set lewisham
SET is a multifaceted arts and community organisation based in numerous centres
across London. SET is home to an eclectic and experimental arts programme
alongside affordable artist workspace. SET Projects & our Members Programme
include performances, live music, exhibitions, talks, workshops and screenings,
and seeks to provide a platform for new and collaborative projects. With an
inclusive ethos always, SET is a community which aims to bridge gaps between
disciplines, creating a platform for collaboration and multidisciplinary
experimentation. SET’s charitable objectives are: ‘for the public benefit, to
promote, improve and advance education in, and appreciation of, the arts.’ We
fulfil this aim by financially and creatively supporting grassroots artistic
production. Our mission is to nurture artists’ communities by offering
affordable studios – the space, foundations and support to make bold, innovative
and exciting new works. We support our Members in developing their practices by
giving them access to project spaces, workshop areas, and inviting them to
contribute to our Members’ Programme, a public arts programme led by our
membership. SET is currently home to over 500 artists and has a membership of
over 1000. SET hosts artists working in a variety of practices and disciplines
from text, performance and installation to music, sound, print, textiles and
more. SET currently has 6 centres in London. The SET New Cross project space is
home to our main exhibition programme, whilst SET Dalston hosts our social space
& bar and our performance space & music venue. Each SET centre is home to a
variety of artists workspaces: from desk space to light industrial units. Each
SET centre is hosted in otherwise vacant property, some temporary and some long
term. SET brings disused space back into positive use in the interim period: see
‘Property Management’ for further information.
