> In most places, artists and arts establishments have little to do with gentrification. It is gentrification that draws the arts, and not the other way around.

> In most places, artists and arts establishments have little to do with gentrification. It is gentrification that draws the arts, and not the other way around. This reminds me of one of the most profound statistics about the US I have ever seen: > Those from households with an annual income of $1 million are 10 times more likely to become artists than those from families with a $100,000 income. [0] The implications of that fact are wild and deep. 0 - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wealth-strong-predictor-whether-individual-pursues-creative-profession-180972072/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wealth-strong-pred...