Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization
Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization
As Asia’s first national-level arts and health initiative, Healing Arts Singapore (HASG) aims to embed the arts within systems of care, advancing evidence-based and scalable interventions to improve wellbeing across Singapore and the wider Western Pacific region.
Healing Arts Singapore is co-led by the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Centre for Music and Health at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), University of the Arts Singapore (UAS), and the Jameel Arts & Health Lab. This multi-year initiative is part of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab’s global Healing Arts campaign produced in collaboration with the World Health Organization.
The initiative will launch with a one-week program, 8-12 December 2025, featuring academic symposia, policy meetings, capacity-building workshops, artist commissions, and the appointment of Asia’s first Healing Arts Centre of Excellence.
Embedded in YST, the Centre for Music and Health (CMH) is the first dedicated research centre in Southeast Asia to spearhead cutting-edge, evidence-based practices that leverage the efficacy of music for health and well-being. CMH aspires to become the leading centre for music and health in Asia, pioneering the development of evidence-based methods and music interventions to improve lives.
Drawing on NUS' dynamic research ecosystem and YST's position as one of Asia's top conservatories, CMH is uniquely positioned with a foundation of artistic and scientific excellence in this exciting field.
As Singapore’s pioneering arts institution, the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) is proud to be a founding member of the University of the Arts Singapore (UAS) and a co-leading institution of Healing Arts Singapore. Since our establishment in 1938, NAFA has been at the forefront of shaping Singapore’s cultural landscape, cultivating generations of creative leaders who have made significant contributions both locally and internationally. NAFA has produced the highest number of recipients of Singapore’s most prestigious arts honours, including 14 Cultural Medallion recipients and 15 Young Artist Award winners—testament to our enduring impact and artistic excellence. NAFA actively collaborates with a broad spectrum of partners—across education, healthcare, government, and the creative industries—to harness the transformative power of the arts and foster vibrant, inclusive, and flourishing communities.
The Jameel Arts & Health Lab is a global initiative to measurably improve health and wellbeing through the arts. With a focus on overlooked and underserved communities, the Lab leverages scientific evidence, artist-led advocacy, and capacity building to drive the integration of the arts into mainstream healthcare. The Jameel Arts & Health Lab was launched in January 2023 by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, the Steinhardt School at New York University, Community Jameel, and Culturunners. Established to measurably improve health and wellbeing through the arts, it is the first major initiative of its kind to be supported by WHO.
