Wow.

We won!!

Mostly we had put the project out of our minds whilst the judging panel made it’s decision. This was mainly so that we didn’t go completely bonkers with anticipation. But here we are: we are actually going to make Bus-Tops a reality!

The other finalists in the London arc of the Artists Taking The Lead project were all inspiring, and we wish them the best of luck in making their ideas a reality. That’s one of the best things about how the project was run in our opinion: by giving the finalists a small budget and time to develop the ideas we all ended up with projects that are near ‘Go’ status, so I really hope we get to see some of the other ideas made real too.

We want to say a big thank you to the ‘Art Public’ - everyone who has engaged with our idea and added their voice and ideas both here on the site and elsewhere on the web. From the very outset we have been pretty clear (we hope) in demonstrating that the Bus-Tops project is not about *us* it is about (and for) *you*.

Over the next few months we will be doing all the contractual stuff with the Arts Council and beginning early next year (if not sooner) we will be starting both prototyping and the public consultation which will help us define exactly what form(s) the project will eventually take.

For us, this project means many things: It means connecting Londoners to Londoners through a shared space for art. It means connecting London to the rest of the world through this shared creative space. A playground for creativity is going to spring into place across London’s Bus Shelter roof’s, giving artists, designers, developers, game creators and creatives of all shapes and sizes a space to express themselves. We are drop-dead-excited. This post is just a short one to say hello, we will be following up very soon with something a bit more in depth.

Everything that we created during the proposal phase of the project is here on the site so please do feel free to take a look around and have a think about what the project entails, adding your comments where you would like.

London from Arts Council England on Vimeo.