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This report on ACIT (an intergenerational art-technology program) discusses the development, implementation and evaluation of a university based initiative designed to use art to promote individual older adults’ health, well-being, and social connectedness. College students worked with participants to create interactive art that integrated paper-based electronic circuits into various art forms such as ornaments and light-up greeting cards.  The project was specifically designed to address older adult needs.  It was somewhat unusual in the focus on development of both art and technology skills, with support from young people, as an approach to improving the health and quality of life for older adults.  The relatively small number of subjects (18) allowed for in-depth quantitative and qualitative evaluation. 

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