Upcoming Public Programming
In Conversation
with Joshua Searle
Tuesday 17 November 2-3pm
Join us for what is sure to be a fascinating and insighful discussion from Australian-Colombian artist, Joshua Searle. Joshua will discuss his new exhibition Tasting the Divine, currently on display in our Studio Dax gallery, and his practice generally, in conversation with our Gallery Manager, Nathan Schroeder.
Where: The Dax Centre, Kenneth Myer Building, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC
When: Tuesday 17 November 2-3PM
Tickets: Free. RSVPs are essential.
Refreshments will be provided. Seating will be available.
The gallery is fully accessible.
Donations are welcome to support our ongoing exhibitions and events at the Dax Centre.
About the artist
Joshua Searle's art practice explores memory, inheritance, and cultural reclamation through painting and sculpture. Working across both public and commercial contexts, he examines the diasporic condition—how identity and belonging are shaped by histories of migration, displacement, and colonisation. Drawing on his Colombian heritage, his works often revisit Pre-Columbian artefacts and museum collections, transforming them into contemporary meditations on power, loss, and the endurance of culture.
Poetry @ Dax
Lisa Gorton | Peter Rose
Thursday 26 November 6-8pm
We are excited to announce a second session of our beloved poetry reading sessions for 2026.
Join our Poetry Collection Manager Dr. Jennifer Harrison AM at the Dax Centre on Thursday 26 November for the second and final poetry evenings of the year to hear from two further Australian poets: Lisa Gorton and Peter Rose.
Where: The Dax Centre, Kenneth Myer Building, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC
When: Thursday 26 November, 6-8pm
Tickets: Free. RSVPs are essential.
The gallery is fully accessible.
Donations are welcome to support our ongoing exhibitions and events at the Dax Centre.
About the poets
Lisa Gorton
Lisa writes poetry, fiction and essays. She wrote her doctorate at Oxford University on the poetry and prose of John Donne. Her awards include the Prime Minister's Prize for Fiction, the Victorian Premier's Prize for Poetry, the Philip Hodgins Medal and the Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize. Lisa's fifth poetry collection Mirror Landscape: New and Selected Poems was published by Giramondo in May this year.
Peter Rose
Peter Rose is a poet, novelist, memoirist, playwright and critic. Since 1990 he has published seven poetry collections, most recently Attention, Please! (Pitt Street Poetry, 2025). His family memoir, Rose Boys (2001), won the National Biography Award. Rose also writes and performs short plays in the absurdist tradition with the Highly Strung Players.