Symposium: Re-Imagining Health through the Arts

Re-Imagining Health through the Arts

The annual research symposium is presented by NYU Steinhardt as part of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab’s UN General Assembly (UNGA) Healing Arts Week. 

The WHO reminds us that true health integrates physical, mental, and social well-being—a vision that cannot be fully realized without the arts.

At a moment when empathy, scientific integrity, and human dignity feel increasingly fragile, the arts can provide essential nourishment—challenging assumptions, fostering resilience, and cultivating compassionate, connected communities. 

This year's symposium will explore if and how participating in the arts can be understood as a health behavior, similar to sleep, nutrition, exercise, and time spent in nature. 

Join researchers, practitioners, artists, and innovators in illuminating the transformative and intricate ways in which the arts and arts therapies enhance our minds, bodies, and communities.

Admission is free. Advanced registration is required.