Join the Healing Arts New York Network
We appreciate your interest in joining the Healing Arts New York Network! This network aims to strengthen relationships, facilitate exchange, unlock city and state level investment, and influence policy towards mobilizing the arts as a health resource in New York City and the state of New York.
Launched in 2025 with the support of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, the Healing Arts New York Network is the first city-based hub of the global Healing Arts movement led by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab and the World Health Organization. HA-NYC is a community of practice dedicated to making New York’s creative health sector visible, valued, and accessible. It brings together artists, creative arts therapists, cultural and public health leaders, healthcare providers, and educators to highlight the vital role of the arts in supporting well-being. With a focus on equity, the network works to embed creative health in healthcare, education, and community life, expand access to programming, and inspire investment that strengthens the health and vitality of all New Yorkers. The network is led by Nisha Sajnani, Jill Sonke, Yazmany Arboleda, Sarah Johnson, and Larissa Trinder, and coordinated by Jernie Millán.