Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/12/2004 | Big grant for small art school

Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/12/2004 | Big grant for small art school: "n a letter sent in September to the authority, Peggy Amsterdam, GPCA president, said she was concerned about the size of the grant and the fact the new school's board had only three members, two of whom were Shanks and his wife, when the application was made." wrote Elisa Ung.

The rub is that a realist artist could be more sucessful than the majority of the artists showing in Philadelphia. Talent, skill and hard work should be rewarded. Perhaps we should look at the way all the other grants are made. The art world is full of those who only support their friends.