8 Dec Healing Arts Singapore @ YST-NUS

On Monday afternoon and all day Tuesday, this symposium opens the Healing Arts Singapore week with a focus on research, practice, and policy at the intersection of arts, health, and wellbeing. It brings together leaders from research, healthcare, arts and culture, and government to explore how the arts can strengthen wellbeing, reimagine care, and inspire systemic change. Through dialogues, presentations, and workshops, participants will engage with emerging evidence, innovations, and collaborations that link arts participation with healthy ageing, youth mental health, and inclusive communities. The discussions will also spotlight growing efforts to integrate the arts into healthcare and community systems through social prescribing. The NUS symposium culminates with the launch of the THRivE (Tools for Health Research and Evaluation in arts and heritage) toolkit — Asia’s first freely available e-book supporting more rigorous evaluation in arts, heritage and health — followed by a celebratory THRivE reception with live music and canapés.

See more at https://www.healingartssingapore.org/events/nus-symposium

Info: Welcome Address by HASG co-organisers and Ms. April Siwon Lee (Technical Officer, World Health Organization Western Pacific Region), and others, with keynotes by Ms. Aruna Johnson (Director, Arts Ecosystem Group, NAC), and Dr. Jill Sonke (Research Director & Research Professor, University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine).

Info: Join moderator Dr. Joanne Yoong and panelists Prof. Kua Ee Heok, Prof. Emi Kyota, Ms. Ngiam Su-Lin, and Dr. Sharon Chang as they discuss how Singapore can design, implement and sustain the systems, spaces, and policies needed to embed the arts in healthy ageing. This session bridges research, practice, and policy for a more creative and caring future.

Info: Explore studies and programmes that link the arts with healthy ageing. Featuring speakers from NUS, NTU, National Gallery Singapore, and other partners, these concurrent sessions showcase innovations in music, dance, theatre, and visual arts that enhance wellbeing, connection, and care.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, 3 Conservatory Drive, Clementi, Singapore

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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