So, an update. I’m still feeling somewhat bruised after yesterday’s ACE NPO announcements. All of the companies I work with did well, especially Curious Minds as the new RDA for the North West for children and young people, as did The Coliseum. B.Arts very sadly, who’s board I chair will receive no ACE core funding from April 2010. The axe had to fall somewhere, but still I was surprised by this decision.

With this, and a few other exceptions I really think that ACE on the whole made the best of a bad job. I suspect that it was way past time that some of the organisations made way for the new, but still the impact of yesterday will be felt throughout the country in many communities….

Meanwhile, still a lot going on. Maybe too much. I’m REALLY excited about finding a venue for Lee Baxter and my joint exhibition, made possible by a grant from Manchester Pride. The Hive, Lever Street, Manchester, completely looks the part, and has given Lee and I the next burst of enthusiasm to carry us through planning the project. I’ll be putting a page onto the main website to cover the detail of the project and exhibition.

Planning for Holmfirth Arts Fest. moves on, but has brought me to the decision that I need a HDSLR with which to film. This will also be good for the Pride show, where we think we’ll also include video with the photography.

The pic above is from a seminar today at which I did a presentation about work I’ve done around community cohesion. I really like the style of visual minutes, but do I REALLY look that much like Rolf Harris…?