Needed: More Wodehousian Treatments of Local Arts Groups

“In a media-driven culture in which status is granted according to progressive tastes, many otherwise conservative folks are only too eager to participate in local arts groups as a hedge against being called philistines. Some take a real interest in art, even apart from the social aspects, such as the wine and Brie parties at new galleries or at symphony openings” (Robert Knight, The Age of Consent, p. 164).