Date: Saturday 17 JanuaryTime: 2–5pmTickets: Available via Outsavvy.

£22 Standard ticket: includes prints and your carved lino block to take home

£32 Materials ticket: includes prints, your carved lino block, and a lino cutting set

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Artist/organiser details: Led by Aparna Konat (@aparnakonat), a multidisciplinary artist and designer working across performance, spatial design, sound, and drawing. Aparna’s practice often focuses on material exploration and collaborative making.

Contact information: For event queries, please email: aparnakonat@gmail.com

Image credits: Poster artwork by Aparna Konat.

The World Shakes Out Her Sheets - SET 91 Exhibition
2026-01-16 18:00 - 2026-02-01 21:00 | SET 91, 91 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4JN, United Kingdom
The World Shakes Out Her Sheets is SET 91’s fifth and penultimate exhibition within its six-month curated programme. Curated by Isobel Harper, the exhibition brings works by Nicola Organ, Rhian Harris-Mussi, Kes Wilkie, and Freddie Wise, presented in dialogue with a commissioned text by artist and writer Sophie Wright.

Bringing together practices that reflect on landscape, environment and speculative forms of world-building, the exhibition explores how image, text and material intersect. Seen through panes of engraved glass etched with fragments of Wright’s text in Harper’s distinctive letterform, the works shift with light and shadow, inviting viewers to move between looking and reading.

About the exhibition

The World Shakes Out Her Sheets brings together works by four artists whose practices are united by processes of uncanny world-building. Across the exhibition, there is a shared sense of play with space, perspective and scale, unsettling familiar worlds and translating them into disquieting visual languages. Human systems, structures and machinery appear alongside strange natural phenomena, suggesting environments that hover somewhere between science fiction and the otherworldly.

At the centre of the exhibition is Wright’s commissioned text, written in response to a conversation that reflected on the shared sensibility running through the four practices. Rather than offering explanation, Wright’s text functions as a kind of poetic distillation, drawing out the common threads of estrangement, curiosity, and speculative possibility. Etched into the glass that frames each work, the text becomes a material presence that subtly reconfigures perception through light and shadow.

Text, glass and image form a layered encounter in which meaning is continually deferred and reshaped. The exhibition proposes the engraved glass as a conscious lens – one that mediates the relationship between viewer and artwork, while inviting an attentive navigation of these strange and mystical worlds. In doing so, The World Shakes Out Her Sheets proposes a way of looking that is open to uncertainty, and to the possibility that these works may be addressed not only to human viewers, but to something beyond us.

Details

Public opening event: Friday 16 January, 6-9pm Dates: 17 January – 1 February Gallery hours: Thursday – Sunday, 1-6pm Location: 91 Tabernacle Street, Old Street, London, EC2A 4JNAdmission: Free

Poster design: Callum Bridge (@ellery3000)

Hand Building 8 week course with Ceramicist Lauren McNicoll
2026-01-04 10:00 - 12:30 | SET Ceramics, 35 Crutched Friars, London, EC3N 2AE
Join ceramicist Lauren McNicoll for this new Hand Building 8-week course: Exploring making techniques from the conventional to the novel at SET Ceramics.

There are 6 spaces available for this course, this is to ensure there is sufficient space to work in the studio and that students get the out the most from both the course and the tutor.

Course prices range from £224-£280.

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Course overview:

This 8-week hand-building ceramics course at SET Ceramics introduces the essential techniques of sculpting, building, and decorating with clay. Suitable for beginners to intermediate makers, it encourages playful exploration and hands-on learning. As the course progresses, participants are invited to experiment and work more adventurously, including using the body as a tool for sculptural creation—offering a unique, embodied approach to working with clay.

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Course dates:

Week 1: Sunday 2 NovemberWeek 2: Sunday 9 NovemberWeek 3: Sunday 16 NovemberWeek 4: Sunday 23 NovemberWeek 5: Sunday 30 NovemberWeek 6: Sunday 7 DecemberWeek 7: Sunday 14 DecemberBREAK: Sunday 21 DecemberBREAK: Sunday 28 DecemberWeek 8: Sunday 4 January

Please note classes missed cannot be made up at a later date.

Class times:

Classes will start at 10:00 lasting 2.5 hours and finish at 12:30. The last 30 minutes of the class are for cleaning up and organising work in progress.

Please do not arrive any earlier than 5 minutes prior to the class starting as there is no waiting area and the tutor will be busy setting up the studio for the class ahead.

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Tutor bio:

Working across sculpture, education, and facilitation, I explore clay as a material of connection, memory, and embodied process. Alongside my current technical and teaching roles across independent ceramic studios and Central Saint Martins, I run experimental workshops that blur the boundaries between making, movement, and performance—inviting participants to engage clay through sensation and play. My approach merges technical foundation with intuitive exploration. Recent work has been shown at VFD, Pocko Gallery, and Ugly Duck. I’m currently based at Tannery Arts, Bermondsey.

To see Lauren’s work head to: laurenmcnicoll.com

About SET Ceramics

SET Ceramics is a new community ceramics studio in a former Key Cutters and Cobblers. It is located on Crutched Friars, less than a minute from Fenchurch Street Station and round the corner from Tower Gateway.

The fully equipped studio features a 220-litre capacity kiln, four pottery wheels, hand-building and glaze facilities. This is an opportunity to see the space, get a feel for it and register interest in what the studio has to offer, including Studio Memberships, Throwing and Hand-building courses, and more.

Instagram account: @setceramicset

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SET Social ChristMAD Market
2025-12-20 14:00 - 18:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
As Christmas approaches, we’re opening the doors at SET Social one last time for our ChristMAD Market.

This free and festive indoor market is a celebration of local creativity, community and connection. Join us for a cosy afternoon of Christmas shopping, browsing handmade goods, ceramics, art and prints, zines, vintage finds, collectables, records and home bakes, all under one roof.

Our bar and café will also be open all day serving mulled wine and winter warmers. All proceeds support SET’s projects and the work we do.

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Event details

Date: Saturday 20 DecemberTime: 2pm to 6pmLocation: SET Social, Peckham, SE15 4NPEntry: Free

Trader call-out

We’re looking for makers, creators, bakers, collectors, and sellers of all kinds to be part of our festive market. We welcome a broad mix of traders, including:

Handmade crafts, ceramics, textiles, art, prints and zines

Vintage clothing, second-hand items, bric-à-brac, and collectables

Candles, home bakes, books, records, and more

Booking options:

Inside Big Table – 120 cm rectangle

Inside Small Table – 60 cm round

Floor Pitch – bring a rug/blanket or rail

If you’re a charity or raising money for a charity email tabitha@setspace.uk with details of your organisation and we will offer you a free or subsidised stall.

There are specific tickets for people who require a larger table or a small table, so please make sure you select the correct ticket upon booking.

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Important information

Stall setup from 1:30pm

Market opens to the public from 2pm

Pack down stalls by 6pm

Café and bar open all day (proceeds support SET’s charitable projects). Please don’t bring in outside drinks

Event is indoors with limited plug sockets; bring charged card readers or power banks

No parking on site

Wheelchair and step-free access available, including a disabled toilet

Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

We can’t wait to see you there!

F.A.T Studio's Xmas Office Party
2025-12-18 19:00 - 23:30 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
You’re all officially invited to an Xmas office party for the office-less.

To mark the end of the terrible year, F.A.T. Studios will be:

Launching issue 2 of our new zine Neighbours, a local newspaper dripping in SE London gossip, reviews and interviews with neighbourhood legends. You’ll also be able to buy a copy fresh off the press and also bag some other homemade goodies in the form of T-shirts and books.

Presenting the Printer of the Year, getting lucky at the Stationery Tombola and lingering around the Midori Milk water cooler.

Neighbours 2 will come to life with readings and performances from some of this year’s contributors.

Bringing festive cheer and intense sex appeal with a live band.

WARNING: this is an extremely romantic event. There will be a Cupid Messenger Service, a SEXY Santa roaming the red room and an actual KISSING COMPETITION.

**It is highly recommended that you bring a new friend or neighbour along to this party. This is the ONLY WAY we can collectively revitalise the SE London dating and friendship scene.**

Let’s expand our circles and feel the chemistry explosion we all deserve!

Event details

Date/times: Thursday 18 December, 7pm-midnightTicketing/registration: £7. Tickets available on Outsavvy.

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Hand Building: Surface and Substance - 8 week course with Artist Francisco Zhan
2025-12-15 19:30 - 22:00 | SET Ceramics, 35 Crutched Friars, London, UK Mainland, EC3N 2AE
Join artist Francisco Zhan in this 8-week Hand Building course at SET Ceramics.

There are 6 spaces available for this course, this is to ensure there is sufficient space to work in the studio and that students get the out the most from both the course and the tutor.

Course prices range from £224-£280.

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Course overview:

This course is an introduction to making ceramics by hand, using both conventional and experimental techniques. Exploring ceramics’ potential both as painted sculpture, as well as functional objects.

Throughout the course of 8 weeks, participants will learn the basic building blocks of working with clay by hand, through pinching, coiling, slab-rolling and block carving using different clay bodies.

Participants will be guided in using slips, glazes and resists to achieve a variety of decorative effects.

Surface and substance will provide learners with key knowledge of ceramic techniques and processes, as well as a space for free material experimentation. Using the skills learnt during the course, there will be time given to work on personal projects.

The course will cover:

– Hand building techniques: pinching, coiling, slab-rolling and block carving

– Decorating techniques: slips, glazes and resists.

– Experimental surfaces: monoprinting, inlays, Sgraffito.

– Recycling clay

This course is suitable for beginners. It also provides further support and training for those with some experience.

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Course dates:

Week 1: Monday 27 October Week 2: Monday 3 NovemberWeek 3: Monday 10 NovemberWeek 4: Monday 17 NovemberWeek 5: Monday 24 NovemberWeek 6: Monday 1 DecemberWeek 7: Monday 8 DecemberWeek 8: Monday 15 December

Please not classes missed cannot be made up at a later date.

Class times:

Classes will start at 19:30 lasting 2.5 hours and finish at 22:00. The last 30 minutes of the class are for cleaning up and organising work in progress.

Please do not arrive any earlier than 5 minutes prior to the class starting as there is no waiting area and the tutor will be busy setting up the studio for the class ahead.

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Tutor bio:

Francisco Zhan (he/him) is a visual artist working with ceramic sculpture, writing and performance. He is interested in skeletons in closets, as much as closeted skeletons.

Francisco’s work takes shape through questions of queer practice, auto-ethnography and transhumanism. He borrows the language of ceramic relics, fashion phenomena and pop symbols to investigate history as a material – one that’s not inert, but alive, persistent and embodied in our everyday lives.

Francisco has taught ceramics at Camden Art Centre, Maison S. Sommet, and Mudgang Pottery CIC.

Francisco currently studies Sculpture at the Royal College of Art, where he was awarded the RCA President and Vice-Chancellor Scholarship, following his BA at Goldsmiths University (2016).

His love for making has taken him to residencies at Sanbao Ceramics Institute in Jingdezhen, and Casapiena in Sicily. His work has been shown nationally and internationally.

Francisco was a recipient of a Grand Plan Fund project grant in 2024.

Website: www.franciscozhan.com

Instagram account: @francisco.zhan

About SET Ceramics

SET Ceramics is a new community ceramics studio in a former Key Cutters and Cobblers. It is located on Crutched Friars, less than a minute from Fenchurch Street Station and round the corner from Tower Gateway.

The fully equipped studio features a 220-litre capacity kiln, four pottery wheels, hand-building and glaze facilities. This is an opportunity to see the space, get a feel for it and register interest in what the studio has to offer. Including Studio Memberships, Throwing and Hand-building courses, and more.Instagram account: @setceramicset

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FMas Open Session and Gig with FChoir
2025-12-13 16:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
It’s time to F* tradition and soak up those cosy winter vibes the F*Choir way. Join us on 13 December at SET Social Peckham for an afternoon and evening of collective vocal power.

Open session

The afternoon offers an opportunity to connect, reflect, and play together through embodied vocal and physical practice.

Artistic Director Jenny Moore and Assistant Choir Leader Bianca Stephens will guide participants through vocal and somatic warm-ups, followed by a song from FChoir’s repertoire. Participants joining the FMas gig later that evening will be invited onstage to perform the song learned in the session with the choir.

Please note: Attendance at the Open Session is not required to join the FMas gig. Tickets must be purchased for both events to participate in the performance.

F*MAS Gig

Fresh from their autumn tour with Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland, F*Choir invites audiences to an intimate, relaxed gig, featuring beloved classics alongside fresh new pieces.

Event details

Date and time: Saturday 13 December, 4-9pmTicketing / registration: From £6

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Artist / organiser details:

F*Choir is a 70-strong, queer-led ensemble that radically reimagines what choral singing can be. Bold, joyful, and physically engaging, the choir celebrates collective liberation and embodied resistance. Founded by composer and multidisciplinary artist, Jenny Moore, co-run with Bianca Stephens and Sophie Chapman , F*Choir rejects traditional music methods, drawing instead on the work of historically underrepresented women, trans, non-binary, and queer artists. At its core, F*Choir is about claiming the right to our own voices as people who have been historically marginalised and excluded.

Having captivated audiences across the UK and beyond, F*Choir has performed sold-out shows at venues including Milton Court (programmed by the Barbican), EartH Hackney, Bishopsgate Institute, Wellcome Collection, and the MOTH Club.Additional information:Questions? Email wearefchoir@gmail.com

Illuminations – SET 91
2025-12-12 18:00 - 2026-01-04 18:00 | SET 91, 91 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4JN, United Kingdom
Illuminations returns to SET 91 with a new display of artist-made lights, visible both from within the gallery and from the street. The exhibition raises funds for The Sameer Project, a Palestinian-led initiative providing urgent support to displaced families in Gaza.

Now in its second iteration following its debut at SET Lewisham in 2024, Illuminations brings together 33 artists whose light-based works celebrate the Winter Solstice and stand in solidarity with Palestine.

At its core is a simple idea: offering light, and a sense of shared hope, during the darkest time of the year.

Artists include: Gillies Adamson Semple, Eleanor Arnold, Joseph Barrett, Leo Benavides , Jack Bodimeade, Rob Branigan, Hazel Brill, Lily Bunney, Peter Carrick, Joe Davies, Alex Du Preez, Maddie Banwell, Archie Fooks-Smith, Daniel Gatenio, Alia Hamaoui, Willa Hilditch Milo Kester, Aimée Lyon, Tawfik Naas, Gonçalo Neto, Sam Nicholson, Oliver Offord, Eleni Papazoglou, Ralph Parks, Sally Plowman, Anouska Samms, Nic Sanderson, Chloe Solomon, Kirico Ueda, Tabitha Weddell, Olivia Wiles, Yolanda Mitchell, and Francisco Zhan.

Several of the artworks on display are also available for sale. To enquire, please contact rhianhmussi@gmail.com for details.

Follow the project on Instagram: @illuminations_exhibition

Exhibition details

Dates: 13 December – 4 JanuaryPublic opening event: Friday 12 December, 6-9pm Light show hours: 4.30-9pm Gallery hours for public: 13-14 December and 21-22 December, 2-6pm Admission: Free

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Poster design: Callum Bridge

Paratha Club - Joyland
2025-12-11 19:00 - 22:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Picture this: you roll into Peckham at 7pm and the air is warm with the scent of sweet incense and the soft glow of diyas flickers along the bar. At the bar, you’re offered stuffed parathas, served with butter, yogurt and a selection of Indian pickles. You tuck in, catching up with friends as the food fills you with comfort. Once you’ve eaten, a steaming cup of masala chai and a sweet treat are offered to you. You settle in together, chai and treat in hand, to watch a film—the perfect end to a soul-nourishing meal.

This weeks paratha stuffing: Gobi (Cauliflower)

This week’s film: JoylandA bit about the movie – Joyland (2022), the stunning debut from Pakistani director, Saim Sadiq, follows the Rana family in Lahore as their youngest son, Haider, secretly takes a job at an erotic dance theatre and becomes drawn to Biba, a confident transgender performeer. The film gently but powerfully explores desire, family expectations, and the cost of living your truth within a deeply traditional society. It’s beautifully acted, sensitively directed, and has become a landmark for Pakistani cinema on the world stage.

Event details

7-7.45pm – Paratha time7.45-8pm – Time to get some chai and a sweet treat and a chance to go to the restroom before the film starts8pm – Film starts11.30pm – End of event

All items are 100% plant-based.

Allergen InfoParatha – Gluten, SoySweet Treat – Soy, Tree Nuts, Sesame, GlutenMasala Chai – Oat milk

Ticketing / registration: £17.50

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Organiser details: Tava Rakh is a plant-based food business run by Mala Lal. Tava Rakh means “put the hot plate on” in Punjabi—a phrase Mala’s mum would say, signalling the start of cooking (and tasty food coming!). Growing up in a Punjabi household, Mala was constantly surrounded by rich, indulgent Indian comfort food. Cooking has always been a way to unwind, and sharing crispy parathas with yogurt, pickle, butter, and a cup of masala chai is a nostalgic, soul-warming experience she now invites you to enjoy.

Contact information: mala_lal@hotmail.co.uk

Arts for Dementia
2025-12-08 11:00 - 12:30 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Arts for Dementia warmly welcomes you to a new 10-week Ceramics and 3D Arts programme with artists Helen Johannessen and Molly Bonnell.

These relaxed, creative sessions are designed for people living with dementia and their companions, with each session offering a gentle introduction to hands-on 3D art practices, including clay ceramics, plaster casting, and more.

The programme is completely free, with all materials provided. No previous art experience is needed. It’s all about having fun and giving it a go!

Event details

When: Every Monday 11am – 12:30pm from 6 October to 8 DecemberWhere: SET Social Peckham, 55a Nigel Road, SE15 4NPTicketing/registration: FreeNumbers are restricted, so if you are interested in joining, please email christina@artsfordementia.org or call 020 36339954.

Peckham Chess Club Tournament
2025-12-07 18:00 - 2025-12-08 00:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
After the success of the inaugural tournament, Peckham Chess Club is back bigger and better, with their next tournament this December.Open to players of all levels, this tournament guarantees everyone five games of 10-minutes each, with prizes awarded for top placing performers across all skill levels. Prizes include chess books, chess lessons, medals, and more.

Whether you’re an online chess addict or just getting into the game, come play some chess, have fun, and meet your local chess club.

Event details

Date/times: Sunday 7 December, 6pm-late. Ticketing/registration: Tickets are £10, with all proceeds going directly towards supporting the club and buying new equipment.

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SET Social Community and Market Day - Christmas Edition
2025-12-07 12:00 - 17:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
We’re going big for Christmas!Join us on 7 December, 12-5pm at SET Social for our final Community and Market Day of the year – but this time with a festive twist..

This December, SET Social is part of a wider weekend of creativity across Peckham, with neighbouring spaces hosting their own winter events. Visitors will be able to flow between SET Social, Pexmas at Copeland Park, and the Bussey Building Open Studios, creating a full day of markets, art, food, and community just a few minutes’ walk apart.

What to expect at SET Social

Our Christmas Community Day brings all the things you love about SET Social — plus a little extra sparkle. Expect a lively indoor market filled with:

Handmade gifts and crafts

Ceramics, prints, art, zines, and collectables

Vintage clothing, second-hand treasures, and festive finds

Bakes, treats, and unique one-off items

There will be workshops throughout the day, delicious food, and a special live performance from Peckham Elvis to keep spirits high.

Our café and bar will be open all afternoon, serving mulled wine and hot drinks. All proceeds from the bar support SET’s charitable projects, so we kindly ask that you don’t bring in drinks from elsewhere

Trader call-out

We’re looking for makers, creators, bakers, collectors, and sellers of all kinds to be part of our festive market. We welcome a broad mix of traders, including:

Handmade crafts, ceramics, textiles, art, prints and zines

Vintage clothing, second-hand items, bric-à-brac, and collectables

Candles, home bakes, books, records, and more

Booking options:

Inside Big Table – 120 cm rectangle

Inside Small Table – 60 cm round

Floor Pitch – bring a rug/blanket or rail

If you’re a charity or raising money for a charity email tabitha@setspace.uk with details of your organisation and we will offer you a free or subsidised stall.

There are specific tickets for people who require a larger table or a small table, so please make sure you select the correct ticket upon booking.

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Food

We’re delighted to have Peckham Soup Kitchen serving up delicious food throughout the day.Peckham Soup Kitchen is a grassroots community organisation providing free meals, essential support, and outreach for people in need across South East London.

Workshops

@drawing.people.together will be hosting ‘Blue Christmas’, a free drop-in workshop where you can make or draw your own bauble to take home. All ages and abilities are welcome, materials are provided, and you’re invited to simply come as you are.

Totes and cards will also be on sale in support of the fantastic local charity @pecan121a, all while being serenaded by not one, but two local Elvises.

Important Info:

Stall setup from 11:30am

Market opens to the public from 12pm

Pack down stalls by 5pm

Café and bar open all day (proceeds support SET’s charitable projects). Please don’t bring in outside drinks.

Event is indoors with limited plug sockets; bring charged card readers or power banks.

No parking on site.

Wheelchair and step-free access available, including a disabled toilet.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

What to expect at Copeland Park

Just a short stroll from SET Social, both events below will be running throughout the day, making it easy for visitors to explore multiple creative spaces in one festive trip.

Pexmas

A longstanding Peckham winter celebration, Pexmas brings together over 150 independent traders, designers, artists, DJs, food stalls, and more. Expect a bustling market atmosphere in the Unit 8 Warehouse and Copeland Gallery, the perfect complement to SET Social’s indoor market.

Bussey Building Open Studios

Step inside the historic Bussey Building and discover the work of artists, makers, and designers across their open studios. Explore painting, crafts, photography, jewellery, fashion, printmaking, homewares, and more, all within one of Peckham’s most iconic creative buildings.

A Coral Reef - Exhibition at SET Lewisham
2025-12-04 18:00 - 2025-12-19 21:00 | SET Lewisham, Unit 1, Lewisham Retail Park, London, SE13 7RZ, United Kingdom
SET is delighted to present A Coral Reef, a new exhibition, opening at SET Lewisham on 4 December, 6-9pm.Bringing together new drawings, paintings, and sculptural works by artists and SET Associate Members Aidan Quinn and Hallam Wood, the exhibition explores fragility, connection, and the unstable systems that bind living things together.Quinn (@maggot.kingdom) makes drawings and sculptures that reflect on the strangeness of living in a collapsing, disorienting world. His works begin with fragments—archival images, scraps of text, or simple patterns—which are redrawn, layered, and tiled until their origins blur and new connections emerge.

Wood (@hallamtwood) works between painting, drawing, and occasional sculpture, guided by the belief that all matter is connected. From this open-ended premise, he aims to realign the pedestrian elements of life. His recent paintings use looping lines to form links between objects and organisms.

Exhibition details

Private view: Thursday 4 December, 6–9pmExhibition dates: 5-7 December, 12–5pmAdditional viewings: 8-19 DecemberVenue: SET Lewisham, Lewisham Retail Park, SE13 7RZAdmission: Free entry, by appointment

Analogue and Print Animation Workshop - Winter Solstice Edition
2025-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
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 exploring analogue and print animation. Each month, learn, experiment, and have fun with different hands-on animation techniques. This is a space to try out new ideas and meet fellow experimenters. Expect to come away with a piece of moving image and your printed materials.

No previous animation or drawing skills are necessary; all are welcome. Materials are provided, but feel free to bring your own charcoal/chalk pastels and paper.

Please note: You’ll need a smartphone with the free app ‘Stop Motion Studio‘ downloaded before you come.

Event details

Time and dates: Tuesday 2 December, from 7-9pm

Tickets are available via Eventbrite:

£8 concessions

£14 standard.

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Artist details:Miranda Peyton Jones is a freelance animator and university lecturer at Kingston School of Art. Her work often explores animated documentary through analogue and tactile materials. See more via her website: https://www.mirandapeytonjones.com/

Contact information: mirandapeytonjones@gmail.com

Candid – Group Critique for Figurative Artists
2025-11-30 18:00 - 19:30 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Dive into this informal group critique dedicated to causal and chance depictions of people. This is your space to strip away the pretence, find inspiration, get honest feedback, and forge genuine connections with other artists. Everyone is welcome to share work or just be part of the discussion.

Bring your raw vision – from shaky first drafts to shimmering finished pieces. Spontaneous, momentary images are also encouraged. Conversations will centre around the technical edge (form and technique), as well as the conceptual heart (concepts and aesthetics).

Candid was set up as an open platform by artist Tabitha Gammer whilst studying at Central Saint Martins. Since then, crits have been held online, providing a space for artists to explore and champion the ‘candid’ moment in visual culture.

Event details

Date/times: Sunday 30 November, 6pm – 7.30pmTicketing/registration: Free. Please DM @candidcrits on Instagram or email tabbygammer@gmail.com to reserve a place.

Pearly Makers Market
2025-11-30 14:00 - 18:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
The Pearly Makers Market is popping up at SET Social on Sunday 30 November 30, from 2-6pm.

Hosted by the wonderful team at @pearlymakersmarket, this free and fabulous market is the perfect opportunity to kickstart your holiday gift-buying. Featuring some of the most talented queer creatives and makers in the scene, you’ll be sure to find something truly weird, wonderful, and unique to suit every taste and budget.

More than just a market, Pearly Makers Market is a safe space and vital platform for queer creatives to show off their incredible work, establish their businesses, and build community.

Every event brings together a vibrant mix, from market veterans to at least one trader who is completely new to the scene. Come discover your new favourite artist!

If interested in trading at future markets, please DM @pearlymakersmarket on Instagram directly.

SET Film Festival 2025 | Night 4: Coconut Head Generation
2025-11-27 18:45 - 23:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Night 4 of the 2025 SET Film Festival features Alain Kassanda’s multi-award-winning documentary, Coconut Head Generation, screening at SET Social on Thursday, 27 November.At the University of Ibadan, Nigeria’s oldest university, students gather for their weekly ‘Thursday Film Series’, where works by directors from Med Hondo to John Akomfrah spark lively conversations on feminism, LGBTQ+ rights, colonialism, housing issues and corruption.

Reclaiming the once-mocking term “coconut head generation”, a phrase used by older generations to deride young Nigerians as apathetic and disengaged, Alain Kassanda’s film follows these students as they turn the insult into an affirmation of their freedom of thought and expression.

The film moves from life on campus to the frontline resistance of the #EndSARS protests, the youth-led nationwide movement against police brutality, becoming an urgent portrait of a generation fighting for justice and meaningful social change.

Vividly immersing us in campus life, both as a site of intellectual liberation and spirited debate, and as a place marked by daily challenges such as frequent blackouts and overcrowded conditions, the film offers a resonant portrait of a generation of determined young Nigerians.

Event details

Date: Thursday 27 November 2025Doors: 6.45pm | Screening: 7.45pm prompt Tickets: £5 (concession) / £7 (general)Note: Open to all. SET Social membership is not required, though members enjoy concession rates.

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Follow: @set.filmfestival for programme updates.Poster design by @ashleykinnardstudio.
