Our mission is to initiate and support colour activations and interventions. We hold events and CPD workshops, and sponsor colour 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. With links on a international and national basis including the International Colour Association (AIC) and the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC), our founding members include:
Colour Collective Sydney: Articles of Association link
Image credit: Geoffrey Gifford mural featuring Warming Stripes illustrating temperature change for NSW 1910-2010 (used with approval from Prof Ed Hawkins, University of Reading).
Jun 20 2022
Colour Psychology workshop - the next session in our schedule of in-person colour workshops.
Colour has the capacity to influence human response. This interactive Colour Psychology workshop helps you to sort fact from fiction, and gives you evidence-based knowledge about…
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Jun 20 2022
We're excited to offer the first in our schedule of in-person colour workshops again!
Our 3-hour interactive workshops blend practical exercises with evidence-based content in an accessible, informative, and fun way. You’ll leave each session armed with invaluable insight and…
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Apr 15 2022
We're excited to present this CPD seminar in conjunction with the Aged Care Industry Association.
Thursday 16 June - 1:30 to 3:30pm Eastern Standard Time (1:00-3:00pm South Australia and 11:30-1:30pm Western Australia)
3 Formal CPD points for architects and designers…
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Mar 25 2022
Now that the pandemic is almost over and restrictions have lifted, we're excited to present this Colour Psychology Workshop at the Queens Club in Sydney at 10:30am on 2 June. So, if you're a member or if you know a…
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Jan 2 2022
The December 2021 issue of the AIC Newsletter featured our sponsorship of the 2021 Enmore Design Centre Graduate Colour Awards. This sponsorship represents our ongoing commitment to providing meaningful awards to encourage the use of colour. The Colour Collective Sydney…
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Nov 26 2021
The Colour Collective Sydney are proud sponsors of four Colour Awards at the Design Centre Enmore Graduate Event 2021. The DCE Graduate Awards night occurred on Wednesday December 1, 2021 and each of the four Colour Award winners received a…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Aug 2 2021
An important workshop session initiated by the Aged Care Industry Association (ACIA) was presented by Dr Zena O’Connor, one of the founders of the Colour Collective Sydney. The CPD seminar ‘Colour Design for Aged Care and Dementia Care’ focused on…
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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…
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Jun 14 2021
The June 2021 issue of the AIC Newsletter featured our International Colour Day Competition including fifteen images that were submitted to our Instagram ICD competition. We are thrilled that these fabulous, creative images from competition Winner Natalie O’Connor and Second…
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