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<p align="center" style="text-align:center; margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; color:red; font-size:14pt">Where Art Meets our Community!
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:14pt">Professional Development Experience</span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:14pt"></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; color:#0070c0"><font size="3">Melancholia Exhibition at The Dax Centre</font></span></p>
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<h1 align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt">Thursday 20<sup>th</sup> October, 2011</span></h1>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center; margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt">5.30-7.30pm (light refreshments provided)</span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center; margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; color:black; font-size:11pt">Where: The Dax Centre</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; color:black; font-size:11pt"></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center; margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; color:black; font-size:11pt">35 Poplar Road, Parkville 3052</span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center; margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; color:black; font-size:11pt">(walking distance from Royal Park railway station)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif'; color:black"></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center; margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt">Cost (GST incl): $</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt">25 ($20 concession)</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify; margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:12pt">The APS College of Community Psychologists is co-hosting a tour at The Dax Centre whilst their current exhibition:
<i style="">Melancholia </i>is on display.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify; margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:12pt">The Dax Centre has emerged out of the Cunningham Dax Collection, which operated as a unit within the Mental Health Research
Institute (MHRI) for the past 20 years. All works have been created by people who have experienced mental illness or trauma. It is anticipated that this internationally recognized collection of art will continue to grow from comprising 15,000 works to over
20,000 works over the next five to ten years.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify; margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:12pt">The current exhibition at the Dax Centre explores the meaning of melancholia. Often understood as an artistic, introspective
or poetic mood, melancholia is also used to describe sadness, mourning and depression. This exhibition explores the concept of melancholia, its relationship with depression and links to creativity.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify; margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:12pt">A beautiful and poignant collection of works large and small,
<i style="">melancholia </i>is an exquisite exploration of sadness in all its forms and the effect these emotions have on art and the mind.<span style="">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify; margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt">All welcome
<i style="">but</i> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt">RSVP is a must for catering purposes, by
<b style="">Tuesday 18<sup>th</sup> October</b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt">For more information or to register, contact Douglas Scott
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt">Email:
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:douglas.scott@monash.edu"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff">douglas.scott@monash.edu</font></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt">
or have a look at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.daxcentre.org/"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff">www.daxcentre.org</font></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'; font-size:11pt">
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