RIYADH: On Oct. 27 at the Global Health Exhibition in Riyadh, the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, unveiled the regional launch of its photo essay showcasing how the arts “can support health and wellbeing across cultures, with a focus on underserved communities.”
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The photo essay — on display at the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Center until Oct. 30 — is the first part of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab-Lancet Global Series on the Health Benefits of the Arts, billed in a press release as “a landmark international collaboration that will culminate in a full academic series published by The Lancet in early 2026” and based on a 2019 WHO report “highlighting the role of the arts in promoting health, preventing illness and supporting the management and treatment of a variety of health conditions from infancy to old age.”
The series was led by Prof. Nisha Sajnani (co-director at the Jameel Arts & Health Lab and director of Drama Therapy and Arts and Health at NYU Steinhardt), Dr. Nils Fietje (co-director at the lab and technical officer at the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe) and Stephen Stapleton (a founding co-director of the lab).
