The best cities for artist other than New York??

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Permalink Reply by Not Rondo on May 17, 2008 at 7:18pm

you want to live in spain or just about anywhere in socialist europe where the governments pay artists to go to school and dance under the gooseberry trees

I'm only half kidding ask around europe has more culture per square inch than saudi arabia has oil

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Permalink Reply by s. traveler on May 21, 2008 at 10:56am

Spain is my favorite. The coastal area around Barcelona is best, but then the far southern coast is quite nice too for the climate and the rocky coast. Personally, I love Mallorca and plan to return there as soon as it becomes possible for me to travel & live in Spain again.

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Permalink Reply by swallow life on May 17, 2008 at 9:57pm

my favorite cities for all the right reasons: phildelphia, istanbul and madrid.

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Permalink Reply by daniele on May 18, 2008 at 4:11am

I allow myself to take part from European, Spain is living a great political moment and civil, Italy a worrisome cultural imbarbarimento, England is maintained snob and distant with its "pound (sterlina)" but always on the credit side vanguard nel world dell' art, New york I find it always beautifulst and full of initiatives and you space cultural much creative!

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Permalink Reply by B. Robinson on May 19, 2008 at 3:14pm

ummmmm...let me see...san fransico, london, philadephia, chicago, miami is up and coming, montreal, toronto......those are the ones i know right of top.....im looking for places myself.

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Permalink Reply by Not Rondo on May 19, 2008 at 5:49pm

what do you know about these cities?

what have you heard or seen?

just curious

I never leave new england

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Permalink Reply by Not Rondo on May 19, 2008 at 6:00pm

one of my favorite political slogans is attributed to the IWW

WORKERS OF THE WORLD DISPERSE!

not sure but something in this discussion brought that memory back

the business of the world is to take over itself

do the good work where ever you stand

forget place

we live in the imaginary city

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Permalink Reply by B. Robinson on May 20, 2008 at 2:19am

i've noticed that cities with large forgien born populations tend to have vibrant art communities...its usually the cities that are dubbed "international cities". People come from all over and get in the mix. I've been to philidelphia and miami. both places are big for individuals trying to get there work out in the broad, not really for money, but in the eyes of people that are more so open minded. People who have traveled have told me of the other places that have that same dynamic.

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Permalink Reply by Bluerose28 on May 22, 2008 at 6:11pm

Spain? I always thought Paris was the place where all the artists go, do you think that place is over rated?

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Permalink Reply by floriamo on February 9, 2010 at 10:01am

still a good place, but not easy to live on, do not know that the state is paying you, you have to be initiative....

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Permalink Reply by Not Rondo on May 22, 2008 at 8:50pm

I visited Paris in 2005

the same month Cream had their historic Albert Hall reunion concert

my partner in crime spent on afternoon sketching at a cafe table while I wandered through the cemetaries and rode an elevator up the Eiffel tower

We met George Whitman, owner of Shakespeare & Company, the capital of Bohemia

art is everywhere

I remember reading an article about Moscow a few years ago

they have some kind of day put aside for artists

the sidewalks are crowded with musicians, painters, poets, and the general population soaking in the talent

art...music...poetry

still cherished in certain corners of our dying planet

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Permalink Reply by URBAN SOULE on May 23, 2008 at 1:27am

SEATTLE!

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