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The Big Anxiety

The Big Anxiety festival is the largest mental health and arts festival in the world.

Featuring an exciting line-up of expert creative thinkers, the festival expands the conversation around lived experiences of mental health by creating innovative spaces for open and forward-thinking discussions about mental well-being.

In 2022, the Wheeler Centre is partnering with The Big Anxiety, Melbourne Naarm (co-presented by RMIT University and UNSW) to present a number of performances and dialogues exploring the major anxieties of our time.

Explore the full line-up at thebiganxiety.org

Past Events

The Big Anxiety

Johann Hari: Why You Can’t Pay Attention

Johann Hari

Past event

21 Sep ⸺ 15 Oct

The Big Anxiety

Writing the Future of Health

Alex Creece, Anna Jacobson, Gemma Mahadeo, Sarah Stivens, Beau Windon, Andy Jackson

Past event

3 Oct

The Big Anxiety

Brain Storms: Creativity and Mental Health

Honor Eastly, Sally Hepworth, Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe, Daniel Regan

Past event

6 Oct

The Big Anxiety

Poetic Solidarities: Claudia Rankine and Evelyn Araluen

Claudia Rankine, Evelyn Araluen

Past event

5 Oct

The Big Anxiety

Awkward Conversations

Clem Bastow, Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe, Debra Keenahan, Tom Middleditch, Khin Myint, Peta Murray, Nicola Redhouse, Daniel Regan, Anna Spargo-Ryan

Past event

7 Oct ⸺ 8 Oct

The Big Anxiety

Leslie Jamison: Examining Empathy

Leslie Jamison, Rebecca Harkins-Cross

Past event

4 Oct
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