Public Program Archive
Louise Meuwissen - Vessels for Emotional Holding
5th April 2025
Louise Meuwissen led this workshop celebrating craft-based artmaking as a generative and restorative practice for emotional wellbeing. This workshop celebrated the power of adornment, symbology, and personal expression.
In a friendly and relaxed environment, participants were guided through hand-sewing construction techniques and the principles of bead embroidery.
Learn more about the workshop and Louise's creative practice here:
WORKSHOP- Vessels for Emotional Holding — Louise Meuwissen
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Documentary Screening - Left Write Hook
1st March 2025
1st March 2025
Left Write Hook Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion
As a part of our She Who Persists exhibition programming, The Dax Centre hosted a special screening of the incredibly moving documentary, Left Write Hook, followed by a panel discussion with the Shannon Owen (Film Director), Donna Lyon (Program Creator), and Lauren Wraight and Julie (Program Participants).
Learn more about the Left Write Hook program:
Left Write Hook
Bottle Person Creative Workshop led by Christina Darras
15th February 2025
15th February 2025
The Bottle Person Creative Workshop was led by artists Christina Darras. During the workshop, participants learned papier mâché and painting techniques to create their own unique bottle person to keep. It was a fantastic opportunity to flex those imagination muscles and dive into creativity. It also provided a wonderful chance to connect with other creative souls in the community, make new friends, or catch up with old ones.
The Anxiety Project Artist Panel
27th November 2024
27th November 2024
In The Anxiety Project panel included a discussion about the artist’s interest in how art practice interacts with a lived experience of anxiety and exploring how anxiety manifests and operates within the creative process. This panel discussion was a great opportunity to come together as a creative community for authentic discussion about the hurdles that anxiety creates, and how it can serve as fertile creative ground.
Pocket Zine Workshop with Jacqui Stockdale
9th November 2024
9th November 2024
In conjunction with The Anxiety Project, The Dax Centre and Jacqui Stockdale hosted a pocket zine workshop in November 2024
With the surrounding exhibition to inspire creativity and encourage reflection on anxiety and mental wellbeing, the workshop involved making a pocket zine out of paper materials. Following a tour of The Anxiety Project exhibition, workshop participants were led by Jacqui in drawing, painting and writing on their pocket zines.
What is a pocket zine?
A zine is a small booklet or ‘mini magazine’ - they are created with collage, drawing and writing.
Why make a pocket zine?
In moments of stress or anxiety, it can be useful to have a tangible object to focus on to help ground you. In this workshop, you’ll create a zine for yourself or to gift someone, inspired by The Anxiety Project artworks. The small zine can be kept in your pocket and pulled out whenever needed!
Craft & Connection Workshop led by Louise Meuwissen
12th & 19th October 2024
12th & 19th October 2024
Louise Meuwissen works with textiles and found materials to make intricate embroidered paintings, sculptures, installations and wearable art. Louise specializes in delivering relaxed, fun, craft-based workshops that celebrate our innate creativity, personal expression, and belief that making is for everyone. Louise’s previous workshops have been delivered with institutions such as the NGV, Bunjil Place, and Craft Victoria
We had an two incredibly successful workshops led by Louise Meuwissen, over two Saturdays in October, as our first public program run alongside She Who Persists.
Louise guided workshop attendees through the process of creating an embroidered clothing patch to adorn a personal item, such as a tote bag, jacket, jeans, or even a cushion or blanket!
Using materials from Louise’s personal collection, attendees were be guided in the creation of their design, its translation to textiles, and learnt sewn embellishment techniques to create a unique piece inspired by She Who Persists. Louise spoke to her practice, and her experience in crafting’s capacity to facilitate mental wellbeing
The workshop presented a chance for attendees to connect with others in their community who enjoy craft and tour our current exhibition She Who Persists.