Dax Centre (Parkville)
The Dax Centre is a leader in the use of art to raise awareness and reduce stigma towards mental illness. Through our exhibitions and educational programs we seek to engage, inform and encourage community connections and conversations about mental health.
The Dax Centre includes a gallery space, education programs and also houses the Cunningham Dax Collection.
In our Dax Centre Gallery we have an annual program of art exhibitions featuring works from the collection, new works specifically commissioned for our gallery and touring exhibitions. All of the works are created by people with a lived experience of mental illness and are curated to encourage community connections and conversations about mental illness and psychological trauma.
Our education programs run alongside the exhibitions and use the artworks and personal stories to engage secondary and tertiary students in a discussion about mental health and mental illness. The programs include a presentation by an advocate about their personal lived experience of mental illness and are designed to reduce stigma towards mental illness.
Located in Kenneth Myer Building, University of Melbourne, Genetics Lane off Royal Parade, Melbourne.
Location
Genetics Lane, Parkville 3052 Map
✆ (03) 9035 6610
Web Links
→ www.daxcentre.org
→ The Dax Centre on Facebook
