Office of the Vice President for the Arts
Stanford Arts Prescribing Program
Support your health and well-being with regular engagement in the arts.
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.
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. When you reach the end of your prescription you can get a refill for additional doses.
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.
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, learning a new skill in a campus maker space, etc.
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