Events

The Lab joined NTNU, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall at Arendalsuka, Norway's national political festival, for a panel on how art and culture strengthen health, identity, community and democratic preparedness.

Healing Arts Singapore returns at AT ONE Impact Week 2026, where four commissioned artist projects report their findings and partners announce a new round of pilot projects across Singapore's hospitals, community services and care settings.

Healing Arts Santiago is the first city-wide Healing Arts activation in Latin America and is scheduled to take place in Santiago, Chile, in November 2027. This landmark initiative will bring together arts, culture, science, health and policy to explore how creativity and cultural participation can support brain health, mental wellbeing, social connection and healthy ageing.

Healing Arts South Australia is the first of its kind in the nation and in the Southern Hemisphere. As part of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab’s global outreach campaign in collaboration with the World Health Organization, this landmark initiative for South Australia will celebrate the role of the arts, creative and cultural expression in promoting health, wellbeing and social equity.

Held annually on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, UNGA Healing Arts Week is a dynamic program of events celebrating innovative approaches to global health and well-being through the arts. The 2026 edition will include the official launch of the JA&HL-Lancet Collection, a Well-Being Concert at Carnegie Hall, creative aging talks and conferences at Lincoln Center, as well as a host of other events all through the 5 boroughs of NYC.

The project brings together government and international institutions, healthcare professionals, educators, artists, and mental health practitioners working to integrate arts-based approaches into Ukraine's mental health and psychosocial support systems.

The Lab hosted a panel discussion at SXSW London, bringing together rigorous scientific evidence with artistic intuition to explore both the opportunity and the tension in proposing the arts as essential infrastructure for healthier societies, including Prof. Daisy Fancourt, Ren Gill, Lakwena Maciver, Cedar Lewisohn, and Stephen Stapleton.

At the Houses of Parliament, policymakers, clinicians, researchers, and artists gathered to ask how the UK - already a world leader in arts and health - can build that strength into the centre of health policy.

Edge Hill University’s pioneering mental health project Arts4Us joined forces with Shakespeare North Playhouse to debut a showcase exploring heritage, creativity and wellbeing, led by young people.