International Arts + Mind Lab
@artsandmindlab.bsky.social
Pioneering #neuroaesthetics research-to-practice at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
During this Thanksgiving season, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has shared their energy, insight, and encouragement as we work together to grow the field of neuroarts.
Thank you for being part of this collective effort and for the impact we are creating.
Thank you for being part of this collective effort and for the impact we are creating.
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
During this Thanksgiving season, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has shared their energy, insight, and encouragement as we work together to grow the field of neuroarts.
Thank you for being part of this collective effort and for the impact we are creating.
Thank you for being part of this collective effort and for the impact we are creating.
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In this week's guest blog post, the team at Home Ground Lab shares how refugee communities around the world are using beauty to reclaim space, restore dignity, and sustain hope.
These stories underscore that beauty is central to how we thrive.
Article here: tinyurl.com/yc3p5twe
These stories underscore that beauty is central to how we thrive.
Article here: tinyurl.com/yc3p5twe
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In this week's guest blog post, the team at Home Ground Lab shares how refugee communities around the world are using beauty to reclaim space, restore dignity, and sustain hope.
These stories underscore that beauty is central to how we thrive.
Article here: tinyurl.com/yc3p5twe
These stories underscore that beauty is central to how we thrive.
Article here: tinyurl.com/yc3p5twe
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In this installment of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. @thaliargoldstein.bsky.social—Associate Professor and Director of the Applied Developmental Psychology Program at George Mason University—about the power of theater and aesthetic engagement.
Link here: tinyurl.com/mrxbz2sx
Link here: tinyurl.com/mrxbz2sx
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In this installment of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. @thaliargoldstein.bsky.social—Associate Professor and Director of the Applied Developmental Psychology Program at George Mason University—about the power of theater and aesthetic engagement.
Link here: tinyurl.com/mrxbz2sx
Link here: tinyurl.com/mrxbz2sx
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Apply now! The 2026 Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards offer funding for teams of early career investigators and arts practitioners to lead innovative neuroarts research.
Proposals due February 3, 2026.
Click here to learn more: neuroartsblueprint.org/neuroarts-in...
Proposals due February 3, 2026.
Click here to learn more: neuroartsblueprint.org/neuroarts-in...
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Apply now! The 2026 Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards offer funding for teams of early career investigators and arts practitioners to lead innovative neuroarts research.
Proposals due February 3, 2026.
Click here to learn more: neuroartsblueprint.org/neuroarts-in...
Proposals due February 3, 2026.
Click here to learn more: neuroartsblueprint.org/neuroarts-in...
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A new national Community Neuroarts Coalitions Network, part of the NeuroArts Blueprint, supports 11 communities translating the science of neuroarts into practical, community-based programs that enhance the health, well-being, cohesion, and resilience of their communities.
tinyurl.com/bdcvuf2b
tinyurl.com/bdcvuf2b
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A new national Community Neuroarts Coalitions Network, part of the NeuroArts Blueprint, supports 11 communities translating the science of neuroarts into practical, community-based programs that enhance the health, well-being, cohesion, and resilience of their communities.
tinyurl.com/bdcvuf2b
tinyurl.com/bdcvuf2b
Exciting News: IAM Lab is Hiring the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead
We are thrilled to announce that the IAM Lab is accepting applications for the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead, marking a transformative step forward for the evolving interdisciplinary field of neuroarts.
tinyurl.com/4wjdnavh
We are thrilled to announce that the IAM Lab is accepting applications for the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead, marking a transformative step forward for the evolving interdisciplinary field of neuroarts.
tinyurl.com/4wjdnavh
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Exciting News: IAM Lab is Hiring the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead
We are thrilled to announce that the IAM Lab is accepting applications for the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead, marking a transformative step forward for the evolving interdisciplinary field of neuroarts.
tinyurl.com/4wjdnavh
We are thrilled to announce that the IAM Lab is accepting applications for the Inaugural Neuroarts Research Lead, marking a transformative step forward for the evolving interdisciplinary field of neuroarts.
tinyurl.com/4wjdnavh
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In this installment of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. Margaret Chisolm—Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University—about how aesthetic experiences can humanize healthcare and strengthen clinician empathy.
Article here: tinyurl.com/35apc6cv
Article here: tinyurl.com/35apc6cv
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In this installment of Voices from the Field, we speak with Dr. Margaret Chisolm—Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University—about how aesthetic experiences can humanize healthcare and strengthen clinician empathy.
Article here: tinyurl.com/35apc6cv
Article here: tinyurl.com/35apc6cv
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In this inaugural installment of CNC Perspectives, Bama Lutes Deal, who is leading Palm Health Foundation’s (PHF) PBC Neuroarts Collaborative, describes the progress of this county-wide Community Neuroarts Coalition (CNC), now in its fourth year.
Article: tinyurl.com/yc322bu2
Article: tinyurl.com/yc322bu2
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In this inaugural installment of CNC Perspectives, Bama Lutes Deal, who is leading Palm Health Foundation’s (PHF) PBC Neuroarts Collaborative, describes the progress of this county-wide Community Neuroarts Coalition (CNC), now in its fourth year.
Article: tinyurl.com/yc322bu2
Article: tinyurl.com/yc322bu2
On November 1, 2025, IAM Lab Executive Director Susan Magsamen will join an extraordinary panel of world leaders for a groundbreaking global webinar as part of the IACAET Arts & Health Series.
Click here to register: www.iacaet.org/event/perspe...
Click here to register: www.iacaet.org/event/perspe...
October 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On November 1, 2025, IAM Lab Executive Director Susan Magsamen will join an extraordinary panel of world leaders for a groundbreaking global webinar as part of the IACAET Arts & Health Series.
Click here to register: www.iacaet.org/event/perspe...
Click here to register: www.iacaet.org/event/perspe...
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In this Voices from the Field, NeuroArts Blueprint Co-Director Susan Magsamen sits down with Dr. Jill Sonke, a leader in arts in health research, policy, and practice. Their conversation brings to life how creativity fosters connection, resilience, and hope.
Listen here: tinyurl.com/4bc8yc7m
Listen here: tinyurl.com/4bc8yc7m
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In this Voices from the Field, NeuroArts Blueprint Co-Director Susan Magsamen sits down with Dr. Jill Sonke, a leader in arts in health research, policy, and practice. Their conversation brings to life how creativity fosters connection, resilience, and hope.
Listen here: tinyurl.com/4bc8yc7m
Listen here: tinyurl.com/4bc8yc7m
We are very excited to share that Johns Hopkins University has released a landmark Arts Initiative Report, a critical step towards making the arts a central part of the university’s identity and operations.
Read the report here: hub.jhu.edu/2025/10/15/j...
@jhu.edu
Read the report here: hub.jhu.edu/2025/10/15/j...
@jhu.edu
October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We are very excited to share that Johns Hopkins University has released a landmark Arts Initiative Report, a critical step towards making the arts a central part of the university’s identity and operations.
Read the report here: hub.jhu.edu/2025/10/15/j...
@jhu.edu
Read the report here: hub.jhu.edu/2025/10/15/j...
@jhu.edu
San Quentin SkunkWorks is a nonprofit social innovation lab testing bold ideas for reform. They have launched a series of community-oriented projects inside San Quentin, with the mural initiative Project Chiaroscuro: Light Within the Shadows at the heart of this work.
Article: tinyurl.com/dzr8v4dm
Article: tinyurl.com/dzr8v4dm
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
San Quentin SkunkWorks is a nonprofit social innovation lab testing bold ideas for reform. They have launched a series of community-oriented projects inside San Quentin, with the mural initiative Project Chiaroscuro: Light Within the Shadows at the heart of this work.
Article: tinyurl.com/dzr8v4dm
Article: tinyurl.com/dzr8v4dm
We invite you to participate by sharing photos of spaces that made you feel awe, a sense of belonging or creative energy at hks.onl/ProjectWHY
Please only share images that you have taken yourself and fully own. Images will be used only for research purposes — never sold or used commercially.
Please only share images that you have taken yourself and fully own. Images will be used only for research purposes — never sold or used commercially.
October 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We invite you to participate by sharing photos of spaces that made you feel awe, a sense of belonging or creative energy at hks.onl/ProjectWHY
Please only share images that you have taken yourself and fully own. Images will be used only for research purposes — never sold or used commercially.
Please only share images that you have taken yourself and fully own. Images will be used only for research purposes — never sold or used commercially.
This article highlights how music can be a powerful complement to traditional medicine in promoting healing and wellbeing, with a focus on the experiences of patients, clinicians, and researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Article here: tinyurl.com/9wwn7h4v
Article here: tinyurl.com/9wwn7h4v
Instruments of healing
At Johns Hopkins Hospital, music therapists use stirring rhythms and soothing melodies to support patients and their families during the hardest moments of their lives
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October 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This article highlights how music can be a powerful complement to traditional medicine in promoting healing and wellbeing, with a focus on the experiences of patients, clinicians, and researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Article here: tinyurl.com/9wwn7h4v
Article here: tinyurl.com/9wwn7h4v
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In this week's guest blog post, Laura Henderson, Head of Program at Frontiers for Young Minds (FYM), shares how the journal is bridging science, art, and education to make cutting-edge research accessible to young audiences.
Link here: tinyurl.com/3972j9r3
Link here: tinyurl.com/3972j9r3
October 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In this week's guest blog post, Laura Henderson, Head of Program at Frontiers for Young Minds (FYM), shares how the journal is bridging science, art, and education to make cutting-edge research accessible to young audiences.
Link here: tinyurl.com/3972j9r3
Link here: tinyurl.com/3972j9r3
This APA Monitor on Psychology article underscores how deeply art shapes human thought, emotion, and identity. Neuroaesthetics research demonstrates that both emotional and cognitive processes are at play, weaving together perception, memory, and self-awareness.
Article here: tinyurl.com/5n82jce9
Article here: tinyurl.com/5n82jce9
October 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This APA Monitor on Psychology article underscores how deeply art shapes human thought, emotion, and identity. Neuroaesthetics research demonstrates that both emotional and cognitive processes are at play, weaving together perception, memory, and self-awareness.
Article here: tinyurl.com/5n82jce9
Article here: tinyurl.com/5n82jce9
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A new Neuroarts Academic Network (NAN) will focus on arts as a core part of treating illness, promoting wellness, and shaping healthy communities. The NAN is part of the NeuroArts Blueprint—a Johns Hopkins-Aspen Institute partnership with funding from The Music Man Foundation.
tinyurl.com/2m5ebw54
tinyurl.com/2m5ebw54
September 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A new Neuroarts Academic Network (NAN) will focus on arts as a core part of treating illness, promoting wellness, and shaping healthy communities. The NAN is part of the NeuroArts Blueprint—a Johns Hopkins-Aspen Institute partnership with funding from The Music Man Foundation.
tinyurl.com/2m5ebw54
tinyurl.com/2m5ebw54
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In this week's guest blog post, Assistant Vice President of Arts & Well-being Aly Lokuta invites the NRC community to join NJPAC Arts & Well-being and the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine at Creating Healthy Communities 2025 on October 14-16.
Link here: tinyurl.com/mwyxpu42
Link here: tinyurl.com/mwyxpu42
September 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In this week's guest blog post, Assistant Vice President of Arts & Well-being Aly Lokuta invites the NRC community to join NJPAC Arts & Well-being and the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine at Creating Healthy Communities 2025 on October 14-16.
Link here: tinyurl.com/mwyxpu42
Link here: tinyurl.com/mwyxpu42
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Meet the NeuroArts Blueprint Scientific Advisory Board, leading experts who will guide the research priorities outlined in the NeuroArts Blueprint Global Research Strategy.
neuroartsblueprint.org/scientific-a...
neuroartsblueprint.org/scientific-a...
September 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Meet the NeuroArts Blueprint Scientific Advisory Board, leading experts who will guide the research priorities outlined in the NeuroArts Blueprint Global Research Strategy.
neuroartsblueprint.org/scientific-a...
neuroartsblueprint.org/scientific-a...
IAM Lab Executive Director Susan Magsamen will take the world stage at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Research Symposium at NYU, where she will serve as a key plenary speaker with other experts on youth mental health and the arts.
Info here: tinyurl.com/mr46395t
Info here: tinyurl.com/mr46395t
September 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
IAM Lab Executive Director Susan Magsamen will take the world stage at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Research Symposium at NYU, where she will serve as a key plenary speaker with other experts on youth mental health and the arts.
Info here: tinyurl.com/mr46395t
Info here: tinyurl.com/mr46395t
A new Psychology Today article from the IAM Lab explores how creative spaces can function as mental health infrastructure. Between 2011 and 2021, the number of high school students reporting persistent sadness or hopelessness soared to 42%, the highest in 30 years.
Link here: tinyurl.com/mpu8r6em
Link here: tinyurl.com/mpu8r6em
September 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A new Psychology Today article from the IAM Lab explores how creative spaces can function as mental health infrastructure. Between 2011 and 2021, the number of high school students reporting persistent sadness or hopelessness soared to 42%, the highest in 30 years.
Link here: tinyurl.com/mpu8r6em
Link here: tinyurl.com/mpu8r6em
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In this compelling installment of Voices from the Field, we speak with Sunil Iyengar — Director of the Office of Research & Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts — about arts-based strategies for wellbeing and flourishing.
Link here: tinyurl.com/vkxn7wjm
Link here: tinyurl.com/vkxn7wjm
September 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In this compelling installment of Voices from the Field, we speak with Sunil Iyengar — Director of the Office of Research & Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts — about arts-based strategies for wellbeing and flourishing.
Link here: tinyurl.com/vkxn7wjm
Link here: tinyurl.com/vkxn7wjm
IAM Lab Executive Director Susan Magasmen is giving a keynote address at the 2025 Convergence Summit that will highlight the growing body of work around the field of neuroarts in Georgia and beyond.
More information is available here. rowenlife.com/2025-converg...
More information is available here. rowenlife.com/2025-converg...
September 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
IAM Lab Executive Director Susan Magasmen is giving a keynote address at the 2025 Convergence Summit that will highlight the growing body of work around the field of neuroarts in Georgia and beyond.
More information is available here. rowenlife.com/2025-converg...
More information is available here. rowenlife.com/2025-converg...
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Honored to welcome Dr. Emmeline Edwards as inaugural Director of Research for the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative.
She will oversee the NeuroArts Blueprint Global Research Strategy, manage the Renee Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards, and guide evidence-based programs.
Welcome, Dr. Edwards!
She will oversee the NeuroArts Blueprint Global Research Strategy, manage the Renee Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards, and guide evidence-based programs.
Welcome, Dr. Edwards!
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Honored to welcome Dr. Emmeline Edwards as inaugural Director of Research for the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative.
She will oversee the NeuroArts Blueprint Global Research Strategy, manage the Renee Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards, and guide evidence-based programs.
Welcome, Dr. Edwards!
She will oversee the NeuroArts Blueprint Global Research Strategy, manage the Renee Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards, and guide evidence-based programs.
Welcome, Dr. Edwards!