Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization
Healing Arts
An archive of past events including celebratory performances, exhibitions, public art programs, workshops and dialogues.
Friday 17 July | 6PM
Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, NY 10023
Bringing together voices from the arts, sports, public health, and policy, this event examines how creative participation can advance World Health Organization global health targets while aligning with NYC's priorities around prevention, equity, and neighborhood-level wellbeing.
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Monday 20 July | 7PM
67 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
(Ages 16+) Experience your secrets turned into comedy gold: where your anonymously-submitted confessions serve as inspiration for improv performers.
Saturday 18 July | 2-4PM
Online / Virtual
Join filmmaker Hsuan Yu Pan and artist Ludmila Christeseva for a screening of the short film "Weaving" and an interactive Roses of Ties textile workshop—a popular, meditative space to experience the power of creative renewal and connect with a warm, welcoming community.
Weekdays in July 2026 | 9:00AM - 3PM
Brooklyn Apple Academy, 545 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
A summer camp in July exploring how foods impact our feelings and create art inspired by natural ingredients.
29 January 2026 | 6 - 8PM
20 Cooper Square, 1st Floor Gallery, NY, 10003
Through emotional and powerful images, the exhibition explores the profound impact of mass incarceration on individuals, families, and communities.
30 January 2026 | 6 - 8PM
20 Cooper Square, 4th Floor Flex Space, NY, 10003
Reflecting how photography becomes a medium not only for survival and testimony, but also for re-imagining identity, kinship, and belonging.
6 February 2026 | 7:30PM
Alice Tully Hall, 154 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
Join Renée Fleming, Dr. Francis Collins, and friends for a community night of song and stories—led by two of the nation's experts on music and wellness.
7 February 2026 | 10:30AM - 5:30PM
MoMA, 4 W 5th St, New York, NY, 10019
Through screenings, conversations, and music, audiences will learn from the perspective of those directly impacted by structural violence, environmental racism, and the prison industrial complex.
7 February 2026 | 7 - 8PM
154 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
A soul-nourishing Well-Being Concert led by five-time Grammy winner, Doris Duke Artist, and genre-crossing jazz and chamber-music innovator esperanza spalding.
10 February 2026 | 6:30 - 8:00PM
128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Celebrating the launch of the zine "Letters from Home," and an evening exploring the nexus of art and the New York punishment apparatus.
3, 10, 17, 24 February 2026 | 3:30 - 5:00PM
Francis Martin Library, 2150 University Ave, Bronx, NY 10453
Participants will explore poetry, expression, movement, music, imagination, and storytelling in an intergenerational setting with Bharatanatyam dance as the driving creative practice.
Previews begin 14 February 2026
Lincoln Center Theater, 150 West 65th Street, New York
A transformative new musical that brings us together to explore how song heals us and empowers our spirits.