SeniorsPlus launched Opening Minds through Art in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties this month.
This program strives to bring joy, art and pride to community members living with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Through a series of classes, OMA engages students with dementia in creating free-wheeling art, according to a news release from the agency.
OMA classes are scheduled to be offered at all three of the offices of SeniorsPlus in the coming months from 1 to 2 p.m. on Fridays: March 24 through April 28 at 284 Main St., Wilton; May 19-June 23 at 9 Marston St., Norway; and July 14-Aug. 18 at SeniorsPlus at 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston.
The classes are free.
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 of memory.
SeniorsPlus seeks students for the program, as well as volunteers to work one-on-one with participants in the classes. No art background required.
Registration is required by contacting SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Area Agency on Aging, at 207-795-4010 or edcenter@seniorsplus.org.
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