Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization
Saturday 23 August | 2PM - 6PM Adam Clayton Powell Plaza, 163 W 125th St, New York
An annual arts and wellness festival celebrating its 8th year in Harlem.
Darkness RISING: Live is a FREE, family-friendly block party hosted by Darkness RISING Project, a non-profit bringing art and direct mental health resources to marginalized communities. This year’s event features Broadway stars, NYC’s amazing local talent, and Black mental health professionals leading powerful conversations around wellness and community care.
Darkness RISING is a mental health 501(c)3 nonprofit. They provide free community wellness workshops, REBUILD, Find Me a Therapist, a Black Mental Health Resource Packet, a Black Mental Health Provider Database, inspirational cover songs, visual albums, and live concerts created by Black Broadway and theatre professionals, many who have experienced a mental health condition. Their goal is to re-imagine and provide safe and equitable mental health resources, address issues which directly affect the Black community, connect community members to resources, and erase the stigma. They empower the Black community, communities of color, formerly incarcerated community, LGBTQIA, trans community those with lived mental health challenges, and those at the intersection of these communities.
BLOCK PARTY DETAILS: Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025 Time: 2- 6 pm ET Place: Adam Clayton Powell Plaza 163 W. 125th St. Harlem, NYC FREE! It’s a family-friendly event and all communities are welcome! This powerful day of music, healing, and connection is made possible by our generous grantor, The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.
