PHOTO GALLERY: Local Assists Senior Artists

Attleboro resident Ben Macomber leads a program in that brings out the artist in the residents of a Norton nursing home.

An Attleboro resident and former art teacher has helped launch a program at a nursing home in Norton that allows the residents to exercise their motor skills and artistic talents. The program was launched earlier this year at Daggett-Crandall Newcomb Home by Attleboro's Ben Macomber and activities director Sue Talavera. The participants have proven they have not lost the ability to create beautiful works of art. Residents in their 80s and 90s thrive during the program. "When they're painting, they can do whatever they want," Talavera said. "They haven't lost their independence." With each session, Macomber gives the class a theme. He shows an example of his art, and gives the residents simple instructions on how to recreate the painting …

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