We WON!

It all started with Steve ripping open the envelope, followed by lots of jumping and high fiving. Holly asked "what the hell was that! It sounded like an earthquake!" We screamed we've won, we got it, the Ruskin project - its ours, were saved!!!!! So yes officaly we were awarded the Ruskin Arts Council grant. Which means we can now spend a year or so working in North Sheffield, building on the Parson Cross work and developing a project in partnership with Museums Sheffield, Knutton Road studios, YAS, lots of university folks, Paul Allender and generally sharing the love. Whats key though is its us - Kate and Steve taking the lead. Alice asked - What you going to do with the money - go on a nice holiday? - we mocked her scepticism with a retort of NO we are going to MAKE ART! - well in its broadest sense at least. Then we read the ACE folder to double check it was true and it said Celebrate - so we did £14.00 in Shaz'z on falafels and chicken kebabs.

Letting it settle is key, while we ponder our first move, followed by reading more Ruskin.