History

The London Arts Café was launched in December 1996 with the exhibition City journeys. The launch and exhibition were generously supported by the Charlotte Bonham Carter Charitable Trust, Virginia Powell and Alan Baxter & Associates. Alan Baxter has consistently supported the London Arts Café by making his firm's well-equipped premises readily available and by promoting the LAC activities.

Directors of the London Arts Café with Max Hebditch, Director of
the Museum of London, in front of a panorama by Adam Lowe.
© John Chase

In 1998 and 1999 the London Arts Café benefited from the support of two further organisations: the Museum of London and Candid Gallery. Both provided venues for the exhibitions Cities in Watercolours and Housing and Homelessness.