Arts participants are 40% more likely to have friends from different racial groups.
Participation in arts activities increases inter-community friendship, which is crucial to community dialogue. Twelfth graders who participated in the arts are 40% more likely to have friends from different racial groups and 29% less likely to feel that it is ok to make a racist remark.
When arts activities increase, home values, population, and test scores go up 5-10%.
Neighborhoods with more arts activities see increases in housing, population, and school test scores along with a decrease in crime. A five-year study of low-income Chicago neighborhoods shows 5-10% improvements in each category in neighborhoods with high arts activities.
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