SeniorsPlus to offer new dementia art-therapy program in Lewiston

LEWISTON – SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Area Agency on Aging, is launching Opening Minds through Art (OMA), a new program that strives to bring joy, art, and pride to people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s in our community. Through a series of classes, OMA engages students with dementia in creating free-wheeling art. OMA classes will be offered Fridays February 3-24 and March 3 and 10 at the Education Center of SeniorsPlus at 8 Falcon Road in Lewiston. During the six-week program, people with dementia (the “artists”) are paired one-on-one with volunteers who help them create art using imagination instead ofRead More