Free tickets for Caxton Youth's first art auction on 19 November, 6pm to 9pm at 80 Victoria Street: work by learning disabled and autistic young people.
Caxton Youth Organisation, the Westminster youth club for learning disabled and autistic young people, is holding its first art auction on Thursday 19 November, from 6pm to 9pm on the mezzanine floor of 80 Victoria Street. Tickets are free, and the charity is asking residents and local businesses to come and bid.
The work on the walls was made over the summer by young people at Caxton’s creative sessions. Guests can look at the originals, bid on them, and buy prints and greeting cards made from them, which the charity is pitching as early Christmas shopping. Drinks and light refreshments are provided.
Why they are doing it
The money goes to Caxton’s arts and music programme. The charity says the auction is meant to keep those sessions running through the coming year, and describes what the young people get from them as “confidence, self-expression, friendships and community connection”.
Rose Swainston, Caxton’s chief executive, said:
“Our young people have poured so much imagination, skill and personality into these artworks, and we’re incredibly excited to share them with the wider community. This auction is about more than raising funds; it’s about celebrating creativity, recognising talent, and showing our young people just how many people believe in them and support them.”
The charity calls the evening “an important milestone”, one that brings supporters, local businesses, friends and neighbours into the same room “to celebrate the achievements of the young people and invest in their future”.
Who Caxton is
Caxton Youth Organisation describes itself as the only specialist youth club in Westminster for learning disabled and autistic young people and their families. It runs inclusive youth services and creative programmes aimed at building confidence, independence, friendships and skills. Its clubrooms are in the basement of Tintern House on the Abbots Manor Estate, SW1V, and it is a registered charity, number 1090549.
What it means for you
- When: Thursday 19 November 2026, 6pm to 9pm. (Caxton’s press release gives the day as Wednesday; 19 November this year is a Thursday, which is what the event poster says.)
- Where: 80 Victoria Street, Mezzanine Floor, London. Travel options are on our Westminster trains and travel page.
- Tickets: free. Book through the charity’s GalaBid ticket page, or contact Paige Kaye, Caxton’s head of fundraising and communications, at paige@caxtonyouth.org or on 020 7834 1883.
- Can’t go? Prints and greeting cards are on sale on the night. For other ways to support the charity, Caxton’s contact details are on caxtonyouth.org.
More going on in the borough this autumn is on our What’s On in Westminster page.
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