IACAET Arts & Health Global Dialogue Series

IACAET Arts & Health Global Dialogue Series (2025 – 2026)

Curated by: Prof. Vivien Speiser & Dr. Tony Zhou
Organized by: International Association for Creative Arts Education and Therapy (IACAET)

The International Association for Creative Arts Education and Therapy (IACAET) proudly announces the launch of the IACAET Arts & Health Series, beginning in July 2025. This series aims to explore the dynamic intersections of arts and health from historical, contemporary, and future perspectives.

This high-profile global initiative will feature pioneers and experts from around the world, fostering dialogue, research, and innovative practices. It will serve as a platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and cross-cultural integration in arts and health. We will also explore the intersections of applications across community, educational, health and mental health settings.

The following are upcoming webinars. IACAET members have the option to access exclusive videos of the past webinars here

July 27, 2025: Series launch + Book launch event

Management of Distressing Bodily Symptoms in HealthCare: The BodyMind Approach Using a Biopsychosocial Model. (Helen Payne, Susan Brooks)

August 17, 2025: Webinar

Dance for Health: A Study and Collaboration for Social Prescription. (Susan Imus, Rebekka Hartwell)

September 6, 2025: Global webinar

Arts & Health: Eastern and Western Perspective – Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit

• The Future of Arts and Health. (Vivien Speiser)
• Spirituality and Health in Modern Society. (Ricardo Guerrero Diáñez)
• He-artfulness: Heart-focused Aesthetic Attunement and Mental Health in China. (Jie Yang)
• Dance for Health: An Interdisciplinary Model for Social and Economic Impact. (Anderew Greenwood)

November 1, 2025: Global webinar

Perspectives of Arts in Health as a discipline – Dialogue with World Leaders: History, Frontier and Future (Jill Sonke, Susan Magsamen, Vivien Speiser, David Leventhal, Nsamu Moonga, Naj Wikoff, Tony Zhou et. al)

Dec 13, 2025: Webinar

Voices from Portugal  about  Arts Based Relational Approaches in Education, Therapy and Health (Teresa Torres de Eça, Andreia Dias, Claudia Ormonde, Angela Saldanha, Marta Tagarro et. al)

Jan 10, 2026: Global webinar

Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries: Creative Arts Therapy and Arts in Health in Dialogue (Margo Fuchs Knill, Rebecca Zarate, Val Huet, Nisha Sajnani, Devika Mehta, Kossak Mitchell)

February 7, 2026: Global webinar

(Un)doing Music Therapy in Palliative and End-of-life Care (Stephen Clift, Giorgos Tsiris, Wolfgang Schmid, Tia DeNora)

March 29, 2026: Book Launch

Authentic Movement Joint Book Launch (Helen Payne, Marcia Plevin/Rosa Maria Govoni, Tina Stromsted, Patricia Pallaro)

April 26, 2026: Webinar

Professional Organizations in Focus: Training, Standards, and the Future of the Arts in Education, Therapy, Community and Health (1) (Presented by IACAET Organizational Members)  

May 31, 2026: Webinar

Voices from South Africa – African Perspectives

June 27, 2026: Global Webinar

Professional Organizations in Focus: Training, Standards, and the Future of the Arts in Education, Therapy, Community and Health (2) (Presented by IACAET Organizational Members)

July 19, 2026: Webinar

Voices from Ukurain – Life as Lifeline in Time of Rupture

August 23, 2026: Global webinar

Physical Conversations in a Time of Global Tension: Using Co-Creative Arts Processes to Explore Contemporary Emotional Climate (Steve Harvey, Connor Kelly, Tanvi Rodrigues)