The Canadian Committee for the Arts is an arms-length funding agency that provides individuals and arts organizations with resources to pursue their artistic endeavours. This week the committee came under fire after it was discovered that an adult entertainment nightclub called The Blue Moon in Belleville, Ontario received an artistic development grant totalling $100,000.

I've seen some pretty artsy, avant-gardy stuff in Toronto that has plenty of nudity and they don't catch grief for receiving arts funding, so you tell me what the difference is! Pam Horvath, owner of The Blue Moon

Pam Horvath is the owner of The Blue Moon and in an interview with This is That, vehemently defended why she is worthy of receiving the grant.

"What happens in my club is art," said Horvath "I've seen some pretty artsy, avant-gardy stuff in Toronto that has plenty of nudity and they don't catch grief for receiving arts funding, so you tell me what the difference is!"

When asked what The Blue Moon will do with the money, Ms Horvath insisted it would be put to good use:

"We're gonna get a big time choreographer from Kingston and create new routines that will have folks lining up at the door."

[Originally aired Nov. 5, 2014]