Events

By bringing together leading scientists, health practitioners, and researchers in lively discussion and debate, Creative Brain Week was designed to strengthen and propagate the significance of the arts on health and wellbeing.

COP28 Healing Arts Week shined a light on the impact the arts can have on both climate change and human health and wellbeing. A series of panels and events directly engaged senior policy-makers during the COP28 summit.

Incorporating events in Riyadh to Jeddah, this three-day initiative marked the launch of a regional programme to advocate for improved physical, mental and social health through the arts.

WHO Europe and the Lab co-organized this full-day meeting at UN City in Copenhagen, highlighting a multi-country case study using music and singing to support new mothers experiencing postnatal depression.

The inaugural GSAHW was led by established and emerging science, and arts professionals from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, to advance the research, education, and interdisciplinary practices at the nexus of culture and health.

On the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly, the Lab held public and private events in collaboration with academic, cultural, and health institutions across New York.

Lab Founding Co-Directors Stephen Stapleton and Dr Nisha Sajnani addressed the Newport Global Summit on the role of museums on health and wellbeing.

Edge Hill University in the UK launched its innovative Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing with a special event highlighting strategies for scaling up arts and health initiatives.

Under the auspices of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, this summit brought together a range of medical experts, arts practitioners, administrators, policy-makers, and researchers at LA Opera.