Celebrating

National Mental Health Week

6 - 12th October 2025 on the Surf Coast

2025 Events

Friday September 26 2025

AOTM x Bunnings

Bunnings BBQ
Location: Bunnings Torquay
Cost: DONATION
Tuesday October 7 2025

Standard Mental Health First Aid

7th & 8th OCTOBER
Location: Torquay Community House
Cost: FREE TO SURFCOAST RESIDENTS
Tuesday October 7 2025

2025 Song Contest

Songs of Hope & Wellbeing
Location: Torquay Bowls Club
Cost: Free Entry to Contest/$30 Artist Registration
Wednesday October 8 2025

Are you really listening?

FREE WEBINAR
Location: ONLINE
Cost: FREE
Thursday October 9 2025
Laughing Yoga at Salty Dog Cafe Torquay

Laughing Yoga @ Fishos

Laughter Yoga at Salty Dog
Location: Salty Dog Cafe
Cost: FREE
Friday October 10 2025

The Big Boys Breakfast

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT
Location: Bunnings Torquay
Cost: FREE
Sunday October 12 2025

Resilient Heart workshop

Activate your heartspace
Location: Lightbox Torquay
Cost: $40

A Sample of Past Events

Sunday October 6 2024

Art Exhibition

'Contemplation'
Location: AAH Art & Healing
Cost: $10 Artist Registration Fee
Saturday October 12 2024

Man Walk

Walk, Talk, Support
Location: Salty Dog Cafe
Cost: Free
Saturday October 12 2024

Creating Emotively

Art therapy: Creating a personal emotional language form
Location: The Lightbox Art Studios Torquay
Cost: $30
Friday October 11 2024

Lowercase Poetry

Presents 'Activate'
Location: Great Ocean Road Gin
Cost: $5
Sunday October 13 2024

Lukey's Open Mic

Enjoy an afternoon of live music at Bells Beach Brewing
Location: Bells Beach Brewery
Cost: Free
Friday October 11 2024

Paint and Sip at Canvas and Cork

Location: Canvas and Cork
Cost: $59

Our Mission

Art of the Minds aims to activate, educate and engage the Surf Coast and wider community to creatively manage mental health and wellbeing. 

Our festival message throughout October and coinciding with National Mental Health Week, is aimed at reducing stigma and normalising the experience of mental illness across all ages and demographics of the population.

 

Art of the Minds is passionate about sharing resilience-focused messages by reinforcing through creative education platforms, that Hope is central to the recovery of all mental wellbeing challenges.

 

We focus on the importance of community connections, by attracting like-minded individuals to not only attend our events but also share positive lived experiences of mental wellbeing management.

Our 5 C’s!  Celebrating Creative Community Conversations & Connections in mental wellbeing.

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Art of the Minds

6-12th October 2025, Celebrating National Mental Health Week

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