Affordable Art Show 2007 and beyond?

After visiting the Affordable Art Show this year, I have to say I have a few major concerns with the direction it is heading.
Most notably is the amount of select artist panels. Last year (2006) there were about 10-12 artists who purchased a wall do display their art. They get to chose which art goes on it and the wall panel is strictly for their own work. They pay a premium for it ($250-$500), but get to have their work for sale and have as many pieces as they like.
This year however, there are 33 artists who have purchased wall space. Thats 33 panels that are not available for the up and coming artist who can't afford to purchase a wall.
This trend could grow, and suddenly the Affordable Art Show will be dominated by single artist walls, and the minnows will be forced out.
I'm not sure if that is the aim behind the Affordable Art Show or not...
Of course it would be easy to rant on about what is wrong without giving any solution.
Thats why I have thought about it and come up with one possible solution.
If you need to have "Artist walls" at all in the show (which might be the solution is just to get rid of them), then make them an offer to artists. What I mean by that is, have a selection panel who will go through the works selected for the show, pick a few who have a) exhibited before, b) fit in with a style or different style, c) need exposure etc... and offer to those artists a wall for their work, at no additional cost. The selection panel would be impartial, and would not focus on artists they know or have heard of, but instead select work based on potential, ideas, vibrancy and uniqueness. Limit it to 10 "Featured" artists. Of course, not all of those who are selected might be willing or ready to have an artist wall for themselves, and so it may be a continuing process, or maybe select 10, and then a back up 10. I think this would be a fairer way to do it, and it would also mean that the Show could control how many artist walls there are.

If the Affordable Art Show continues along this path, where the rich can buy their spot on the wall and dominate the show, the Affordable Art Show will merely become Un-affordable, not just for the viewing public... but for the artists themselves as they will have to purchase a wall to get a look in.
Those who have the deepest pocket will always win.