Our mission is to initiate and support colour activations and interventions in applied design, built environment, marketing and branding plus hold events, CPD workshops and awards.
We are an inclusive association and welcome newcomers with an interest in colour. We encourage research and exploration in all aspects of colour, and aim to disseminate information about colour without limitation. We have links on a national and international basis including the International Colour Association (AIC) and the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC). Our founding members include award-winning professionals, academics and creatives:
Colour Collective Sydney: Articles of Association link
Image credit:Lothar Götz mural, City of Westminster College.
Nov 26 2021
The Colour Collective Sydney are proud sponsors of four Colour Awards at the Design Centre Enmore Graduate Event 2021. We continue our record of sponsoring Colour Awards, which includes multiple Colour Awards at the Sydney Design School and the Master…
Nov 18 2021
We're excited about this conference on colour in the built environment hosted by the Oslo Planning Dept., Norway. To be held 9:00am to 2:30pm, December 1, 2021, the conference is open and free for all to register. One of our…
Nov 12 2021
2021 has been a bumper year for new peer-reviewed articles on colour theory and colour application. The Meeting Report of the Study Group on Environmental Colour Design of the International Colour Association conference AIC2021 has just been published in Color…
Oct 29 2021
The updated 2021 edition of Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology has been published! This is an excellent resource for those interested in colour across all its manifestations as well as colour theory and colour application. We are chuffed that…
Aug 2 2021
An important workshop session initiated by the Aged Care Industry Association (ACIA) is presented by Dr Zena O’Connor, one of the founders of the Colour Collective Sydney. ‘Colour Design for Aged Care and Dementia Care’ is a CPD seminar that…
Jul 30 2021
In an initiative aimed at bolstering community connection and positivity during the extended Sydney Covid-19 lockdown in July-August 2021, the Colour Collective Sydney hosted a social media-based project. The colour community in Sydney was encouraged to post images on Instagram…
Jun 14 2021
The latest AIC Newsletter featured our International Colour Day Competition and fifteen images submitted to our Instagram ICD competition. A quarterly publication of the International Colour Association, the newsletter is distributed worldwide.
We are thrilled that these fabulous, creative images…
May 27 2021
The Colour Collective Sydney are proud media partners of Color Impact 2021, the virtual conference completely dedicated to Architectural Colour.
This is a conference where participants can engage with world-class speakers at Q&A Sessions and dip in to Short Courses…
May 10 2021
This is the talented Rox De Luca, whose artworks caught our eye with their wonderful colours and textures, and then stopped us in our tracks when we discovered they are composed of plastics found in the sand at Bondi Beach…
Apr 20 2021
This CPD session, developed and delivered by Jonathan Watcham, focuses on a new approach to marketing communications for architects, designers and creative professionals.
StoryVoice harnesses authentic narratives to help develop personal branding and create meaningful, high-quality social media content. Connecting…
Mar 21 2021
There were over 160 entries for our International Colour Day Awards 2021!
The fabulous entries featured a huge range of subjects and media from nature photography to gif and video design; from gouache painting to acrylic and digital art, as…
Mar 20 2021
This CPD webinar provides evidence-based information for architects and designers, and focuses on managing the factors that impact specified colour in the built environment. Commissioned and hosted by Resene, New Zealand, and presented by Dr Zena O'Connor, you can view…