The other thing is that a lot of vids that are great as vids just wouldn't be valued in an art world setting. Even aside from issues of fannish context and knowledge of the source, elements prized in vidding, like polished editing styles and sophisticated use of effects (or devalued, like talky face and long clips), aren't necessarily assets (or liabilities) in art videos.

And conversely it's possible to imagine a compelling and successful art video using a vid-like form that would be likely regarded as a failure as a vid (i.e. Cornell's Rose Hobart that I linked to).

So I'm not sure what it would mean for vidding to take its rightful place in the art world. At the very least, that kind of recognition would more likely result from vidding taking the art world on the art world's own terms, and not the art world taking vidding up on vidding's terms.