Category Archives: Our philosophy

More than socially responsible – socially purposeful!

Posted on May 20, 2015 by

Since we started back in 2008, and even before that when Bik, Ziggy and I ran not-for-profit events elsewhere, we’ve seen some big changes in how businesses are run. When we started, we were (I’m pretty sure) the only place … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind the scenes, Our philosophy

Taking risks on unknown artists (or Burritos = Art)

Posted on March 24, 2015 by

Something that we are very fortunate to be able to do, as a not-for-profit venue, is take a chance on new or unusual artists. Whether it’s hosting somebody’s very first exhibition to showcasing a scratch performance destined for the Edinburgh … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind the scenes, Events, Local music, Our philosophy

Sorry, we won’t serve you……

Posted on December 5, 2014 by

English law on alcohol sales is very clear – licensed premises are not allowed to serve somebody who is already intoxicated. However, a study showed that in 84% cases of attempts by actors pretending to be drunk, they were served in … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind the scenes, Our crew, Our philosophy, Tips for event organisers

Rant alert – why is culture and heritage expected to be free?

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

Why are culture and heritage, in particular, expected to be free? A rant, by Jani. We love culture and heritage, we do.  Often, we post about the things going on in Southampton, particularly in the Cultural Quarter, which is our … Continue reading →

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Politically gentle – but not politically naive

Posted on July 9, 2014 by

In a survey we are doing at the moment, in the comments section, one of the people responding said that they felt The Art House was ‘politically naive’ in the face of the big global changes we are going through … Continue reading →

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It’s not customer service: you are SEEN

Posted on June 17, 2014 by

Most companies run customer service training, and so do we. There’s a difference between what we do and what most places do, though. We train our crew to see people. Yes, that sounds obvious doesn’t it? The plague of our … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind the scenes, Getting involved, Our crew, Our philosophy

There are no passengers on planet Earth, only crew.

Posted on May 16, 2014 by

Ultimately, the whole purpose of our space programme may well be to help us “transcend our sense of separation.” We are, as the man says, quite literally, stardust, but there are so many forces trying to separate us from this … Continue reading →

Posted in Community news & views, Our philosophy, Sustainable living

Old man in my house.

Posted on April 14, 2014 by

In one form of Pidgen English, a piano is called “Old man in my house, you hit him white teeth he laugh, you hit him black teeth he cry.” One of the first items to enter the Art House, even … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind the scenes, Events, Our history, Our philosophy

Far away/so close – the joy of intimate gigs

Posted on March 26, 2014 by

Bik and I popped up to Brighton this past Sunday for a wonderful night, affectionately ‘Pynnstock’ – an evening of Nick Pynn’s music, with lots of great performers on stage with him. It was great, and we had seats quite … Continue reading →

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Why The Art House? Good question!

Posted on February 17, 2014 by

I popped in on Sunday just as we were opening to make this short film about The Art House and about my personal reasons for being involved in founding and running this lovely place. The video is a submission for … Continue reading →

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