Is there an artistic community in the US that compares to NY areas and california areas of the 60's?

Question

is there a budding intellectual and artistic movement in America and if so where?

Answer 1

There's really no place that's like the laissez faire of the 1960s anywhere in the U.S. today, at least not on a large scale. And that's probably a good thing, because the self-indulgence of the Peace and Love movement ultimately became self-destructive. There are still a handful of hippie communes around, but nothing on a scale capable of sustaining intellectualism and art.

However, if you're looking for an area with a large intellectual and artistic cultural circle, check out Austin, Texas, or Santa Fe, New Mexico. Both of these have a strong artistic community, and neither has yet descended into the bitter competition that now wracks NYC and California. There are also healthy budding art movements in Seattle, Washington; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Answer 2

I would think that any town with a number of universities would be a good start. Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cleveland, Atlanta. Oklahoma City has a surprising theatre community. Very exciting.

Answer 3

Well, being from San Diego, the community that resembles that the most would be Ocean Beach. That place is crawling with "hippy-like" people who love art and each other.