It will be an all-day workshop conducted on Saturday at the Port Douglas Community Centre; at specific sites on Sunday morning, and conclude at Port Douglas Community Centre on Sunday afternoon.

“The workshop has been made possible thanks to a Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) grant which allowed for the development of an environmental art/sculpture event for the Douglas Shire, which we have called ‘Call of the running tide’,” said Rosey Cummings, of Port Douglas Artists, who added it has strong support from Douglas Shire Council.

Jill Chism, a leading Queensland-based environmental artist and recipient of an Arts Queensland Creative Fellowship in 2007, will be the workshop convenor.

“Cummings said this is unique to the shire and will engage artists in environmental issues specific to this region.

“We really want to encourage emerging and established artists to participate. The experience the established artists provide will be invaluable,” said Cummings.

She said Chism developed the workshop to start the process of engaging local artists to assist them further develop their environmental arts practice.

The major objectives of the workshop are:

 • To develop an understanding of environmental art from an international, national and local perspective;

 • To explore local environmental issues;

 • To facilitate or enhance the artists approach to environmental art practices;

 • To create both ‘off site’ and site specific environmental artworks;

 • To document the outcomes and photograph the work;

 • To explore and document participating artists interest in the idea of a biennial event featuring Environmental Art in the Douglas shire; and

• To demonstrate how environmental art can raise awareness of local and global issues.

For further information, email Rosey Cummings at kernotsh@bigpond.net.au

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