“…About a dozen studies have explored these issues comparatively, mostly using cities and neighbourhoods in the US, finding that the arts grow where people concentratemeasured by population size, growth rate, or density (Grodach, Currid-Halkett, Foster, & Murdoch,, 2014;Kushner, 2013;Murdoch, Grodach, & Foster, 2016;Patterson & Silver, 2015;Schuetz, 2014). Only one study examines arts growth specifically in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in NYC: Murdoch et al (2016) report that organizations locating into such neighbourhoods are the exception not the rule, and tend to be younger organizations, to target local audiences, have smaller budgets, and rely on part-time volunteers.…”