Podcasts

Tune in this week as Rachael catches up with Narungga person and creative icon, Sianna Catullo. Sianna is the former brand manager for Clothing the Gap, which is a social enterprise fashion company dedicated to clothes that carry messages that matter. After helping to build Clothing the Gap into the incredible brand it is today, Sianna decided to step out and into the world of production, co-founding Blakground, a majority Aboriginal owned and led production company specialising in video, stills and creative development. She explains that Blakground is designed to “facilitate safe spaces for First Nations people by creating culturally minded content that captures stories and celebrates culture and creativity.” As a company, Blakground is dedicated to improving the representation and visibility of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across all part of the arts, and particularly as producers.

In this rich and wide-ranging chat, Rachael & Sianna reflect on the joys and challenges of building Blak businesses that put ethics, politics, and community at the centre of their ethos. They talk about the work that Blak brands can do in amplifying grassroots struggle, and providing spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to make the kinds of work that really matters to them.