Carmichael believes that Dark Mofo's Dark Park in Tasmania won't continue next year due to the ongoing controversy surrounding the festival. The festival faced backlash on social media over an art project that involved crowd-sourcing blood from Indigenous and Aboriginal people. In contrast, a previous initiative by David Walsh, a Tasmanian collector, aimed to create an Aboriginal art park on Hobart's waterfront with a history centre, fire and light installations, and a contemporary art gallery at Macquarie Point.