This one-day symposium gathered artists, scholars, healthcare and human services professionals, clinicians, patients/service recipients, funders and community leaders to discuss the future of the arts and humanities as a supportive tool in North Carolina’s systems of health care, human services and higher education.
The catalyst for this conversation was the Winston-Salem Arts Council-funded Arts on Prescription pilot study, an innovative project that brings together leadership from the Intergenerational Center for Arts and Wellness at Senior Services, Inc., staff from the Winston-Salem Arts Council, faculty and staff from Wake Forest University / Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and independent teaching artists to test an Arts on Prescription (Arts Rx) Program for older adults in Forsyth County.
Discussions highlighted the programs of several organizations on campuses and in communities working at the intersections of the arts, research, health care, human services and the humanities that could help grow and support the Arts Rx Program and others like it in NC and beyond, through collaborative Wake Forest and various community partnered teams.
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Photos by Nick Fantasia