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I would agree with the other commenters, DC isn't really an artsy city. The CoL crowds a lot of that out. Baltimore, Philly, Richmond and of course NYC maybe better bets. But there are some artsy people here and there. I would second the Mt Pleasant, Columbia Heights, Park View recommendations. Avoid the new apartment buildings of NoMa and Navy Yard.
I would agree with the other commenters, DC isn't really an artsy city. The CoL crowds a lot of that out. Baltimore, Philly, Richmond and of course NYC maybe better bets. But there are some artsy people here and there. I would second the Mt Pleasant, Columbia Heights, Park View recommendations. Avoid the new apartment buildings of NoMa and Navy Yard.
You can't really say it's a matter of CoL and then point to NYC. What I think really crowds it out is the fact that there's very little to do for artsy people here and not a ton to experience either. It's a town for white collar careers and a lot of people, perhaps most, are here for that reason. Anyone can be an artist of course, and talent is somewhat randomly distributed, but you can bet it's not especially common in DOE middle managers, IRS administrators or for that matter consultants and attorneys.
You can't really say it's a matter of CoL and then point to NYC. .
Yeah, fair point. It's too expensive for an organic regional art scene and not a global cultural capital like: NYC, LA, London where people go to make it big in the arts despite the high CoL. As you note, DC is a town created to house the federal government. Most people either work for the government/gov adjacent jobs or the local services(real estate, teachers, doctors, etc).
It's not a place with a notable presence of artsy, bohemian, free-spirited types. The area is largely materialistic, conformist, and corporatist.
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