“A WORD that inspires dread in most Brooklyn residents is gentrification. Gentrifiers hate the connotation; others worry about eviction. Therein lies the challenge of Arts in Bushwick, a Brooklyn-based organisation that aims to bridge the gap between neighbourhood residents and the artists who have set up shop there. The group’s mission is to create “an integrated and sustainable neighbourhood” that brings everyone together “to counter development-driven displacement.” With an all-volunteer staff of artists and community organisers, Arts in Bushwick has been putting on neighbourhood arts festivals and facilitating local projects and talks since 2007.”

http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2010/12/art_bushwick.