Junction Arts Festival - Tunapri Palawa

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Written By Caleb Nichols-Mansell

A vibrant cultural hub alive with workshops, art, and sound-and-light storytelling.

Curated and produced for Junction Arts Festival, Tunapri Palawa was a vibrant cultural hub housed within a purpose-built tent. The space featured daily community-led workshops, authentic Aboriginal arts and crafts, and an evening sound-and-light installation. Designed to activate both learning and exchange, the project transformed the site into a living space of creativity, commerce, and cultural visibility.

Client: Junction Arts Festival
Project Type: Curation & Production, Festival Commission
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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