The present study purposed to examine how group art therapy for the elderly through paper modeling activities affects and improves elders’ self‐integrity, one of developmental tasks to be achieved in the old age. The measuring tool used in this study was the self‐integrity scale developed by Kim Jeong‐soon (1988) based on the conceptual frames established by Miller (1963) and Erikson (1963). Collected data were statistically processed using SPSS11.0. Frequencies and percentages were obtained for examining the subjects’ demographic characteristics, and Mann‐Whitney’s U‐test, was performed to measure the homogeneity of the experimental group and the control group before the experiment, and the Wilcoxon sign rank test was performed to analyze how the group art therapy through paper modeling activities affects elders’ self‐integrity. In addition, the contents of each session in the art therapy program were observed, recorded and audio‐taped, and the group members’ behaviors and the contents of their pictures were analyzed. The results of this study suggests that the group art therapy through paper modeling activities executed in this study is effective in enhancing elders’ self‐integrity. In conclusion, for elders suffering from psychological and social maladjustment in their old age, group art therapy can recover their positive self image and help them re‐integrate their life and lead a successful old life. Furthermore, we need to make various approaches to group art therapy.