Office of the Vice President for the Arts
Stanford Arts Prescribing Program
Support your health and well-being with regular engagement in the arts.
About
The Stanford Arts Prescribing Program connects the Stanford community with arts & culture activities that support your individual health and well-being goals.
Arts prescriptions are for everybody! We welcome anyone curious about the benefits of regular arts participation to participate in the program.
Stanford Arts is partnering with Art Pharmacy to offer arts prescriptions to the University community.
Why Participate?
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Increase sense of belonging and social connection.
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Participate in culturally relevant, participant-centered activities.
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Boost self-esteem and confidence.
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Improve emotional well-being.
How it Works
Your Arts Prescription
An "arts prescription" is a set of engagements of arts and culture. Each engagement is called a "dose." Working closely with an Art Pharmacy Care Navigator, you'll identify and participate in arts and culture activities that align with your interests and needs.
We welcome all eligible participants to explore the benefits of an arts prescription. (Arts prescriptions are not clinical offerings. Participants do not need to provide documentation of medical need to obtain a referral.)
Care Navigation
Throughout you're entire prescription you'll receive support from an Art Pharmacy Care Navigator. The Care Navigator gets to know your unique interests, goals, and needs, and matches you with arts and culture experiences to choose from for each dose.
The Care Navigator will coordinate the logistics for your participation (including tickets/RSVPs and accessibility), send you reminders, and check-in after the event to see how things went.
Arts Activities
You'll choose from a range of activities and events that have been pre-screened by Art Pharmacy. Examples include (but are not limited to): attending a concert, participating in a workshop, visiting a museum, engaging in weekly art making activities, etc.
When you reach the end of your prescription you can get a refill for additional doses.
Get a Prescription
Students
Perks of Participating
- Investing in You: An arts prescription is an investment in your mental and physical well-being. It's a great, non-clinical offering that has preventative benefits.
- Free: All student participation costs are covered by Stanford.
- Community: You can bring a friend/care partner to your arts activity.
- Variety: Try different types of activities throughout your prescription.
Eligibility
- Open to all matriculated Stanford undergraduate, co-term, and graduate students.
- We welcome all eligible participants to explore the benefits of an arts prescription.
- Participants do not need to provide documentation of medical need to obtain a referral.
How to Enroll:
- Meet with a campus prescribing partner. We have a wide range of prescribing partners to choose from.
- After your meeting, the campus prescribing partner submits your referral information to Art Pharmacy.
- Be on the lookout for a text or email from the Art Pharmacy Care Navigator to complete the set-up process.
- Begin using your doses to experience the benefits of regular arts engagement!
Faculty and Staff
There are several ways Stanford faculty and staff can be involved with this program. Review our Get Involved section for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Student Eligibility & Participation
General Questions
Troubleshooting
How to Get Involved
We're always looking for more people to become involved with the program. Here are a few ways you can support the work.
Be a Program Champion
Share information with your student community! We've put together a digital toolkit that you can use in emails, social media, newsletters, and more.
If you would like print copies of our program flyer or poster, please contact Sabrina Wilensky.
Become a Prescribing Partner
As a prescribing partner, you're able to initiate referrals for students to the Care Navigator. We are eager to have a wide range of prescribing partners across campus. Any student-facing staff member is eligible to become a prescribing partner. Please complete the following form to express interest. We hold trainings throughout the year for new partners.
Offer Arts & Culture Events
If you offer arts & culture events on campus, we'd love to have you as part of our database so participants can be matched with your activities.
Faculty & Staff: Complete this registration form to register your department/program with Art Pharmacy.
Students: Event must be registered in CardinalEngage to be included the activity database. Please contact Taylor Navas in the Office of Student Engagement for more information.
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