Anna began showing up to all the art gallery shows, rubbing elbows with Manhattan’s art elite as well. It was during this time that she would share her idea about her proposed project she was going to call the ‘Anna Delvey Foundation.’ The plan was to build a ‘six-story arts club in Gramercy Park,’ and given her confidence and total lack of apology, people were sure that her trust fund would eventually fund the whole project.