Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization
Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization
Tuesday 22 September 2026 | 1:30 - 5:30PM Skirball Center For The Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY 10012
Join us for the launch of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab - Lancet Collection on Arts and Health, presented as part of NYU’s Arts and Impact initiative and UNGA Healing Arts Week 2026.
This landmark Collection in the world’s leading medical journal brings together the science of how engagement in the arts can advance health and wellbeing—from universal cultural exposure and early development, to population-level prevention, evidence-informed arts interventions, and individualized creative arts therapies—and translates this evidence into practical pathways for policy and practice.
The event will feature a special performance and presentation by internationally acclaimed musical artist Jon Batiste, joined by music therapist Joanne Loewy, Founding Director of the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mt Sinai. Together, they will explore how music can move from inspiration to practice as a powerful pathway for connection, healing, and wellbeing.
The program will also bring together global leaders across the arts, neuroscience, public health, medicine, and the creative arts therapies to explore how research, investment, and cross-sector collaboration can shape more equitable, humane, and effective systems of health and care.
The Jameel Arts & Health Lab–Lancet Collection on Arts and Health was co-led by Prof. Nisha Sajnani, NYU Steinhardt Professor and founding co-director of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, and Dr. Nils Fietje, WHO Technical Officer and founding co-director of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, in collaboration with an international network of researchers, artists, and practitioners.
Artwork: Apple Of My Eye (2024) by James Hsieh, Tapestry, 73"x48"x1
