Du Cane Brewery & Dining Hall

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Written By Caleb Nichols-Mansell

Honouring the waterways of Kanamaluka as a meeting place layered with deep-time rhythms.

Following my work with Junction Arts Festival, I was invited by Du Cane to develop a mural for their Brewery & Dining Hall in Launceston. The resulting artwork, Meeting Place, honours the sacred waterways that converge to form Kanamaluka/Tamar River. The layered line work represents deep time, ancestral knowledge, and community. Much like the rings of a tree, these marks echo our cultural rhythms and collective memory—offering a visual welcome and a quiet acknowledgment of the history flowing beneath this contemporary gathering space.

Client: Du Cane Brewing & Dining Hall
Project Type: Public Art
Location: Launceston, 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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