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.
Sunday 31 May 2026 | 12 - 3:30PM
Across the five boroughs
Day 2 of Sing for Hope's 4-day Choir Fest featuring 18 vocal ensembles across two weekends (May 30-31 and June 6-7, 2026). All performances are free and open to the public!
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Sunday 31 May 2026 | 5PM
New Plaza Cinema, Inside Macaulay Honors College, 35 West 67th Street, NY
The Unfixing is an award-winning feature documentary by filmmaker Nicole Betancourt that examines how creativity arises at the intersection of illness, grief, caregiving, and ecological disruption.
Friday 12 June 2026 | 3 - 5PM
100 La Salle Street, New York, NY 10027
Group Exhibition of collages created by the participants in the SU-CASA community arts engagement program at Morningside Retirement and Health Services.
Monday 22 June 2026 | 7:30PM
67 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003
(Ages 16+) Born and raised in NYC’s East Village, the Dirty Little Secrets Improv Show celebrates 10 years of hilarious improv comedy all made up on the spot & inspired by your anonymously shared secrets.
Friday 10 July | 6PM
Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, NY 10023
Amidst this summer’s celebrations of the global spirit of soccer and the intersections of arts and sport, Erin Lunsford Norton (Associate Director, Classical Programming) and her guests will explore how musicians are athletes too.
August 25 – October 15, 2025
The Gallatin Galleries, 1 Washington Pl, NY 10003
‘How Many Roads: Bob Dylan and His Changing Times, 1961-1964,’ launches NYU’s new initiative on the public impact of the arts featuring performances, academic panels, and other events
Friday 8 August 2025 | 6 - 7PM
Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
As part of Lincoln Center's Summer for the City program
Wednesday 17 September | 7:30 - 9PM
Pless Hall Black Box Theatre, 82 Washington Square East, New York, 10003
To acknowledge the centenary of the first radio broadcast of a U.S. president’s inaugural address, NYU’s Verbatim Performance Lab explores how audiences perceive their contents when actors of different identities present their verbatim performance.
Saturday 20 September 2025 | 2PM
Francesca Beale Theater, 44 W 65th St, New York, 10023
🍎 The inspiring story of writer, musician, and former WQXR Creative Director Clemency Burton-Hill as she rebuilds her life following a catastrophic brain injury.
Saturday 11 September | 3 - 5PM
708 Broadway, Room 801, New York, NY 10003
Nigerian artist Adekunle Gold joins NYU experts to discuss his journey with sickle cell disease and how he uses music and advocacy to inspire awareness and hope.
Sunday 21 September | 2 - 4PM |
Fort Tryon Park, 754 Fort Washington Ave, NY 10040
An all-ages meet-up with collaborative, hands-on, and open-ended activities that explore nature in one of NYC's iconic parks.
Sunday 21 September | 2:30 - 5:30PM
NYU Steinhardt, Pless Floor Lounge, 36 Washington Place New York University
🍎 A workshop delivered by the team behind Arts for the Blues - a psychological therapy for depression using the arts.