Arts Rx

SOCIAL PRESCRIBING | MICHIGAN ARTSRX

Michigan ArtsRx connects the U-M community with arts and culture experiences that support individual health and wellbeing. Arts prescriptions are for everybody—no prior arts experience required. If you’re curious about the benefits of regular arts participation, you’re welcome here.

ArtsRx is a campus partnership powered by the Arts Initiative with University Health & Counseling, Wolverine Wellness, Student Life, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Stamps School of Art & Design, UMMA, and UMS. Together, we’re building on decades of research showing how arts experiences and art-making can improve mental health and well-being for students, faculty, and staff.

ArtsRx launched as a pilot program in September 2025.

The program aims to:

  1. Create pathways for students to access non-clinical well-being resources, like arts and cultural activities, through a referral model.

  2. Promote social connection through arts events on campus.

Arts prescribing is a form of social prescribing, a growing approach that helps healthcare providers connect people with community-based activities like art, movement, time in nature, or volunteering. It’s about improving well-being through creative, meaningful experiences that make a real difference in people’s lives.