What is OMA?
Opening Minds through Art (OMA) is an intergenerational art program for people with dementia. Our purpose is to build bridges across age and cognitive abilities through art. The program pairs students with older adults living with dementia for the benefit of all. Older adults showed better well-being during OMA than in other activities. Students showed more positive attitudes toward people living with dementia after participating in OMA.
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What is ScrippsAVID?
Based on the success of OMA’s virtual classes during the pandemic, we developed ScrippsAVID. ScrippsAVID (Arts-based, Virtual, Intergenerational Discovery) is a free video-chat platform to connect students and older adults around the country. The platform allows different generations to share the arts (drawing, music, poetry, and stories), and build friendships.
