Arts on Prescription Bridges the Cultural, Healthcare & Public Health Sectors

Käthe Swaback, Program Officer

CultureRx | Social Prescription

Mass Cultural Council’s three-year CultureRx: Social Prescription Pilot program resulted in a deep understanding of successes, challenges, and the need for greater partnership to bring Arts on Prescription to our entire state. Listen to our recent panel on Health & Wellness through Creativity to hear more about the complexities and rewards of Arts on Prescription (or read the transcript).

Through our partnership with Art Pharmacy they are bringing their model of care – bridging the cultural, healthcare, and public health sectors – to the Commonwealth. Leveraging the practice of Arts on Prescription, they are working to build powerful, cost-saving collaborations in Massachusetts that will help to create healthier and more equitable communities. Art Pharmacy will begin to provide healthcare grade social prescribing in our state in 2024.

NEXT STEPS

• Arts and Cultural Organizations: Fill out Art Pharmacy’s registration form as the first step in building a network and qualifying to be an Arts & Culture Partner.  
• Providers/Payers: Learn more about the role of Prescribing Partner on Art Pharmacy’s website.

For more about Arts on Prescription, please see our Arts on Prescription Field Guide and Field Guide Resources.

CultureRx | Social Prescription