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‘And yay, when times are at their darkest, so shall the grunt-makers rise again. Those who hurled bags of stylish accoutrement and danced with ancient wisdom will break forth and make sport over all the lands.’
Legion
As you are probably/hopefully but may not be aware, a little over a year ago we slip-slided out the womb of artistic creation and became a sleek sporting vehicle for artists to (hyper) ventilate their concerns regarding the decimation of the Arts Council’s Grants for the Arts scheme.
Our philosophy then was that if money was going to be diverted from the arts to fund the London Olympics in 2012 then it was our responsibility – nay, our God-given imperative – to retrain artists as sports people.
Which we did, in truly magnificent fashion.
And all was good. In last October’s Comprehensive Spending Review, it was even decided to give the Department of Culture, Media and Sport an inflation level increase in their funding allocation.
But such happy states rarely last.
And such was the case here. In recent months, the controversies of the 2012 Olympics in London, whilst in no way going away, have been overshadowed by the Beijing events of a few months time.
And meanwhile, further turmoil has ripped through the Arts Council over their decision to massively reshape which organisations they fund on a regular basis.
Like Batman when he sees the Bat Symbol illuminating the night sky above Gotham – so have events signalled that the prophecy may be nearing its fulfilment.
The time for further intervention in the rich mosaic of society is now!
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Bloody Brilliant!
Comment by David Kharms May 16, 2007 @ 10:08 pmvery bloody brilliant indeed! xx
Comment by Stella Duffy May 21, 2007 @ 4:39 pmI hope every one gets their arty farty arses down to the marshes on Saturday. This is going to be a great event for keeping our spirits high. Keep up the good work grunters.
Comment by Hester Montgomery Campbell May 22, 2007 @ 8:16 pmWe really must do everything we can to keep this issue in the public eye. Let’s enjoy those games!
Comment by Luke Dixon May 24, 2007 @ 10:49 amooohhhhh, i don’t mind if i do…
Comment by Russell JR Harris September 13, 2007 @ 10:07 pmGo gobble those Olympic Rings! Save Art! Save the world!
Comment by Amanda Doran September 14, 2007 @ 11:08 amTremendous! Out in the sticks it’s going to be worse grant wise. Government says they’re for young people. Huh! Where’s the money save Lottery sporties. More problems created for young people, I reckon.
Comment by Rupert Mallin September 15, 2007 @ 8:25 pmOne asset we do have as artists is imagination and the ability to tackle issues creatively (as seen - excellent project!). Can we do this en mass to have an even greater visual/physical impact when the games are actually happening?
ideas on a post card…
Comment by Kate October 6, 2007 @ 8:24 amWE are massing again and hoping for massive response, coverage and blanket sun on the 5th July (for the faint-hearted and stout hearted - as another step towards Beijing 08 and London 12)
Comment by David Kharms May 22, 2008 @ 6:53 pmJust a reminder for all to sign up here for THOUGHT MARATHON at Grunts for the Arts:
http://twitter.com/spaceofmemory
- set-up a Twitter account & select to ‘follow’ spaceofmemory (it’s v easy - honest) - before or on 5th July and receive texts to your mobile of your’s and others’ thoughts
These will be read out at the end of the day at a special awards ceremony in which you are invited to own up!
Comment by lisa alexander July 3, 2008 @ 3:02 pm