House of NEON

To create a future where creative talent is not limited by background, income or access to space, and where inclusive cultural infrastructure enables children, young people, artists and creative communities to thrive.

House of NEON’s vision is to become a national model for equitable, community-rooted creative infrastructure, demonstrating how artistic excellence, youth development and economic sustainability can coexist within the same ecosystem.

Our mission is to remove structural barriers within the arts and creative industries by creating equitable access to training, space, professional experience and paid work.

We centre children, young people and emerging creatives from underrepresented and underprivileged communities, ensuring talent is supported not only creatively, but economically and professionally. Through House of NEON, we combine social justice with artistic ambition, creating real pathways into creative careers and long-term cultural value rooted in Lambeth.

WHAT WE DO

House of NEON is the new cultural venue and pilot operating model of NEON Performing Arts, and the public-facing name for our producing, training and creative enterprise activity.

House of NEON currently operates as a pilot cultural hub in Vauxhall, enabling NEON to test, refine and evidence sustainable models for creative training, production, events and earned-income activity.

From 2029, House of NEON will expand into a purpose-built Creative Incubator at Albert Embarkment awarded under a Section 106 community commitment from Urbanest Developers and Lambeth Council.

This long-term venue will provide permanent, rent-free cultural infrastructure and will formalise the models developed through the pilot phase.

Across the pilot and future incubator, House of NEON:

  • Delivers professional training and progression pathways

  • Produces youth-led, NEON-owned, commissioned and partner events

  • Operates memberships, studio hire and creative enterprise activity

  • Creates paid opportunities for young people and emerging artists

  • Provides inclusive community access alongside professional production

All surplus generated is reinvested into youth employment, bursaries, free and subsidised access, festivals and community programmes.

House of NEON is not simply a venue, it is a phased model for long-term cultural infrastructure, designed to strengthen the creative economy while remaining accountable to public benefit and social value.