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AIC NEWSLETTER - AUGUST 2025
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AIC2025, 16th Congress of the AIC, "Color for Future"
The 16th AIC Congress, AIC2025, has attracted an impressive 208 abstract submissions from 28 countries across the globe, reaffirming its position as the premier international color
conference of 2025. This exceptional level of global engagement promises a vibrant and diverse exchange of ideas, making the event a pivotal moment for progress in the field.
AIC2025 offers a dynamic and comprehensive program. Attendees can expect a variety of engaging activities, including interactive workshops, the Executive Committee (EC) meeting, a warm
welcome reception, keynote and invited lectures, oral and poster sessions, the general assembly, focused study group discussions, and prestigious ceremonies and lectures for the Judd, CADE, and the newly introduced Sphere Award.
The congress will be held at a historically significant venue—the century-old tobacco factory within the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park (SCCP) in vibrant Taipei City. Surrounded
by modern art galleries, shopping areas, convenience stores, and well-connected MRT stations, the venue offers a harmonious blend of cultural heritage and urban accessibility.
The organizing committee has moved the congress excursion to the final day to better accommodate participants. On this day, attendees can choose between two curated experiences: a visit
to the world-famous National Palace Museum in Taipei or a tour of the Yingge Ceramics Museum and the New Taipei City Art Museum.
Early Bird registration ends on September 1st.
For more information, please visit:https://www.aic2025.org/
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AIC EDITORIAL COMMITTEE NEWS
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AIC Newsletter Transitioning to the New AIC Publishing Platform
We are pleased to announce that the AIC Newsletter will be transitioning to the new
AIC Publishing platform by the end of 2025. This platform enhances accessibility to AIC resources, enabling researchers, professionals, and members of the global color community to explore decades of valuable insights into color science, design, education,
and application.This initiative is part of AIC’s broader effort to modernize its publishing activities and improve the dissemination of knowledge within the international color community.
To stay connected, we kindly invite all members of the colour community to
register on the new platform. Registration ensures uninterrupted delivery of the AIC Newsletter and continued access to updates on all AIC publications.
Register here:
https://www.aic-publishing.org/omp/index.php/index/user/register
Ingrid Calvo Ivanovic -
AIC Newsletter Editor
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Study Group on Colour Education (SGCE)
Highlights from the CLP Second Quarterly Meeting – July 2025
The AIC + ISCC Colour Literacy Project (CLP) held its second quarterly meeting of the year on 12 July 2025.
Key updates included progress on the
AIC Study Group on Color Education,
now co-led by Maggie Maggio and Ingrid Calvo Ivanovic, with renewed plans to strengthen links between the Study Group and the CLP.
Reports from the four CLP teams highlighted ongoing work:
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Team 1 - Website & Resources
continues developing the website, reorganizing resources, and refining the colour literacy curriculum around four cornerstones.
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Team 2 - Foundations (K-12) is advancing beta testing of colour exercises, expanding collaborations with schools, and preparing a Universal Foundation Teacher Guide.
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Team 3 - Post-Secondary is developing the Post-Secondary Partners network, which now includes 42 partners, with new orientations and roundtables planned.
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Team 4 - Research & Outreach reported on Colour Literacy Forum 12 held on May, progress on a future social media strategy, and the proposal for a new CLP visual identity. Plans
are also underway for Forum 13 (September), focused on Comparative Colour Mixing, to be announced soon.
The meeting concluded with a rich Q&A, covering resource sharing, inclusivity in design, and strategies for addressing colour vision diversity in education.
For more information about the CLP activities visit
https://colourliteracy.org/
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Study Group on Environmental Colour Design (SG ECD)
“Colors of Architecture” - Architectural Magazine Special Issue 2025-7 (Japanese)
The Journal of Architecture and Building Science (JABS) of the Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) published a special issue on architecture and colour from various perspectives, including traditional craftsmanship, colour restoration, colour planning studies,
architectural design, painting materials, image theory, and historiography. The cover image refers to a picture book entitled “Colors” by filmmaker Abbās Kiyārustamī (1940–2016), known for his movie “Where Is the Friend's House?”. He places two slightly different
shades of the same colour on facing pages, while the rest of the surface remains uncoloured. One of the articles is by SG ECD member Sari Yamamoto on ‘Evolution and Future of Colour Design for Architecture’ (pp. 10–13). Another article is by Jean-Philippe
Lenclos, winner of the AIC CADE Award 2021, who writes about ‘Geography of Colour: Sources and Developments’ (pp. 20–21).
Link to the Journal:
http://jabs.aij.or.jp/
Online bookshop:
https://www.aij.or.jp/books/categoryId/709/
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Australia - Colour Society of Australia
CSA National Conference Colour Matrix Sydney 2025
The Colour Society of Australia national conference, to be held on October 31 to November 2 in Sydney and online, has a diverse program of some 27 presentations in sessions on colour
science, colour education, colour in architecture, colour naming, and colour in art and art materials. There are also six hands-on activities relating to colour in art, design, architecture, science, digital technology, and nature.
Speaker profiles and links for online and in-person registration can be found on
our website.
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Italy - GdC - Associazione Italiana Colore
International colour events: Napoli 2025 and AIC Midterm Florence 2026!
Don’t miss the XX Color Conference at Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, 4–5 September 2025! A unique opportunity to explore color in science, AI, design, psychology, and
culture. Register now: www.gruppodelcolore.org/la-conferenza/
Looking ahead, the AIC Midterm Meeting will take place in Florence (3–5 Sept 2026), focusing on Color and Cultural Heritage:
www.aic2026.org
Both events are organized by the Associazione Italiana Colore.
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Norway - Forum Farge
Colors from the Past: Scientific and Artistic Approaches to Reconstructing Historical Colors
Welcome to a mini-seminar on Thursday, 20 November 2025.
Program:
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Virtual Reconstruction, Interpretation and Preservation of the Textile Artefacts from the Oseberg Find – Hartmut Kutzke, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo
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New approaches to recovering lost colours in historic paintings, sculptures, textiles, and photographs – Giorgio Trumpy, Colourlab, NTNU Gjøvik
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Boiled Art – Reflections, Joys and Frustrations in Creating Monumental Tapestries Using Wool Fabric, Scissors and Chemical Dyes – Inger Johanne Rasmussen, Textile Artist
Organized by: Forum Farge and the Research Group Art – Practice – Research, Department of Art, Design and Drama, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.
Location: OsloMet, Pilestredet 46, Clara Holst Building PA113 – Athene, Karen Grude Koht Auditorium.
Doors open: 18:30 | Program: 19:00–20:30 | Closes: 21:00
More information:
www.ingerjohanne.no
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Switzerland - pro colore
pro colore museum day: Guided tour of the exhibition “Health first. An exhibition with side effects”
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025, 11:25 am CEST
Location: Stapferhaus, Bahnhofstrasse 49, 5600 Lenzburg, Switzerland
In a private tour, the museum invites participants to enjoy an interactive, sensory exhibition experience that encourages engagement with a central theme of our time in an entertaining
way.
Poster image: Stapferhaus, Hauptsache gesund. Photo © Anita Affentranger
Further information:
https://procolore.ch/museumstag-hauptsache-gesund/
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pro colore museum day: Guided tour of the exhibition “Kandinsky, Picasso, Miró et al. back in Lucerne”
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 5:00 pm CEST
Location: Kunstmuseum Luzern, Europaplatz 1, 6002 Luzern, Switzerland
Private tour of the exhibition, which reconstructs the legendary 1935 show featuring works by Kandinsky, Picasso, Miró, and other masters of modern art. This exhibition brings selected
masterpieces by these artists back to Lucerne and highlights their influence on art history. It also shows how closely art, socio-political events, and cultural upheaval were intertwined in interwar Europe, which was characterised by the rise of fascism.
Image: Hans Erni, Poster for the exhibition “Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis” (1935), Kunstmuseum Luzern. Photo: Andri Stadler
Further information:
https://procolore.ch/museums-tag-kunstmuseum-luzern/
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pro colore workshop: Colour design using markers and coloured pencils
Date: Friday, October 24, 2025, 4:00 pm CEST
Location: Haus der Farbe, Thurgauerstrasse 60, 8050 Zürich, Switzerland
An expert from Faber-Castell, a partner of pro colore, will provide insight into the range of markers and coloured pencils and show how they can be used professionally in architecture,
interior design, art, and colour design. Participants will learn what is important in colour design, from quick sketches to atmospheric colour schemes. The German family-owned firm, Faber-Castell, looks back on over 260 years of history.
Images: Courtesy of Faber-Castell
Further information:
https://procolore.ch/faber-castell/
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United States - Inter-Society Color Council
Color Studies Working Group (CHSTM) 2025-26 Meetings
We are pleased to announce that the first meeting of the Color Studies Working Group (www.chstm.org/group/color-studies) for
the 2025-26 year will take place on Wednesday, 10 September, 12:00-1:30 US EDT (UTC -4:00).
CSWG brings together scholars in all fields whose work addresses color and its issues.
The meeting topic, "Approaches to Color" returns to the theme of multivalency we addressed in the June 2025 meeting ("On the Multivalent Nature of Colors ... Or ... What can Prussian
blue tell us about color in the world?") by giving participants a chance to consider different frameworks for color in arts, humanities, social sciences, and color science. Plan on some preparatory readings, and an open discussion with opportunities to
share your outlook as a researcher and consumer of color.
CSWG brings together scholars engaged in color-inclusive research and those who want to explore color studies to benefit their work. We want to enhance your knowledge about color and
help you build alliances among those who study color. At our meetings, you’ll have opportunities to workshop a paper or presentation, lead or contribute to discussions of formative works, and work together on Zoom-based hands-on projects.
A new feature this year will be
Nuances, an opportunity for graduate color-inclusive researchers students, young scholars and others to present a 2-minute description of their work. Learn more on our Resources page.
The Color Studies Working Group is a research project of the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology & Medicine,
www.chstm.org.
To join us,
We look forward to seeing you on the 10th. Next meetings will be held on the 2nd Wed. of each month.
Sarah Lowengard | Elizabeth Savage | Giulia Simonini
Co-Conveners, Color Studies Working Group, CHSTM
www.chstm.org/group/color-studies
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