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
Wednesday 23 September | 3:00 - 6:30PM Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, NY 11368
The Queens Museum centers co-design, inviting diverse cultural communities across age groups to shape programs and spaces that reflect their lived experiences and evolving needs. Drawing inspiration from participatory practices exemplified in Sonia Boyce’s Demonstrate, an ambitious installation that recognizes the importance of the “voice” as a vehicle for freedom, collaboration, and radical imagination. The Museum cultivates environments where people can make, move, and reflect together across generations. Initiatives like the Green Room, developed with older adults, exemplify how intentionally designed spaces can nurture belonging, social connection, and creative expression. In this way, arts engagement becomes a form of community health infrastructure, supporting longevity by reducing isolation, strengthening purpose, and enabling individuals to age well while remaining actively connected to others.
We will begin the event with a conversation Chaired by Michael Clinton whose most recent book is ROAR Into The Second Half of Your Life. He is also a writer-at-large for Esquire and a regular contributor to Men’s Health. The former president and publishing director of Hearst Magazines, he now serves as both the CEO and founder of ROAR forward.
Following the conversation, guests are welcome to explore the Queens Museum and enjoy a light reception.
Michael Clinton is an author, thought leader, and keynote speaker on the evolving personal and business effects of the New Longevity. Michael’s most recent book is ROAR Into The Second Half of Your Life. He is also a writer-at-large for Esquire and a regular contributor to Men’s Health. The former president and publishing director of Hearst Magazines, he now serves as both the CEO and founder of ROAR forward and a special media advisor to the CEO of Hearst Corporation.
Founded in 1972, the Queens Museum is located in the nation’s most culturally diverse county, on the grounds of the 1939-40 and 1964-65 and New York World’s Fairs, and in a building that formerly housed the United Nations from 1946 to 1950. Browse their historical timeline and learn about the key moments that marked the history of their site.
