This is just the start then I suppose.
I still feel a little shell shocked over receiving the funding as not only is it a massive help financially, but getting backing from the Arts Council would hopefully elevate our status and open a few doors for our future plans.
Since Wednesday, I feel like I’ve sent hundreds of emails and made a significant amount of calls. It took me two days to respond to ACE’s request for further information. I don’t know why, as they really only needed a couple of lines. But I just felt sort of afraid of making a mistake at this late stage.
By email, they wanted me to confirm that we had received the match funding. Easy as that. So, that’s finally done and sent off and while I was sending it, their letter of confirmation arrived through the post. Lots of things for me to sign before they can release the money.
I want to try to get that off today, as we don’t have a lot of time now.
The first artist’s work was dropped off yesterday – Julie Dodd’s : http://www.juliedodd.co.uk she always delivers on time, whether you need information of any kind, or in this case the actual work – it’s there straight away. I just wish all artists were this ‘easy’ !
I actually dreamt last night that one of them wanted to show some rotting meat and I had to get it through customs. Oh, the worry!
I suppose I’d better get the case out of the loft then and try working out how to fit everything in.
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