There is a difference, yes. But I think that part of what becomes attractive to a creative class is opportunities to share and work outside of the profit model -- especially as working in the community can be a real spot for innovation. And community-based art also needs employees and so that's another spot for artists and designers to supplement their other income. In my school in California -- we have a very strong community arts program (the Center for Art and Public Life) and so there were a lot of artists that stayed in the Bay Area to do their work because they had the opportunity to work in community arts programs. From the two large programs that create art with the developmentally disabled (one in SF and one in Oakland) to teaching while also doing collaborative community based projects. (Susan Lacey -- who know teaches at Otis -- is well known for doing community performance projects with women and youth. And she's always gravitated, like others, to live in California where there is opportunity to practice art and teach while also being involved with community building. And she is hardly the only one, it was at the core of the curriculum at CCA.
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