Art: A Springboard of Hope
It is easy to long for the past.
We mourn people who are no longer with us.
We miss the places where we once gathered.
On Columbus' South Side, one of those places was the South Side Settlement House. For over 100 years, a racially and economically diverse group of people gathered there: meals shared, kids played, poets spoke, and camps held. The House was more than a venue of social services, but a voice for social justice and center for the neighborhood.
On Labor Day weekend 2011, South Side Settlement house closed. Five years later, the date is still remembered with sadness.
Recently though, not only was the community's history honored, but the legacy emerged as a challenge to the present, as original pieces of art were unveiled at the Reeb Avenue Center.
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