I think that what Steve said is right and is fundamental to your solution.
And since he was only 5% as rude here is he usually is and didn't hit you up
for money as he often does to others, we should encourage that.

One of your underlying problems is/was that you are using the word "art
show" to refer to two fundamentally different entities. One is an entity
that transcends years, and the other is an "event" which is an instance of
that show running.