About Minds Do Matter

The arts are an important mechanism in promoting mental health awareness and enabling long-term well-being outcomes. 

Minds Do Matter is an annual, statewide art exhibition celebrating Mental Health Week and promoting positive community conversations about mental health by inviting creative responses to carefully considered themes.  

Minds Do Matter explores the relationship between art and wellbeing by celebrating art’s power to be life enhancing and life affirming. 

Minds Do Matter is open to people of all ages and abilities and acceptance into the exhibition is non-competitive.

Exhibitions are held annually in Launceston, Devonport and Hobart.

Minds Do Matter is a statewide winner of a Resilient Australia Community Award, a recipient of City of Launceston’s Community Recognition Event Award and was a finalist in the Suicide Prevention LiFE Awards.