- Urban Wild on the Common 2026
- Punk Poetry, Protest & Pantry news (August newsletter & Autumn what’s on)
- A Warm Welcome at Bitterne Station – Our First Friday Pantry at our new home!
- The Art House pop-up pantry at Bitterne Station open day!
- Event announcement: Valentine Noire with Jason Buck
- Gig Announcement: Grant Sharkey’s 24th Album Launch
- Bunkerfest 2024 Recap – a community effort that raised over £1200!
- Special guest for this month’s Moving Voices
Category Archives: Community news & views
The Shed!
In February, when we were planning ahead to become a pop-up, we asked our community to fund a lockable storage box at Board in the City for our pop-up community pantry which we’ll be holding there every Friday 11am – … Continue reading
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First pop-up pantry at Board in the City
Our first pop up pantry at Board in the City CIC was lovely, we had SO much food from The Big Difference and Co-op! Thank you Board in the City team for making us feel really at home. Nic and … Continue reading
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One Last Glorious Time at The Art House – short film
On Sunday 17 March 2024, we invited our Patrons and crew to the ‘Last Chance Salon’, a private final night at The Art House before we had to pack up. Many of you, our Patreon supporters, were there – but … Continue reading
Fifteen final minutes of noise before power down
We’re almost packed up. Come say goodbye with us – in person or online. Sunday 24 March will be lights out and power down for The Art House at 178 Above Bar St after 15 years, and the birth of … Continue reading
Au revoir 178 Above Bar
Tomorrow, we will hand the keys back after 15 years. This building, 178 Above Bar St, is coming to the end of its history, with just seven years to run in the headlease and council plans to sell all of … Continue reading
Save our venues
As we spend this week dismantling the arts and performance venue we worked so hard to create over 15 years, we decided to remove our sign last night. Why did we go to the trouble of doing this and not … Continue reading
On our name and neurodivergence (it’ll make sense in a minute).
We didn’t choose the name ‘The Art House’, we inherited it from the business before us, but we had a lot of fun punning with the name, as did our detractors. The ART House because it’s a house where art … Continue reading
Moving Voices moves us one last time – by RKP
My post today has taken some time… It was not the last Moving Voices, but the last inside The Art House building. Which is more than a building, let’s be honest.It’s a family. It’s a lifeblood. It’s a home.. That … Continue reading
On our last day at Above Bar – a cautionary poem
It’s sad seeing that we’re not the only place having our last day open today. These are hard times for little places. I felt compelled to write this cautionary poem.. Don’t just sit at home and thinkHow nice indie places … Continue reading