Our Teen Program recently partnered with our Support Services department to bring a creative and engaging mosaic art project to our Support Services clients. As part of a valuable job training exercise, our teens carefully assembled personalized art kits for our seniors, helping them build important workplace and teamwork skills while giving back to the community.
Over the course of two fun-filled sessions, clients had the opportunity to explore their creativity by designing and gluing down colorful mosaic tiles on the first day, then returning the next day to grout and complete their beautiful masterpieces. The project not only encouraged artistic expression, but also fostered connection, collaboration, and a sense of accomplishment for everyone involved.
It was a rewarding and enjoyable experience for both our teens and clients, and we loved seeing the creativity and smiles that came from this special intergenerational activity!
Wanda, board chair of New Vision, works on her mosaic project at the worktable, and smiles for a picture.A New Vision client sits at a work table, sorting tiles, and smiles for a picture. A New Vision client sits at a work table, spreading glue on the wooden frame with a sponge brush, and smiles for a picture. A New Vision client sits at a work table, spreading glue on the wooden frame with a sponge brush, and smiles for a picture. New Vision’s Jojo works on her mosaic, gluing tiles on the wooden frame. A New Vision client sits at a work table and smiles for the camera with her mosaic kit in front of her. Five finished mosaic pieces features various colors and designs. Bins of sorted tiles are labelled in large print and Braille and set up on a worktable. Stacked behind them are individual kits on trays for clients to use. One of the prepared mosaic art kits, which consists of a plastic tray, a wooden frame, a sponge brush, a container of glue, and multiple containers to sort and hold tiles. Containers from one of the art kits hold various tiles; blue in the top left, pink and red in the top middle, yellow in the top right, and orange along the bottom.
