Webinar Reflections: Perspectives of Arts in Health as a Discipline – Dialogue with World Leaders: History, Frontier, and Future, IACAET Webinar, November 1, 2025

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.