2nd Birthday Blog

www.2ndbirthday.co.uk has some lovely old wooden pub chairs that need a new home. There's approx 50 of various shapes and sizes, slightly rough around the edges but brilliant for sitting on. Think pub, 15 years ago and you should be able to picture them. There's also a couple of nice sturdy desks up for grabs and a few other bits and bobs, including two homemade semi-circular bars (the serving drinks kind).

All needs a new home, are for collection only from Bournemouth/Poole, and need to be claimed before 23rd July.

 Drop us an email if you'd like them.

Last year the fabulous Lee Nevitt volunteered throughout the summer on the 2nd Birthday SideShow Festival, capturing an amazing set of images from all parts of the event.

Watch a new short film by Lee called  'My life with Diabetes From a different angle' here:

 

If you haven't heard already - the Kube art gallery is being forced to close at the end of January 2010. It is a purpose built, award winning art gallery in Poole, Dorset & houses an internationally significant collection of art.

The Kube is the only big visual arts space between Southampton and the Tate gallery in St Ives, Cornwall. It has employed hundreds of artists for workshops and performances, showcasing work of local, National and international artists of real significance.

It has a world-class education programme, and offers workshops and activities for everyone from toddlers, to workers, to residents, students, artists and community groups.

This year has been the Kube’s busiest year, with 4 times more people visiting the gallery than last year. Despite this Bournemouth & Poole College has decided to withdraw its funding.

The gallery has been described as a national asset of an international standard and the Arts council have expressed their bitter disappointment at its closure.

DON'T LET THIS PASS YOU BY - We can all do something:

Sign the Petition:
http://www.gopetition.com/online/33348.html

Join the Facebook Group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=199890648226

Come on the March:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=223144731378&index=1

Comments about the closure:

http://www.kubepoole.org.uk/commentary.aspx


Dorset Echo:

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/4834691.Poole_s_Kube_closure_lamented_by_Arts_Council/

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/4828552.Online_uprising_to_save_Poole_s_Kube_gallery/

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/4790979.Arts_boss__Shape_up_and_keep_Kube_open/

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/yousay/yourletters/4832763.Kube_route/

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/yousay/yourletters/4812391.Can_lottery_cash_save_the_Kube_/

then have a look here > http://ibtoy.blogspot.com/

 producing art in a vacume is no good to man or beast, so great work from second birthday for their aspirations, looking forward to getting on board with next project

2nd Birthday have been invited to enter for this years Dorset Business Awards - www.dorsetbusinessawards.co.uk. What a great invitation! If you were one of the people who helped out by volunteering, supporting, making, promoting, pledging, 2nd Birthdaying or generally getting stuck in to making the Side Show Festival such a success, that invitation includes you. So thank you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rTwanUZKZI

The 2nd birthday Camera is filled, posted, and on it's way!
More of the event to come.

Birds and a Cage.

Beautiful Black Print