Blackspace Creative

AllBranding & MarketingCuration & Production
Written By Caleb Nichols-Mansell

Lutruwita’s first Aboriginal-owned arts retail platform showcasing Palawa creativity statewide.

As the founder of Blackspace Creative, I led a series of curated retail activations across Hobart, Launceston, and Burnie. Each pop-up offered a platform for Palawa artists, community engagement, and storytelling through art and design. The inaugural opening in Nipaluna featured an in-house fundraising dinner that brought together community members, stakeholders, and supporters. This statewide initiative laid the foundation for a new model of cultural commerce in Lutruwita.

Client: Blackspace Creative Arts and Cultural Hub
Project Type: Branding & Marketing, Curation & Production
Location: Statewide, Tasmania
Year: 2022

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Caleb Nichols-Mansell

Caleb Nichols-Mansell moves between Country, culture, and contemporary practice — weaving stories from land, spirit, and community into powerful visual languages. As a proud Palawa man, Caleb's work bridges the ancient and the evolving, reimagining Aboriginal knowledge systems through design, public art, and digital storytelling.

His practice is rooted in Country and carried forward through site-responsive interventions, graphic and surface design, and large-scale public commissions. Through intricate textures, flowing linework, and bold organic forms, Caleb invites reflection on identity, resilience, and the enduring strength of Palawa people.

His works have been commissioned by leading institutions across Australia, including MONA, University of Tasmania, Arts Tasmania, Australian Fashion Week, Lifeline Australia, and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; embedding stories of survival, connection, and contemporary Aboriginal identity into the cultural, public, and built environment.

www.calebnicholsmansell.com.au

https://www.calebnicholsmansell.com.au
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