Events
A campaign of global events to drive public engagement, grow the community, and socialize arts and health research.
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Healing Arts Birmingham
Healing Arts Birmingham was a city-wide initiative co-led by Birmingham City Council, demonstrating how arts, culture, and heritage can transform health, wellbeing, and social equity across the midlands with over 120 events across the week.
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Healing Arts in Times of War Roundtable
The Jameel Arts & Health Lab, in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Europe and John Slinger MP, convened a high-level roundtable at the House of Commons bringing together Members of Parliament, researchers, veterans, artists, and medical practitioners, on Healing Arts in Times of War.
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Healing Arts Scotland 2026
Healing Arts Scotland is a bi-annual celebration of the role of the arts to improve health and wellbeing. Launched in partnership with Scottish Ballet in 2024, and co-produced by a national coalition of organisations bridging culture, healthcare, education and policy, the initiative is designed to embed the arts into public health and community well-being across Scotland.
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Healing Arts Scotland 2026 Roundtable
Healing Arts Scotland 2026 was announced alongside a high-level roundtable held at the Scottish Parliament, bringing together leaders from the arts, health, and public policy sectors to explore a national arts and health strategy for Scotland.
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Healing Arts Workshop, Trondheim
The Jameel Arts & Health Lab team hosted a workshop exploring the potential of a Healing Arts activation in Trondheim, Norway, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
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Healing Arts Singapore
The first country-level arts & health activation in Asia, aiming to drive national and regional policy implementation partnering with key educational and cultural institutions.
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Lancet Photo Essay Regional Launch, Riyadh
The Jameel Arts & Health Lab-Lancet photo essay had its regional debut on 27 October 2025, presented at the Global Health Exhibition in Riyadh. Running at the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Center until 30 October, the launch also featured a discussion hosted by Lammat at the Jax district.
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SXSW London: Healing Arts in the Age of Anxiety
Healing Arts in the Age of Anxiety" was a discussion on the potential of the arts to support evidence-based arts interventions that promote, protect, and restore our mental health. The panel included contributions from key figures in the arts and health field.
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Healing Arts Barcelona
A dynamic week-long initiative will unfold across Barcelona and Catalonia for the first city-level activation of the global Healing Arts & health movement in Spain