Having money or not having money has nothing to do with being a quilt judge not accepting new ways of quilting, that's ridiculous. All I know that the local fair judges here are elderly, can't hardly see, stubborn, haven't been to a quilt workshop in years, haven't bought a quilt book or magazine in ages because it's all that modern stuff now and judge on what they like.
Klue is right, too many older quilters poo poo the new ways and that is discouraging to the new quilters.