The outpouring of support for NIMBY in the past week has been inspiring. Excitement is building in the final countdown to taking possession of the new space. Thank you to everyone who has contributed thus far. NIMBY is well on its way to making through a transition that would typically spell the end for most spaces. It is you, NIMBY supporters, who have made this possible. If you have been waiting to show your support - now is the time.

NIMBY must raise another $14,700 by December 15th

Do your part to keep NIMBY going and donate. We can’t wait to thank you all from the new space.

Steam Punk Tree House photo by Zachary Wasserman

If you want to help in other ways here is our moving wish list:

• bodies to help moving December 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th
• trucks to haul all sizes and shapes of junk (contact [email protected] in advance)
• pizza, beer and chocolate to keep other helpers going

For more ways to help contact [email protected] with an email describing your skills or interests.

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We are pleased to present the first images of NIMBY’s new home. With over 30,000 square feet of indoor shop space and two outside yards totaling more than 33,000 square feet - we are very excited about our very large new building. One yard will be primarily for off street parking while the other will be used as an open space and gallery. Our expected move in date is in early December. We are signing a 10 year lease - so there will be no more moving anytime soon. The building is in great shape and already has a working and certified sprinkler system and a ton of power. We could not have found a nicer land lord or a better location.

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The hard work is not over yet. Old NIMBY is still being prepared for the move. We have to raise enough money to make the new space happen. If you have not donated yet - click the button below. Every penny gets us closer to NIMBY 2.0. NIMBY would not have gotten this far without everyone’s support. Help us see this through.

You can also support NIMBY by volunteering time to pack up Old NIMBY. We are now showing our plans for the new space to the City of Oakland. If you will be with us in the new space make sure you contact Snook ([email protected]) regarding your needs. We are looking for additional support from architects and engineers. To help out contact Rachael ([email protected]).

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We have found a wonderful property in East Oakland that is interested in doing a long term lease with us. The space is huge and has ample indoor space and an enormous yard. The building is in great shape, has plenty of well distributed electricity, natural light, and comes with a dust collection system - score!

Snook and others met with the property managers earlier this week. They are very excited about what NIMBY does and feel we would be great tenants. The lease is not signed yet, but we are hurrying along in that direction. It is looking very promising and the owners are working with Snook to make moving in a great deal for NIMBY.

The location is only 2 minutes by car from a the Coliseum BART station and an 8 minute drive from the current NIMBY location. We hope most of you wont find that be a huge commute. Also, the nearby residential neighborhood is adorable. We are looking forward to having a new (cuter) NIMBY neighborhood.

To make this move happen will take the support of the entire community. Move in requires first, last and deposit. Because many tenants have needed to find other spaces during the interim we need to do a fund raising push to keep NIMBY alive and move it in to the new space. (donate via paypal to [email protected])

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At this point we have looked at a great number of fantastic options for the new NIMBY space. Several options are on the table and offers are being made. Now it is just the matter of which deal has the most pluses in the end. As of this moment we are putting in offers on several properties and meeting with landloards to discuss the nitty gritty lease details. Moving to the new location will commence as soon as things are signed and dotted - but we still need more people to continue to pay rent at the current location and to donate for the initial start-up costs of the new space.

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We are rolling out a campaign to make this move happen for NIMBY. The minimum amount of money we need for moving is $50,000. NIMBY must pay another $30,000 in rent to get up to the end of the lease. Then there are the NIMBY monthly expenses, the actual cost of moving itself, and development costs to get the new space set-up. All things considered $50,000 is a low ball number to get us started - but if we can raise that we know we can pull this off.

If 1,000 people donate $50 - we will reach our goal. Who remembers a Thanksgiving or a Christmas at NIMBY when you had nowhere else to go? An art piece created at NIMBY that gave you “one of those moments” on the playa? A time when Snook helped you with trucking, let you use his tools, gave you the part you were missing, fed you, or helped you out when you needed it? We only need 1,000 of you to step-up and donate. Snook and NIMBY have taken care of far more people than that over the past 5 years.

Download this flyer, post it on your blog, email to your friends, print it and give it to someone who will donate. And lets give props to Rachael for learning photoshop to bring you this flyer and Norville for making the NIMBY logo look so cool on fire.

PAYPAL: [email protected]

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A number of spaces have been looked at. There are two options, both in Oakland, that would work very well for NIMBY 2.0. The one we are most excited about is huge, has a ton of private outdoor space, loading docks, enough electricity to run anything and everything, and of course those high ceilings that let us build big stuff. Here is just a small glimpse of part of it. (Taken on a phone.)

This space presents a huge array of possibilities; permanent gallery space for large (and small) scale art, permanent performance space, and never-ending shop space and storage capacity. Our imaginations are working over time thinking of all the possibilities. Also, we get a new neighborhood to spruce up and make safe. Snook is already talking about how he wants to landscape the property along the street.

We are meeting with several City of Oakland officials to talk more about the NIMBY relocation later this week. This expansive, blank canvas of a property will be our focus as we move forward in the planning stages. We will continue looking at other properties both to keep our options open and because Rachael loves shopping - especially for big things.

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Properties are being scouted, emails sent, plans drawn, and the old shop cleared out. Snook, the founder and manager of NIMBY, is excited about this opportunity for creating a new DIY space. He is seeing this as a chance to set the shop space up as he had always intended - and this time with the full support of the community and city of Oakland behind him. But the relocation of NIMBY will be no small feat. A considerable sum of money must be raised over the next few months to pay the remainder of the existing lease, and for the design, permitting, and building-out the shop space in the new building. Not to mention we have to transport unfathomable sums of crap from the old space to the new. Remember, giant art in the Bay Area doesn’t come from nowhere - it’s built at NIMBY.

You can help by making a donation of any size to the NIMBY Relocation Fund. The future of NIMBY depends on your support.

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