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UNGA Healing Arts Week 2024

Held on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, UNGA Healing Arts Week 2024 is a dynamic program of events celebrating innovative approaches to global health and wellbeing through the arts.

Categories

Healing Arts

Date

18 – 25 September 2024

Location

New York City, United States

Project Organizer

UN Affiliate

See last year's UNGA Healing Arts Week

Press

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UNGA Healing Arts Week 2024 is produced by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization. The week will feature a research symposium at NYU Steinhardt, a policy panel at Lincoln Center, and a concert and reception at Carnegie Hall. 

18 September 2024, 9-3PM | NYU Steinhardt Symposium on the Art and Science of Social Connection

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This full-day symposium featured examples of research and practice that support social connection throughout New York City and beyond. The symposium included opening remarks from world-renowned soprano and WHO Arts & Health Ambassador, Renée Fleming, a roundtable discussion featuring NEA Chair, Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, and a keynote speech from Dr. Jeremy, Nobel.As the author of Project UnLonely, Dr. Nobel unpacked our personal and shared experiences of loneliness to discover its roots and to show how we can take steps to find comfort and connection through opportunities for creative expression.
Learn more about the event speakers and program.

18 September 2024, 5-7PM | Art & Health Policy Panel

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In recognition of the evidence of how the arts support human development and health outcomes across the lifespan, this panel at Lincoln Center focused on efforts to expand access to the arts and creative arts therapies in health, culture, and education policy.

19 September 2024, Evening | Well-Being Concert & Healing Arts Reception

Weill Roof Terrace, Carnegie Hall

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Following last year’s successful WHO75 Well-Being Concert at Carnegie Hall, Healing Arts hosted the second annual Well-Being Concert and special reception to celebrate the arts & health community in NYC.

  • The reception was held on Carnegie Hall’s iconic Weill Roof Terrace with stunning views of Manhattan
  • Opening remarks and scenography celebrated the work of artists, researchers and policymakers working at the intersection of arts and health

20 September 2024, 12:30 PM - 2:30PM | HHArt of Medicine: Art Observation Workshop

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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This workshop was co-led by 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, artmaking, and reflective writing. Participants experienced how one of the world’s most established art institutions and learn how the Arts in Medicine department at NYC Health + Hospitals has incorporated the workshop into their programmatic offerings.

25 September 2024, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET | Visual Art in Hospitals: Community of Practice

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The visual art in hospitals community of practice is a growing network of artists, clinicians, and administrators working at the intersections of arts and health in clinical settings. The event will take place online with practitioners from around the world.

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Participants interact with each other at the UNGA Healing Arts Week Well-Being Concert

Photo by Fadi Kheir (2024), courtesy of Carnegie Hall

UNGA Healing Arts Week Well-Being Concert

Photo by Fadi Kheir (2024), courtesy of Carnegie Hall

Participants at the UNGA Healing Arts Week Well-Being Concert

Photo by Fadi Kheir (2024), courtesy of Carnegie Hall

Neuroscientist and dancer Constantina Theofanopoulou performs Flamenco at the NYU Steinhardt Symposium on the Art and Science of Social Connection

Photo by Ben Ouriel (2024), courtesy of NYU Steinhardt

Roundtable discussion at the NYU Steinhardt Symposium on the Art and Science of Social Connection

Photo by Ben Ouriel (2024), courtesy of NYU Steinhardt

Participants Flamenco dancing at the NYU Steinhardt Symposium on the Art and Science of Social Connection

Photo by Ben Ouriel (2024), courtesy of NYU Steinhardt

Participants

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Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD

Chair, National Endowment of the Arts

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Renée Fleming

Soprano, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Arts & Health

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Harry B. Johnson

Assembly Member, District 138, New York State Assembly

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Ashwin Vasan

NYC Commissioner, Department of Health and Mental Hygene

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Linda Mills, JD, MSW, PhD

President, New York University

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Jack Knott

Gale and Ira Drukier Dean, NYU Steinhardt

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Jeremy Nobel, MD

Founder, Foundation for the Arts & Healing

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Sunil Iyengar

Director of Research & Analysis, National Endowment for the Arts

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Eve Byrd

Director of Mental Health Strategies, Carter Center

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Larissa Trinder

Assistant Vice President, NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine

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Shanta Thake

Chief Artistic Officer, Lincoln Center

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Helena Rubinstein Chair of Education, Whitney Museum of American Art

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Julia Hotz

Journalist, Author of The Connection Cure

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Jill Sonke, PhD

Director of Research Initiatives, University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine

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Ian Koebner, PhD

Strategic Consultant, Carnegie Hall

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Christopher Bailey

Founding Co-director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab

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Nisha Sajnani, PhD

Founding Co-Director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab

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Nicole R. Fleetwood

James Weldon Johnson Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University

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Carlos Chirinos-Espin

Assistant Professor, Director of NYU Music and Social Change Lab

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Clinical Assistant Professor of Art Therapy, NYU Steinhardt

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Constantina Theofanopoulou

Herbert and Nell Singer Research Assistant Professor, Rockefeller University

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