A Modest Proposal

( I want to get this In Writing, Signed and Dated, so when someone finally does it we know I Thought of it First. This will subsequently be abbreviated and tagged: IWSDITIF).


I've had the idea to found an Art School for some time now. It should be in one of the downtrodden old-style cities, maybe Detroit? It would grant MFA degrees in all the usual suspect fields, drawing, painting, sculpture, music, new-media, performance, yada, de nada. It would have a residency program for one or more (funding dependent) recognized artists who would be selected by the student body, and maybe (again, funding dependent) a shorter duration visiting artist program. Small studio spaces and necessary equipment could be provided, sort of like the "maker-facilities" that are springing up in more populous regions.

The innovative features are:

1. It would only offer classes in restaurant service and management;
2. It would be funded by real-estate developers.