Arts & Entertainment
East Lansing seniors and special needs students create art
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By Chloe Kiple
Entirely East Lansing
EAST LANSING—Students squish red clay between their palms as they carefully mold small angel figurines. Smiling faces, laughter and conversation fill the room. On March 21, the joy was palpable in the art studio of the Prime Time senior center, making fertile grounds for creative expression during the intergenerational art program.
The senior center pairs special needs students with seniors. Over six weeks, the duo works together to create art projects, like glass night-lights, masks and mosaic picture frames.
“We have some really gifted artists among the seniors and the students,” said program planner Lisa Richey.