Hi Hefestus,

I saw your mention a couple of days ago and read your proposal—quite interesting! I also followed the comments to gain a deeper understanding.

To be honest, I’m not sure if I’m qualified to offer any advice. It’s truly admirable of you to think this way, but I’m really just a simple blogger—maybe not even that. I’m not downplaying myself, but I genuinely don’t know what I can contribute.

That said, if I were to add something, I’d suggest considering Selection Criteria:

How to identify artists who truly need support.
Ensuring the funds go to genuine artists rather than opportunists.
Art has a way of bringing people together, but funding it fairly is always a challenge. Maybe a transparent system—where artists share their work, struggles, and aspirations—could help filter out those who truly deserve the support. A balance between merit and need might be a good approach.

Wishing you success with this initiative! I’ll be following along to see how it unfolds.