Our mission is to initiate and support colour activations and interventions in applied design, the built environment, marketing and branding plus deliver public talks, webinars, workshops and awards.
We have extensive links on a national and international basis including the International Colour Association (AIC) and the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC).
Our directors include award-winning professionals, academics and creatives:
Colour Collective Sydney: Articles of Association link
Image credit: Leah Rosenberg's 'Everywhere, a Color' at SFO International airport.
Dec 9 2020
We were excited to contribute to AIC2020, the annual conference of the International Colour Association. Due to Covid-19, the conference was not held in Avignon as planned but online.
One of our co-founders, Zena O'Connor, presented four papers: Tactical Urbanism…
Nov 4 2020
We're very excited to announce that our submission to the Public Space Ideas Competition has been short-listed in the Best Temporary and/or Low Cost Public Space Idea category.
The Colour Collective Sydney submission team was Naomi Shaw, Jonathan Watcham, and…
Jun 6 2020
An excellent summary of Color Impact 2020 by Dr Kate Edwards is available in Color Research & Application, Vol. 45, Issue 5. Dr Edwards' summary can be accessed via this link.
Hosted by the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC), the…
Mar 26 2020
Communications and marketing guru Jonathan Watcham is a founding member of the Colour Collective Sydney. He has developed these workshops specifically for architects, designers and building professionals in mid-size practices.
Jonathan knows that, in a highly competitive property, construction and…
Mar 17 2020
ICD-2020 is Saturday 21 March and in light of Covid-19, we cancelled our planned ICD event and held an Instagram competition.
Images were posted on Instagram using the hashtag #ICDxColourCollectiveSydney and there were many fabulous entries!
Winners received a Kolormondo…
Feb 10 2020
Contemporary Colour Strategies in Design & Architecture: The legacy of Marion Hall Best.
Hear from Dr Zena O’Connor as she discusses contemporary ideas and theories on colour in conjunction with the Marion Hall Best exhibition - 26 February 2020.
Marion…
Oct 14 2019
The 2019 midterm meeting of the AIC (International Colour Association) was held in Buenos Aires, 14 to 17 October 2019. The conference theme was “Color and Landscape” and Dr Zena O'Connor (Colour Collective Sydney) was asked to deliver a keynote…
Jul 16 2019
This workshop features some of the new colour apps and tools available online which make colour design and creativity a breeze!
An interactive workshop, it's a hands-on introduction to some of the best new colour apps and tools available in…
Apr 5 2019
Colour and contrast are imperative in aged care and healthcare to improve environmental visual literacy.
This evidence-based seminar gives you the knowledge you need to effectively use colour and contrast in aged care and healthcare. While colour is important in…
Mar 21 2019
The Colour Collective Sydney celebrated International Day at a fabulous evening event at Caroma on Collins, Alexandria, Sydney.
Speakers on the night included Nuha Saad, a Sydney-based installation artist and sculptor. Nuha's colourful public art installations feature in City of…
Feb 7 2019
This Colour Psychology workshop helps you to sort fact from fiction, and gives you evidence-based knowledge about human responses to colour that you can apply with confidence in advertising and design. 3 CPD points for architects and designers.
Tickets are…
Nov 3 2018
The Colour Collective Sydney sponsored the Colour Awards at the Master Painters Association Awards 2018. We helped judge the award and presented the winners (Commercial and Residential categories) at the Awards night on 3 November 2018.
The winning Commercial project…