Having spoken to my local Arts Council England officer several times on the phone, and attended a workshop I submitted my Arts Council England proposal and also called up Leeds Council to talk through my requirements with the roaming Parks Officer.
When I eventually got through to him, he was unaware of the Project and the event as a whole, and after explaining the project to him there was a dull silence. “Is that Art” he said. This led to me entering into a 5 minute tirade of information about the relevance of Saint Sebastian to Christian Art, and the transposition of the subject to a Park in Leeds. He seemed relatively impressed. I hope the rest of the audience are as patient.
I arranged for a site visit with him, to coincide with the next ChatShow, an evening event at East Street Arts which allows all the artists involved to discuss their respective projects.
