How does art therapy work with seniors? What benefits does art therapeutic work have in the field of stationary elderly care? This documentation from ten years of art therapeutic work within a senior center shows how it can be done. Self-reflection, communication, and everyday skills of seniors can be promoted through art therapeutic work in stationary elderly care. In art therapy with seniors, topics such as illness, care dependency, dying, and death can be addressed. Creativity can also be rediscovered in old age. With the help of art therapy, joy of life can be awakened and experiences of success can be encouraged. Art therapy can be offered for seniors with dementia in nursing homes as well as a neighborhood project for residents of senior living facilities. This is illustrated through selected case studies from individual and group therapy.