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Letter: Can art unite us? Communities should make that commitment

A girl writes on a chalkboard outside the Art on Sedgwick storefront studio Oct. 18, 2015, in Chicago. The chalkboard was installed to get people interacting on a street where few people stop to chat. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

10132018 CHICAGO ART — A girl writes on a chalkboard outside the Art on Sedgwick storefront studio Oct. 18, 2015, in Chicago. The chalkboard was installed to get people interacting on a street where few people stop to chat. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

The Associated Press article by Melissa Irvine in the Sept. 30 edition, “Can art unite a deeply divided neighborhood,” was particularly inspiring to me. Art, music, movement, words — these are all such powerful sources of connection and healing, both personally and collectively.