We’d like to congratulate all of the facilities who have received the QIP grant this past year to implement or continue running OMA! All facilities are listed below by region.
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Art Program for People with Dementia Spreads Far Bey...
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News and Updates
Along with a retired art teacher, a friend, her husband and some classmates, Elizabeth “Like” Lokon started an art program for people with dementia more than a decade ago. She was a Miami... Read More
OMA in Findlay, Ohio
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Seniors living at Birchaven Village are asked how they are feeling before starting art class, then after.
At the end, “just about always, they’re happier,” Birchaven volunteer coordinator Ruth... Read More
OMA at Didsbury, Canada
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An intergenerational art program, Opening Minds through Art (OMA), recently held at Bethany Didsbury brought together students from Didsbury High School’s (DHS) leadership class and lodge residents... Read More
Outside the Box: Toward the Stars
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On a warm October morning, six Opening Minds through Art (OMA) students painted while six members of Threshold Choir Miami University (TCMU) sang to them. These two organizations came together to... Read More
Is OMA’s Future in Medicine?
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Originally a graduate gerontology thesis at Miami University, Opening Minds through Art (OMA) is now an internationally recognized creative arts program celebrating its 10th Anniversary!
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