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  • A black and white photograph of stacked basic grocery items, as art.
  • An artwork depicting a hand-drawn map with handwritten place names.
Until 18 Dec

Recovering Art

  • Free
  • Art

The Cunningham Dax Collection holds one of the world's most significant collections of art made in the context of mental illness and psychological trauma, with its earliest works created within the nascent art programs in psychiatric institutions.

Recovering Art takes the earliest moments of the collection's formation as its starting point and looks at the different ways of understanding the relationship between art and mental health, from the era of institutionalisation to now.

The exhibition brings together over 40 works including early archival material and collection works from the Cunningham Dax Collection, set beside new and recent works by leading contemporary artists from Australia and New Zealand to consider the ways art can play a role in one's life, navigating the reality of mental illness and disability.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 5 Jun
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 10 Jun
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 11 Jun
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 12 Jun
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 17 Jun
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 18 Jun
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 19 Jun
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 24 Jun
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 25 Jun
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 26 Jun
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 1 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 2 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 3 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 8 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 9 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 10 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 15 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 16 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 17 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 22 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 23 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 24 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 29 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 30 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 31 Jul
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 5 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 6 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 7 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 12 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 13 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 14 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 19 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 20 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 21 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 26 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 27 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 28 Aug
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 2 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 3 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 4 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 9 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 10 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 11 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 16 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 17 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 18 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 23 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 24 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 25 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 30 Sep
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 1 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 2 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 7 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 8 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 9 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 14 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 15 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 16 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 21 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 22 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 23 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 28 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 29 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 30 Oct
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 4 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 5 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 6 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 11 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 12 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 13 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 18 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 19 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 20 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 25 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 26 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 27 Nov
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 2 Dec
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 3 Dec
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 4 Dec
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 9 Dec
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 10 Dec
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 11 Dec
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Wed 16 Dec
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Thu 17 Dec
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm
Fri 18 Dec
  • 11am - 3.30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm

Location

The Dax Centre
Kenneth Myer Building
30 Royal Parade
Parkville 3010

Open in maps location for Kenneth Myer Building

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9349 2538
  • email address: info@daxcentre.org
  • Visit website for Recovering Art
Facebook page for Recovering Art Instagram page for Recovering Art

Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets
  • Companion card accepted
  • Mobility access
  • Quiet spaces
  • Service animals

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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