NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, Artwork by Angel Garcia. Courtesy of NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine department

20-26 September 2025

About UNGA Healing Arts Week

20-26 September 2025

Held on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, UNGA Healing Arts Week 2025 will be a dynamic program of events celebrating innovative approaches to global health and wellbeing through the arts. Produced by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the week featured a research symposium at NYU Steinhardt, a film screening at Lincoln Center, and a concert and reception at Carnegie Hall.

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ABOUT HEALING ARTS

Healing Arts is the global outreach campaign of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). The Lab was established in 2023 by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the Steinhardt School at New York University, Community Jameel, and CULTURUNNERS to coordinate and amplify scientific research into the effectiveness of the arts in improving health and wellbeing. Leveraging data, artist-led advocacy and a global ‘Healing Arts’ campaign. The Lab aims to drive policy implementation across 193 UN member states.

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Well-Being Concert

September 19, 2024

Resnick Education Wing, Carnegie Hall

Attendees were uplifted by an intimate and open-hearted Well-Being Concert by vocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles and pianist Jarrett Cherner, with special guest harpist Brandee Younger. This special concert experience, presented as part of UNGA Healing Arts Week 2024, was a communal expression of self-care and mindfulness, animated by evidence that music helped people heal and thrive.

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Healing Arts Reception

September 19 2024 | 7PM

Resnick Education Wing, Carnegie Hall

UNGA Healing Arts Week hosted a special reception to celebrate the arts and health community in NYC.

Arts & Health Policy Panel at the Lincoln Center

5-7PM, September 18 2024

Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio at Lincoln Center, 100 Columbus Avenue.

The panel focused on efforts to expand access to the arts and creative arts therapies in health, culture, and education policy.

NYU Steinhardt Symposium

September 18, 2024

Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 60 Washington Square South, New York

A full-day symposium featured examples of research and practice that supported social connection throughout New York City and beyond.

Strangers in Time: Transgenerational Trauma and the Arts

23 September 2024 | 4 - 6:30PM

Juilliard Station, 130 W 66th St. (corner of 66th Street and Broadway Ave.)

A performance piece by Christopher Bailey explored real-life experiences of transgenerational trauma.

Visual Art in Hospitals: Community of Practice, Online

25 September | 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Virtual Convening

Join a growing network of artists, clinicians, and administrators who draw on the visual arts in hospital settings.

HHArt of Medicine: Art Observation Workshop

12:30 - 2:30 PM | September 20 2024

99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014, United States

This workshop collaborated with a museum educator, a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, and hospital participants to create a safe and contemplative environment to reflect on their experiences through artwork-led discussions, art-making, and reflective writing.

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