#NoArtistsNoArt Campaign for Independent Art Space in Central London

Lights of Soho was a culture hub, gallery and Member’s club, operating as a social enterprise out of Soho’s Brewer St, London. Lights of Soho’s mission was to be the home of ‘cultural lights’. To support all creatives, including those in film, fashion, music, art, publishing and design, giving them a platform and venue to promote their work - for free. They launched a ‘No Artists No Art’ campaign to focus attention on how rising rates, property developers and big brands are forcing the creative community – the very people who make the area so diverse and so original – to relocate. Supported by local galleries, restaurants and bars around Soho that removed or covered up every piece of art on their walls – a bleak intimation of what is happening in Soho. The campaign was supported by venues such as Soho House, Quo Vadis, Blacks, The Box, The London Cocktail Club, Cass Art, Balans, Randall & Aubin, Pix, Soho Radio, Save Soho and many others. Pieces by artists such as Banksy, Tracey Emin, Paul Insect, David Shillinglaw, Anthony Burrill, Leif Podhajsky, Jimmy Galvin, Mark Illuminati, ATMA, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Jimmy Galvin, Tone, Rebecca Mason and Pete Hawkins were included in the campaign's auction. The works were donated by collectors, friends and the artists themselves.