The purpose of this treatise is offering the basis of art-therapy program for improving elderly self-esteem through analyzing the contents of 254 sessions of 16 elderly art-therapy program thesises for improving elderly self-esteem, considering of the literatures and analyzed data. As a result, first, the progressive specific qualities are generally appeared 3 steps of first, middle and last stage. The number of sessions are total 14s, that is the first 3 sessions, the middle 8 sessions and the last 3 session. Second, the concrete contents characters of elderly art-therapy programs are appeared that practical using frequencies of making and drawing are high And molding, life-line, solid thing, gift etc are mostly utilized as the clinical techniques and subject, The frequenties of medium application are appeared in order of drawing paper with 8 pieces, A4 paper, color paper, Korean paper, the whole sheet paper in paper, in order of industrial art material, clay, natural objects in solid material. But clay is most high in single midium and real food materials are seem to increase. This is able to say with reflection of elderly specific characters. As opporation instrument, sissors and glueㄴ are remarkably high, as coloring materials are appeared in order of pastel crayon, watercolor, color pencil. The rough drawing materials are in order of sign-pen, marker, the magazine for colage is very high in other material. Third, this treatise suggest the art-therapy programs for improving elderly self-esteem through gathering the results.