- 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: Future plans
Moving Voices at Trans Pride Southampton 29.6.24
What a beautiful event – thanks to our special guests Nicola Beck debuting as ‘Great Aunt Tranni’, Percy Ford and Jez Franck, our host RKP and our open mic’ers. Moving Voices, Southampton’s longest running open mic and our flagship event, … Continue reading
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Pantry update by Gill – Friday 17/5/24 at Board in the City
Gill here …Hi everyone! After an unexpected break last week due to a bereavement & unavailability of volunteers to cover (more about that later), we made it back to run the Pantry at Board in the City CIC this week! … Continue reading
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Bunker178 FAQs – where are you based now?
Bunker178 FAQs: Have you moved to Arch 4, Arches studios? No. We are now a pop-up which means we swoop into a space which we’ve hired or been allowed to use, dress it as the Bunker, run the event and … Continue reading
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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
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
Introducing Bunker178 Events – the next evolution of this project!
Bunker178, post apocalyptic performance pop up – a safe haven in these times, popping up with events, performances, happenings and a community pantry. Happy 1st March! As we move into our last month at our current home, we wanted to update you … Continue reading
Silent Auction!
We are auctioning off some of the artwork around The Art House! You are invited to bid the amount you are willing to pay for an item, and the highest bid wins. You can’t see the other bids, so just … Continue reading