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Michael Tan Koon Boon

Shaping Art & Design for Health and Wellbeing in Singapore and Beyond

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News, Activities and Events Update: Michael Tan Koon Boon

Healing Arts Singapore Launched

Healing Arts Singapore Launched

As Asia’s first national-level arts and health initiative, Healing Arts Singapore (HASG) aims to embed the arts within systems of care, advancing evidence-based and scalable interventions to improve wellbeing across Singapore and the wider Western Pacific region. The initiative took place from 8-12 December 2025, featuring academic symposia, policy meetings, capacity-building workshops, artist commissions, and […]

Celebrating a milestone in Singapore’s arts and health development- Healing Arts Singapore Announcement Event, 7 May 2025, Mandala Club, Singapore

Celebrating a milestone in Singapore’s arts and health development- Healing Arts Singapore Announcement Event, 7 May 2025, Mandala Club, Singapore

Celebrating a milestone in Singapore’s arts and health development following the seminal state of arts and health development in Singapore report undertaken by a team of colleagues and myself. Delighted to be co-leading this effort with Dr Kat Agres (Centre for Music for Health, NUS) and and the Jameel Arts and Health lab Co-Directors Nisha […]

WHO Lancet Global Series on the Health Benefit of the Arts at the Creative Brain Week, Trinity College, Dublin

WHO Lancet Global Series on the Health Benefit of the Arts at the Creative Brain Week, Trinity College, Dublin

What a privilege and an incredible week to huddle with a group of passionate and like-minded colleagues from various fields such as public health, the arts, therapeutic arts and sciences, and cultural economics to share our work in progress on the WHO Lancet Global series on the benefit of the arts at the Creative Brain […]

Creative citizenship and the future of care

Creative citizenship and the future of care

Great Lab4Living team outing at the London Design Biennale 2023! Thank you for having me on the Remapping the 100 Years Life LDB Sessions. It was an honour and delight to be a part of this stimulating exchange with esteemed colleagues. Thank you for providing a platform for me to unpick ageing, question the place […]

Thank you Artswok Collaborative

Thank you Artswok Collaborative

What is the role of care in art making today? How would you describe artistic labour in the Arts and Health field? Thank you Artswok for this opportunity to share my views and Xijie for your thoughtful writing! Link to Article

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