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 21 September | 10AM - 1PM
The Public Theater, New York Public Studios, 440 Lafayette St (Ground Floor), Studio H
🍎 Theatre Aimed at Civic Health | A participatory session exploring how theatre can build social connection, trust and coalition.
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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.
Sunday 21 September | 11AM - 6PM
34th Ave & 77th St, 76-9 34th Ave Queens, NY 11372
An annual joyful street arts and climate action festival in Jackson Heights, Queens
Sunday 21 September | 3PM
Gibney Dance Studios 280 Broadway, Manhattan, 10007
Onco-Ballet offers therapeutic ballet movement classes designed to spark joy, support healing, and encourage self-expression for anyone impacted by cancer.
Saturday 20 December | 2 - 4PM
Wow Cafe Theatre, 59-61 E 4th St #4, New York, 10003
Celebrating the intersection between improvisational music making via voice and community building.
Sunday 21 December | 5 - 7PM
Secret Pour, 1114 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221
While most cyphers use recorded beats, this event offers live improvised beats created with the human body and a looper machine.
Monday 22 September 2025 | 9AM - 5PM
NYU Steinhardt
🍎 The annual research symposium presented by NYU Steinhardt as part of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab’s UN General Assembly (UNGA) Healing Arts Week.
Monday 22 September 2025 | 5:45PM
Mark Morris Dance Center, 3 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
An invigorating, all-standing class for people living with Parkinson’s, Dance for PD PRO blends artistry, athleticism, and joy.
Monday 22 September 2025 | 6PM
Hetrick Martin Institute, 2 Astor Place, Manhattan, 10003
An interactive workshop exploring how the ballroom community is a vital “shared stage” where identity, creativity, and well-being intersect.
Monday 22 September 2025 | 6:30 - 8:30PM |
304 Bond Street Brooklyn, NY, 11231
Discover how the arts can restore focus, nurture well-being, and spark insight in this research-informed workshop.
Thursday 8 January 2025 | 2PM
NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull: Woodhull Auditorium, 760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206
The first Community Mural Project reveal of 2026! This initiative is believed to be the country's largest public hospital mural program, beginning in the 1930s.