The People’s Bus Celebrates Healing Arts New York

The People’s Bus, a community-led initiative by NYC Civic Engagement Commission artist in residence, Yazmany Arboleda was activated outside El Museo del Barrio from with tours and live performances and a series of dances/rituals that centered on healing and joy. This event celebrated the culmination of Healing Arts New York.

Advancing an Equitable Global Arts and Health Agenda - WHO Plenary

Panel discussion as part of Healing Arts New York with Nisha Sajnani, Christopher Bailey, Injonge Karangwa, Khalid Albaih And Susan Magsamen.The WHO Arts and Health agenda is concerned with the role of the arts in physical, mental, and social wellbeing. With this in mind, this panel presented efforts to advance research, practice, and policy concerning the arts and health within a framework of global health equity.

Blood/Sugar

Created by Diana Wyenn

To mark National Diabetes Awareness Month we invite audiences to experience Diana Wyenn's award-winning autobiographical thrill ride that takes you through the roller coaster that is diabetes. Originally conceived for the stage, Blood/Sugar is now a breath-taking virtual experience that cuts through the commonly held myths, misconceptions, and stigma surrounding diabetes in all its forms and shares how together we can collectively put a stop to the escalating diabetes pandemic and heal more than just our bodies.

New Amsterdam Cast & WHO talk

As part of the annual Paleyfest, WHO joins the cast and creators of the NBC TV show New Amsterdam to discuss the healing power of art. Beyond entertainment, does television have a beneficial role in dramatizing health stories for the public? How did the experience of the pandemic, and the way it was covered by the show affect the cast and their audience? From a WHO perspective, what can a health themed show do to positively influence the health of its audience? How does the real life experience of WHO and health care workers at the point of care compare to the the fictionalized version?

Convergence Preview & Panel

Netflix and WHO invite you to a special panel discussion about the film Convergence, directed by Oscar winning director Orlando Von Einseidel. The film covers the human side of the pandemic response, following the stories of first responders from around the world, up to and including the WHO in Geneva. With unique access to WHO staff, the film bears witness to an unprecedented crisis where the world can and must come together, and the dangers when we fail to do so. The film is now available on Neflix.

The Healing Power of Art

Listen to meditations, reflections, and somatic exercises around art and well-being.

MoMA joins Healing Arts New York with the launch of four new guided audio meditations exploring artworks in the Museum’s collection. A special contribution by Christopher Bailey, Arts and Health Lead at the WHO, reflects on his personal history with Claude Monet’s Water Lilies.

Launch of Arts & Health @ NYU

Join Nisha Sajnani, Director of the Program in Drama Therapy and the Creative Arts Therapies Consortium at NYU Steinhardt for the launch of Arts & Health @ NYU, a university-wide initiative designed to advance research on the benefits of the arts on our physical, mental, and social wellbeing across the lifespan. This virtual launch will be followed by a historic closed convening of charter collaborating centers with the WHO Arts & Health Program to be held at MoMA.

Image Credit: Clarion Call, 2020, © Almigdad Aldikhaiiry

The Arts & Wellbeing

Healing Arts New York Launch Event

Join leading artists, policymakers, and academics for a virtual event panel exploring the arts as a new frontier in health, care, and wellbeing. This special panel and project presentation marks the launch of Healing Arts New York, the final of a series of 2021 global city activations to advance relationships between Arts & health research, practice, and policy.

Image Credit: Degrees of Separation, 2019 © Almigdad Aldikhaiiry