Webinar Reflections: Perspectives of Arts in Health as a Discipline – Dialogue with World Leaders: History, Frontier, and Future, IACAET Webinar, November 1, 2025
Abstract
Abstract This global webinar report synthesizes key insights from international leaders in the field of arts in health, tracing the field’s evolution, emerging research, and the growing call for decolonized, community-centered practice. Drawing on the work of Vivien Speiser and Tony Yu Zhou, Jill Sonke, Naj Wikoff, Susan Magsamen, Nsamu Moonga, and David Leventhal, the report highlights how the arts serve as a vital modality of healing, health equity, and social transformation. Integrating research from the World Health Organization and major US arts organizations, the webinar panelists advocate for interdisciplinary collaboration and culturally grounded practices that position creativity as both a human right and a health imperative.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Global Health and Surgery
Art Therapy and Mental Health
Empathy and Medical Education
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Creative Arts in Education and Therapy
- Publisher
- Inspirees International
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 347–357
- Publication date
- 17 February 2026
- Language
- EN