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 | 6:30 - 8:30PM Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue, New York, 10029
Drawing on findings from the Hospital Murals Evaluation (HoME), the largest international study of murals in hospitals, co-led by NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine and an international team at the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, and grounded in the lived experience of artists working in hospital spaces, this panel traces a through line from evidence to policy, and from Champanier's 1938 WPA-commissioned ‘Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York’ murals and Keith Haring's iconic gift to Woodhull Hospital, to the evidence-informed, community-shaped care environments we are building today.
This panel brings together researchers, policymakers, clinicians, artists, and philanthropists to imagine the hospital of the future, one where the arts are a vital and normal part of quality care.
Another Wonderland is presented by the Museum of the City of New York in collaboration with NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.
Lilly Tuttle is Senior Curator of the Collection at the Museum of the City of New York. Lily received a Ph.D. in U.S. History from NYU and a B.A. from Yale in American Studies. She often speaks to graduate students about the field of public history, has served in leadership roles in the American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians, and is a member of the New York Academy of History.
Larissa Trinder is the Assistant Vice President of NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine. She is responsible for stewarding NYC Health + Hospitals’ collection of more than 8,000 works of art, the largest such collection in New York City, as well as creating and implementing programs for patients, staff and the community that utilize the arts as a tool in healing.
Stephen Stapleton is the Founding Co-Director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab and Founder & CEO, EOA CULTURUNNERS. He has produced over 50 international exhibitions, including at the Brooklyn Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Bates College Museum of Art, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Smithsonian Institute, The Kennedy Center, Venice Biennale, Royal Geographical Society, Arab American National Museum, United Nations and the British Museum.
Ebony Bolt visual artist, mural, Healing For All,” at Jacobi Hospital, is a visionary digital artist and illustrator whose compelling work explores the rich intersections of human experience and intricate textile aesthetics. A proud alumna of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship for the Fashion and Design Industries and an Associate in Applied Science in Fashion Illustration, Bolt’s distinctive practice is underpinned by a deep understanding of design, form, and market dynamics.
Dr. Maryann Julia Popiel MD, CPE, FAPA, is Chairperson of Behavioral Healthcare Services for the Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital healthcare system and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. A board-certified psychiatrist and Certified Physician Executive, she has dedicated almost four decades to advancing clinical excellence, medical education, quality improvement, and behavioral health leadership.
Melinda Šefčić, PhD, is a Croatian visual artist, researcher, and educator specialising in Arts & Health and the humanisation of healthcare environments through visual art. She is the concept author, Art Director, and researcher of the Creative Europe project Healing Nature – Animation for Health and Well-being in Children's Hospital Environments, recognised by the European Commission as a good practice in Culture & Health: Time to Act. As the author and principal investigator of nearly 40 interdisciplinary artistic and research projects, she develops evidence-informed models that demonstrate how visual art can enhance health, well-being, and more human-centred healthcare environments.
Nisha Sajnani (she/her) is Professor and Director of the NYU Steinhardt Graduate Program in Drama Therapy, Founding Director of the Arts & Health at NYU, and Co-Director of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, established in collaboration with the World Health Organization.
Mai Lê Hô is a French-Vietnamese street/club dance artist & educator, DJ, curator, and the founder of LayeRhythm Productions Inc., a NYC-based non-profit organization dedicated to highlighting freestyle voices in performance art.
Credit: @AMES.CREATIVE
