About the Dax Centre

Detail: Romy Dwosh, Serenity breaking down, 2007, earthenware with terracotta slip, 17x18x7 cm

The Dax Centre promotes mental health and wellbeing through fostering a greater understanding of the mind, mental illness and trauma through art and creativity. It incorporates the Cunningham Dax Collection, a collection of over 15,000 works created by people with an experience of mental illness and trauma.

The Dax Centre's activities include: an annual program of exhibitions, as well as touring exhibitions that travel interstate and internationally; an education program for secondary and tertiary students; public programs, professional development and research.