The Big Issue presents a fun and inspiring night of artwork in aid of a fantastic cause. I was so inspired by this cause and I have submitted some of my own artwork. The artwork is on A4 cardboard, as are all of the pieces for this expo.

More info on the event can be found at CardboardShelter.org. Here is a snippet from their site:

Cardboardshelter.org aims to raise both awareness of, and funds for The Big Issue Foundation by bringing together artists from around the UK to contribute towards the first CardboardShelter.org exhibition. We have invited 30 artists to each produce a piece of work on an A4-sized piece of cardboard. The idea of the cardboard canvas is a nod towards the material which provides shelter to many homeless. The collection will then be displayed in an exhibition and pieces will be available for purchase at £40 each. Therefore, if every item were to be sold, over £1,000 would be raised for The Big Issue! The exhibition will be at The Art Works Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, on Thursday 27 November 2008 from 6pm to 10pm, in the run up to Christmas: one of the most difficult times of the year for homeless people. The original idea of a cardboard canvas to raise funds for homeless charities was thought up by Steve Tenebrini, Jeremy Boyd and Mike Maher when they created a show called “This Side Up”. The idea was then adapted by Greg Eastmer at Gimme Shelter making it exclusive to street artists.

Above is a sneak peak at my piece that I have submitted. It features the likes of Snuggletuff, King Soso, Ikkle Tewwa, Haphaps and more.

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