Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization

What's On

Discover New York-based events, concerts, dialogues, receptions, symposiums, workshops, and more.

Before and after Healing Arts

Voice Tapestry Circle

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.

Somi: A Well-Being Concert

11 January 2026 | 5 - 6PM

154 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019

An uplifting and unifying Well-Being Concert led by Grammy-nominated and NAACP Image Award–winning jazz, soul, and pop vocalist Somi.

James Austin Smith: A Well-Being Concert

24 January 2026 | 5 - 6PM

154 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019

A special well-being concert performance featuring oboist James Austin Smith. The New York Times calls him, “brilliant,” “virtuosic,” and “dazzling.”

esperanza spalding: A Well-Being Concert

7 February 2026 | 7 - 8PM

154 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019

A soul-nourishing Well-Being Concert led by five-time Grammy winner, Doris Duke Artist, and genre-crossing jazz and chamber-music innovator esperanza spalding.

HeARTbeat: Where the arts and wellbeing meet

Saturday 21 February 2026 | 1 - 5PM

David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, 10023

A full-day of curated events that explore the intersection of arts and wellbeing—a convergence scientifically proven to support mental health, physical wellbeing, and human connection.

Nicholas Phan: A Well-Being Concert

26 February 2026 | 7 - 8PM

1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, 10025

Grammy Award–winning tenor Nicholas Phan—called “one of the world’s most remarkable singers” by The Boston Globe—performs a program of vocal works by J. S. Bach and Buxtehude

The Creative Center's Training Institute: Arts in Health and Creative Aging

2 - 8 March 2026 | 10AM - 5PM

Virtual and In-person @ New York City, NY 10002

A multi-day training designed for artists, healthcare professionals, educators, and administrators seeking to integrate creative practice into health and older adult settings.

Ablaye Cissoko and Cyrille Brotto: A Well-Being Concert

25 April 2026 | 5 - 6PM

154 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019

Senegalese kora master and djeli Ablaye Cissoko, and French accordionist Cyrille Brotto, showcase music’s singular ability to bridge cultures, expand traditions, and connect individuals.

Sean Jones: A Well-Being Concert

2 May 2026 | 5 - 6PM

154 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019

Experience an intimate and soul-nourishing Well-Being Concert led by renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and educator Sean Jones.