Another Wonderland Reunites Historic WPA Hospital Murals
6/6/2026: Historic exhibition, Another Wonderland, opens at the Museum of the City of New York, featuring WPA mural, Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York
News
The Illumination Fund considers media and communications as an important way to amplify the work of its grantees and to share program models. Some recent press coverage and program news can be found below.
Illumination Fund Expands Play to Thrive and Highlights Youth Sports Access at Project Play Summit
5/26/2026: Laurie Tisch, joined the Aspen Institute Sports & Society Project Play Summit earlier this month for a conversation with Aspen’s Tom Farrey on the future of youth sports and the importance of expanding access to play.
New Aspen Institute Report on Youth Soccer Reveals “Soccer Deserts” and Rising Costs for NYC/NJ Youth
5/26/2026: Commissioned by the Illumination Fund, the report outlines a path to a more equitable youth soccer system ahead of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festival 10th anniversary special launches on streaming platforms
AppleTV releases compilation of 10 live action, animated, and documentary short films of youth mental health storytelling through film to combat stigma. Films followed by a conversation with Emmy winning actor John Turturro, Laurie Tisch, Cal Hedigan, and three young filmmakers. Available to watch worldwide.
Check out the videos of grantees of the Illumination Fund’s Arts in Health initiative and get the impact report
The report includes case studies and data on the impact of the first six years of the Fund’s initiative at the intersection of the arts and healthcare in New York City.
Illumination Fund Launches $10 Million Play To Thrive Initiative at the State of Soccer NY/NJ Summit
The initiative will support organizations that use sports to improve youth mental health outcomes, expand access for underserved communities, and promote equity across New York City and beyond.
The Role of the Arts in Healthcare: Transforming Lives, Creating Community
Illumination Fund releases new grantee videos and publishes report on its Arts in Health initiative, The Role of the Arts in Healthcare: Transforming Lives, Creating Community.
NJ/NY Gotham FC Launches Keep Her in the Game
NJ/NY Gotham FC’s “Keep Her in the Game” is a first-of-its-kind soccer-based program to support and empower girl players
Seven new murals unveiled this year at NYC Health + Hospitals
Joined by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, NYC Health + Hospitals unveiled the new murals at hospitals, long-term care facilities, and community health centers in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx.
Hunter College Names 2023 Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize Winners
The Prize Honors Nonprofits and Individuals for Excellence in Urban Public Health
Healing Walls: New York City Health + Hospitals Community Mural Project 2019-2021 — Book now available
100% of sales of Healing Walls will benefit NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine programs
Sirius FM: Dr. Caren Behar interviews Laurie Tisch on Doctor Radio
Listen to the January 5, 2023 chat between Dr. Caren Behar and Laurie Tisch on Sirius FM’s Doctor Radio,
New Program, RSVP, Introduces the Arts to Newly Arrived Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Seeking Humanitarian Protection
Dec, 20, 2022: Terra Firma launches RSVP, an arts engagement program for unaccompanied immigrant youth to facilitate acculturation in New York City
PIX11 TV News features Preview of Healing Walls book
Oct 25, 2022 – Hospital mural highlighted in Illumination Fund’s new book commemorating NYC Health + Hospitals Community Mural Project from 2019 through 2021
New Study released by Gibney on program for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
August, 16, 2022 – Benefits of Dance/Movement Programs on Mental Health and Well-Being in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence. First Randomized, Controlled Trial on the Impact of Movement for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence