News and Updates

A new grant from the Ohio Department of Medicaid will help Miami University’s Opening Minds through Art (OMA) initiative link students at the state’s medical schools and schools of allied health...
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This quarter’s news: New funding is available from the Ohio Dept. of Medicaid to implement OMA in partnership with medical schools and universities with health sciences programs. Access the...
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Amy Kivell, OMA Facilitator at the Gardens in Qualicum Beach, launched the first OMA site on Vancouver Island. She collaborated with students from Ballenas Secondary School and hosted a beautiful art...
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The holidays can be a time for family gathering, parties and celebrations. But they present an additional challenge when a loved one is living with dementia. Too much activity, a shift in daily...
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Liz Powell, OMA Facilitator and art education coordinator for the Jewish Association on Aging coordinated an art show at the Charles M. Morris Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Squirrel Hill....
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The Scripps Gerontology Center, Opening Minds through Art (OMA), Oxford Lane Library, and Oxford Community Arts Center have partnered to sponsor two new Memory Cafes. These cafes are spaces in which...
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