I’ve been thinking a lot about gentrification and its impact on artists and the art community lately. I live in Jersey City, so some current issues there have been at the forefront of my mind. This link summarizes the issues, and there have been various threads on facebook; I especially think Sam Pott from Nimbus Dance’s posts have been well stated.

https://hyperallergic.com/377287/jersey-city-residents-decry-offensive-murals-commissioned-by-the-city/

Thoughts from Newark? I started writing more and realized my studio day would be encompassed with this blog, so will leave it here for now…