Author Archives: janifranck

About janifranck

Artist, activist, founding director of The Art House in Southampton.

Sponsor a collection – save food from the bin!

A huge thank you to Stella, Duncan, Alistair, Bruce and Douglas who have sponsored food collections this month so far. Each week, Graham does 5 collections from local co-ops and from our partner charity, The Big Difference. Each collection costs … Continue reading

Posted in Behind the scenes, Community news & views, community pantry, Fundraising, Getting involved | Leave a comment

The roll of honour – our October supporters!

A huge thank you to everyone who donated to our pantry during October, covering our costs for November! Here is the roll of honour of everyone who chipped in to raise the money we need to keep running the pantry … Continue reading

Posted in community pantry, Fundraising | Leave a comment

Event announcement: Jon Mason Storyteller presents Gawain, the Green Knight & other Winter’s Tales \ The Art House \ Fri 1.12.23

Warm the darkest nights with a feast of old tales! A cosy winter’s evening of seasonal stories for grown-ups, told by a master storyteller. “Utterly beguiling and absorbing… a fantastic and immersive evening of storytelling, and possibly the most Christmassy … Continue reading

Posted in Events, Folk music, Gig announcements, Storytelling, What's on | Leave a comment

What’s on – November 2023

As the nights draw in, we have a lovely selection of events to entice you out for an evening. Grant Sharkey launches his 21st (we think! album of his 20 year project to make 40 albums – 2 per year. … Continue reading

Posted in Events, Folk music, Fundraising, Future plans, Getting involved, Gig announcements, Guitar music, Local music, Moving Voices, Poetry, What's on | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Event announcement: Hitting the Right Note

Whether you’re an artist looking to grow your audience, a professional growing your business or a promoter seeking to boost ticket sales, this masterclass will give you the tools to reach your goals. In this event, you’ll dive into the … Continue reading

Posted in Events, Local music, outside hires, What's on | Leave a comment

Help us to provide a warm space this winter

We can’t thank you enough for supporting our summer fundraising efforts, which helped with the cost of keeping our indoor community pantry and cafe running during the warmer months. As winter draws near, we are looking forward to being able … Continue reading

Posted in Community news & views, community pantry, Fundraising, Getting involved | Leave a comment

Rescuing food for our community pantry with Graham

Join Graham on a journey this morning collecting essential supplies for the cafe and pantry! Stop 1, SO:Roast in Bitterne Triangle to collect some fresh beans ready for roasting in the cafe, helping to provide paid forward hot drinks, also … Continue reading

Posted in Community news & views, community pantry, Our crew | Leave a comment

FILM SCREENING ANNOUNCEMENT: The Nettle Dress + recorded Q&A with Dylan Howitt and Allan Brown

We are thrilled to be hosting a small screening of Dylan Howitt’s beautiful film, The Nettle Dress, on Friday 6 October with a recorded Q&A with director and Allan Brown, the subject of the film. “The Nettle Dress plays like … Continue reading

Posted in Environment, Events, Film, Gig announcements | Leave a comment

We had a glitch in our payment system – can you help us catch up?

Thanks so much if you tried to donate last time we sent this email and apologies if you had issues – our payment account and Buy me a Coffee account had a falling out! We are assured it is all … Continue reading

Posted in Behind the scenes, community pantry, Environment, Food, Fundraising, Getting involved | Leave a comment

Help us to rescue food from the bin!

Every week, we collect surplus food from a local food waste charity and local co-ops for our community pantry and redistribute the food. We love taking perfectly good, nutritious food that would become waste and sharing it, or making it … Continue reading

Posted in Community news & views, community pantry, Environment, Food, Fundraising, Getting involved, Our philosophy, Outreach & community events | Leave a comment