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How Art Can Help You Become A Better Person

How Art Can Help You Become A Better Person by Jane Sandalwood. Photograph of a dating of flowers with art supplies by Victoria Bilsborough
Photograph by Victoria Bilsborough

Adding more art to your life can help you grow as a person, making you kinder and more empathetic, and improving the overall your quality of your life

In a new survey, 84 percent of those surveyed said that Americans are . Whether you look at politics, schools, homes, the workplace, or the

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