Call of the Running Tide Environmental Sculpture and Multimedia Events is a collective of artists whose aim is to respond to local, regional and global environmental issues.
Jill Chism, a local, nationally renowned, Environmental and Public Art practitioner, initiated the concept in 2017. Call of the Running Tide (CRT) supports the region’s significant history of environmental activism.
A small and committed team of artists have continued to develop CRT. Jill Chism, Curator, led the team and brought the CRT concept into fruition in September 2019 with the Inaugural CRT Festival. The second festival was held in September 2021, with a satellite exhibition at Northsite Contemporary Arts, Cairns, also in 2021.
Partnerships with local Environmental Groups and Tourism organisations are continuous for their relevance to the issues and their community connections.