Junction Arts Festival / Brand Identity

Each year Junction commissions a Tasmanian visual artist to create the brand identity for the festival. This year the artwork was designed by Caleb Nichols-Mansell in collaboration with Walker Designs.

The artwork is inspired by and representative of Princes Square as a gathering place for both the festival as its hub but also for the Tasmanian Aboriginal community who have always had a presence in this park. What might appear as a green space to most is a refuge for our community, a piece of Country in the middle of a concrete jungle. It is a space that has been used for community meetings, gatherings, to share memories and to yarn.

This Country and its history is deep and layered and this is reflected through the line work. The circular shape and form of the design represents our circular knowledge systems and the deep connection we have to place. The four pathways represent the different journeys we undertake and as a whole represents the layout and built structure of the park today.

In connection to the festival, the line work represents the layers of knowledge, talent and creativity being shared through the festival and its program. The circular form represents the coming together of different communities and pathways we walk to come together in this shared space.