A breath of fresh air came like a wave over the 18b district a few months ago with the opening of the Brett Wesley Gallery on Charleston, across the street from the Arts Factory. This brand new modern architecture, LA styled, has drawn another dimension to the area.
It’s certainly a struggle when all they get from politicians are promises. This area is predominately run by real estate developers who use these artists to attract land/lease deals for their own personal profit. 
In Europe, several countries like England and Scotland have their ARTS Councils financing COLLECTORS to OWN ART! They actually loan, interest-free funds, 0% APR, from 100 pounds to 2,000 pounds to make it really easy to acquire some artwork without using credit cards. This layaway plan has stimulated the market and recently $180 million of contemporary artworks were auctioned off at Sotheby’s in London.
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