The triptych, titled "Miracle of Hope," was a gift to the Positive Care Clinic, from Woodside artist Dave Putnam, who said he was inspired by some HIV-positive friends who found it helpful to envision the internal turmoil - and ultimate victory - over the disease. 

HU:MAN: is a two-year artist residency at the Stanford School of Medicine

Two-Year Appointment: The residency spans from September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2027.

This residency is for established artists wanting to explore, experiment, and create artistic works and programs inspired by the community at the Stanford School of Medicine.

Artists will embed with sponsoring departments in clinical care and research settings to inspire interdisciplinary artistic creations via their contact with providers, staff, researchers, patients and caregivers. Residencies are awarded competitively to national and international artists in the disciplines of visual arts (e.g., drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, textiles & crafts, installation, digital, film, animation), performing arts (e.g., music, composition, improv, acting, dance, theater), film and multi-media arts. At this time, applications from literary artists (e.g., writers, poets, essayists) are not being accepted, but prospective applicants can reach out with an inquiry to confirm fit.

Deliverables/Work: Small- and large-scale artistic works, internally facing new programs for faculty/staff, externally facing new programs for patients and community members, lectures, and teaching current classes. 

The Medicine and the Muse Artists Program is designed as an explorative experience to pursue personal creative work and share collegial interaction with medical school department hosts. In this spirit, residents are expected to commit themselves to the entire two-year residency session. No shortened or partial residencies are offered, and the program is subject to change or cancellation.

Clinical Immersion: The artist will spend 3 months immersed in a clinical specialty, where they will shadow clinicians and engage with patients and providers. The clinical partner will coordinate the artist’s schedule during this immersion. There is an additional, optional component to spend time at a museum or other art-based institution to further develop collaborations and artistic creations

Sponsoring departments include: Medical Humanities and the Arts, Center for Biomedical Ethics, Chemical & Systems Biology, Biochemistry, Pediatrics.   

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

The expected base pay range for this position is: $68,640-$72,000 per annum. This pay range reflects base pay. For more information about compensation and our wide range of benefits, please contact the hiring department.

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank, training, and field or discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford also welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching, and clinical missions.

At Stanford, we strive to ensure that a diversity of cultures, races and ethnicities, genders, political and religious beliefs, physical and learning differences, sexual orientations and identities is thriving on our campus. Such diversity will inspire new angles of inquiry, new modes of analysis, new discoveries and new solutions. To learn more about how Stanford thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our IDEAL website.

Please submit your application to the Medical Humanities and Arts Program using Slideroom. For more information about the program, application process, please contact the Medical Humanities and Arts Program at hartman7@stanford.edu.

We look forward to receiving applications from artists eager to engage with the Stanford community, explore new creative processes, and contribute to the intersection of art, medicine, and humanity.

Applications are open now: Deadline: March 14, 2025

Questions? Please contact Medicine & the Muse: medicineandthemuse@stanford.edu