AIC NEWSLETTER - FEBRUARY 2025

AIC2025 NEWS

AIC2025, 16th Congress of the AIC, "Color for Future"

AIC 2025 Taipei, the 16th AIC Congress, will be held at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park (SCCP) from October 19 to 25, 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Congress will serve as a forum for researchers, scholars, professionals, and students to exchange insights and expertise in various colour-related disciplines. The theme of AIC 2025 is "Color for Future". The AIC 2025 Organizing and Scientific Committees invite you to participate and submit an abstract in English before April 1, 2025. All colour-related topics are welcome.

Please visit the following website for more information: https://www.aic2025.org/

Important Dates

• Abstract submission deadline (300~900 words): April 1, 2025
• Notification of acceptance: June 1, 2025
• Full paper submission deadline (4~6 pages): September 1, 2025
• Early Bird Registration and Payment Deadline: September 1, 2025
• Standard Registration and Payment Deadline: October 10, 2025
• Conference Dates: October 19-24, 2025

AIC 2025 Taipei - Congress Venue

AIC EC NEWS

New GDPR-Compliant Registration System Launching in April

Starting in April, AIC will introduce a new GDPR-compliant personal data and mailing registration system based on WordPress. This system will allow regular members, associate members, and individual members to register and manage their authorizations seamlessly.

AIC Reintroduces PayPal for Membership Fee Payments

This year, AIC is bringing back PayPal as a payment option for membership fees. Invoices will be sent via the PayPal system at the beginning of March. All payments must be received by AIC no later than March 31, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. UTC+0.

Additionally, any AIC Regular Member association submitting a nomination for AIC elections must ensure that the 2025 annual fee has been paid in full within the deadline set out in Article 4.5 of the AIC Statutes.

AIC Launches Comprehensive Online Archive for Annual Publications

The AIC is pleased to announce the launch of a dedicated online archive for its annual publications. This new platform, built using PKP-OMP (Open Monograph Press), consolidates and preserves the AIC Annual Newsletters, Annual Reports, and Annual Reviews, which have been published since 1984.

The new AIC Annual Review, published every year in March, provides a comprehensive report on the association’s members activities. Previously, from 2012 to 2017, the publication was known as the AIC Annual Report, while from 1984 to 2011, it was released as an Annual Newsletter.

The new AIC Publishing platform enhances accessibility to these resources, ensuring that researchers, professionals, and members of the global color community can explore decades of valuable insights into color science, design, education, and application. By migrating to PKP-OMP, AIC strengthens its commitment to open-access publishing, structured archiving, and streamlined management of its scholarly outputs.

This initiative is part of a broader effort to modernize AIC’s publishing activities and improve the dissemination of knowledge within the international color community. The platform will continue to evolve, providing free access to past and future editions of the AIC’s flagship publications.

IMPORTANT:

As we transition to the new AIC Publishing platform, we kindly invite our colour community members to register to ensure continued access to the AIC Newsletter and updates on our annual publications.

To register, please visit this link.

Ingrid Calvo Ivanovic
AIC Newsletter Editor

ICD2025 - INTERNATIONAL COLOUR DAY

Dear Colleagues,

International Colour Day (ICD) is just around the corner!

Celebrated annually on March 21st, this vibrant occasion—supported by the AIC (International Colour Association)—brings awareness to the fascinating world of colour across Art, Humanities, Science, and Technology.

Join the Celebration!

Wherever you are in the world, we invite all AIC members—Regular, Individual, Associate, and Study Groups—to take part in this global event by organizing activities or events. Whether you're planning something independently or in collaboration with others, your contributions will help make ICD 2025 truly special.

Plan Your Event

Events can take place on or around March 21st—before or after the official date. If you're looking for inspiration, you can explore past ICD celebrations at https://aic-color.org/icd or find more details in AIC Annual Reports.

Share Your Plans & Reports

If you’d like to announce your ICD 2025 celebration, send details to icd@aic-color.org, and we’ll feature them on the AIC website in March. After your event, you’ll have the chance to share your experiences! Post-celebration reports will be included in the AIC Annual Report 2025, with submissions open until July 2025.

Let’s come together to celebrate the power of colour and its impact across disciplines and cultures. We look forward to seeing your creative and inspiring contributions!

Warm regards,

Eva-Lena Bäckström / ICD coordinator

AIC STUDY GROUPS NEWS

Study Group on Colour Education (SGCE)

Updates on the Colour Literacy Project (CLP)

The Colour Literacy Project (CLP) is entering its next phase with the launch of CLP 2.0. Building on the achievements of CLP 1.0 (2018–2024), which developed innovative educational resources such as the Eye-Opener and STEAM series, teacher training programs, and interdisciplinary frameworks, this global project continues to expand its impact. The first phase also focused on dissemination through a dedicated website, an online series of Colour Literacy Forums, and the establishment of the K-12 Partners Network, collaborating with international schools to promote wider engagement.

In CLP 2.0 (2025–2026), the project will extend its reach by developing a Post-Secondary Partners Network and refining its materials to better support higher education. Efforts will also focus on increasing global accessibility through multilingual resources and strengthening both academic and international outreach.

Over the next few months, CLP will be presented at major conferences, including the 7th Interdisciplinary and Virtual Conference on Arts in Education (CIVAE 2025) in March and the Foundations in Art: Theory and Education (FATE 2025) Conference in April. These events will provide opportunities to share insights from the project and connect with art educators and researchers worldwide.

Study Group on Environmental Colour Design (SG ECD)

New Project: Call for Conntributions
Spatialities and Color International Online Symposium
March 27 2025

On the occasion of the International Colour Day (ICD), the section "Spatialities and Color" of the Encyclopédie numérique des couleurs (ENC), an open access online color encyclopedia, is hosting its first symposium.

Welcome are scholarly contributions from all disciplines on the topics:

• Materialities
• Immaterialities
• Ambient Spaces

Organizing Committee:

Dr Faten Hussein, University of Carthage (Tunisia)
Dr Juan Serra, Valencia Polytechnic University (Spain)
MSc Verena M. Schindler, SG ECD (Switzerland)
Dr Imène Slama, University of Sousse (Tunisia)

Submit your abstract (500 words) and short bio in English to ecd.studygroup@yahoo.com for a 15-minute presentation before March 7 2025. Participation is free.

AIC REGULAR MEMBERS NEWS

Australia - Colour Society of Australia

CSA national conference "Colour Matrix, Sydney 2025" and other events

The national conference of the Colour Society of Australia, "Colour Matrix Sydney 2025", will be hosted by the CSA NSW Division in Sydney on October 31 31 to November 2, 2025 as a hybrid online/in-person event. An open call for submissions has been issued with a due date of April 25. For further details including a link to the Abstract Template please see this link

Details of other CSA events for 2025 will appear shortly on our website and our Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn accounts.

Canada - Colour Research Society of Canada

Upcoming CRSC Events

Kaleidoscope Lecture: Colour Vision Deficiencies in Hypoxic Environments by Jeff Hovis, Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo

Thursday, October 24, 7:00 pm Eastern Time

Unmuted: Indigenous Colour Stories

Thursday, March 20, 4:00 pm Eastern Time

Online. Register here: https://www.colourresearch.org/

The CRSC will celebrate Indigenous Voices on International Colour Day, as members of indigenous communities share their colour stories in a moderated panel.

Panelists

Coleen Garska: Coleen was born and raised in Inuvik, north of the Arctic Circle. She is Gwich'in and Irish, as her mother is from Fort McPherson, NWT, and her father hails from Calgary, AB. She is the Wellness Elder at pipikwan pêhtâkwan.

Jade Crabbe: Jade is a status citizen of Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Han First Nation, from Dawson City Yukon, Wolf Clan. She is the Owner and Design Director for GreenJade Interiors.

Lisa Boivin: Lisa is a member of the Deninu Kue First Nation in Denendeh (Northwest Territories). She is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and consults for the Health Arts Research Centre in Toronto.

Presley Mills: Presley is a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. She is the Creative Services Director at pipikwan pêhtâkwan.

Moderator

Erika Doehring-Lafferty: Erika is of Gwichya Gwich'in, Dene, and German ancestry. She is a graphic recorder, artist, poet, and dreamer. She is an experienced facilitator who supports the creation of transformative gathering spaces, and co-founder of Alder & Company.

France - Centre Français de la Couleur

Upcoming CFC Events

February 16

Conference on the recent restorations of the polychrome and gilded ornaments designed by E. Viollet-le-Duc at Notre-Dame-de-Paris cathedral. Marie-Hélène Didier, heritage chief curator at CNRS. More information in this link

March 22

CFC Annual Assembly and film screening on the restoration of the bronze sculptures at the foot of the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris.

More information: https://centrefrancaisdelacouleur.fr/

Norway - Forum Farge 

Call for Papers due March 15, 2025
13–14 November 2025 - on-site
NAF/NAAR Symposium 2025, Trondheim, NORWAY

Topic: Light and Colour in Architecture
Venue: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Organized by NTNU Department of Architecture and Technology and Nordic Association of Architectural Research NAF/NAAR

More information: NAAF-NAAR Symposium 2025: Light and Colour in Architecture - NTNU

Switzerland - pro colore

pro colore General Assembly and visit to a lacquer and paint factory 

Date: Friday, March 28, 2025, 4:00 pm

Location: DOLD AG, Hertistrasse 4, 8304 Wallisellen, Switzerland

The 34th Annual General Meeting of pro colore will take place at the headquarters of partner Dold AG in Wallisellen, followed by a factory tour. Dold AG has been a leading manufacturer of high-quality and ecological colour and coating systems for professional and industrial use since 1921. The reception that follows will offer a good opportunity to celebrate International Colour Day. 

More information: https://procolore.ch/treff-dold-wallisellen/

pro colore Museum day

Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025, 11:00 am

Location: Museum.BL, Zeughausplatz 28, 4410 Liestal, Switzerland

The exhibition "Seidenband. Kapital, Kunst and Krise" (Silk Ribbon. Capital, Art and Crisis) at Museum.BL in Liestal takes visitors into the fascinating world of the silk ribbon industry, which characterised the Basel region in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Colourful Basel silk ribbons once adorned fashionable hats and ladies' dresses all over the world. The exhibition shows ribbon production from the silkworm to the finished silk ribbon. Photo ©Museum.BL

More information: https://procolore.ch/museumstag-seidenband/

IN MEMORIAM 2025

CHRISTINE ELIZABETH AMMER (1931–2025). Austrian-North American journalist, historian, and author of over 20 books, including Seeing Red or Tickled Pink (1992) on color terms in language.

MARJORIE ELEANOR IRWIN (1937–2025). Canadian scholar and philologist, known for Colour Terms in Greek Poetry (1974). A dedicated educator at the University of Toronto Scarborough, she specialized in Classical Greek language and literature, earning multiple academic awards.

PETER MCGINLEY ( –2025). Leading expert in colour measurement. Founder Member and Honorary Life Member of the Colour Society of Australia. Honorary Life Member of CIE Australia.

ROGER WILLIAM MOSS (1940–2025). North American historian, educator and preservationist; author of ‘Paint in America: The Colors of Historic Buildings’, (New York 1994).

The AIC would also like to honour and remember the cherished members of the colour community who passed away in 2024:

ANDRÁS NOVEMBER (1936-2024). Swiss designer and co-author (with Jean-Paul Favre) of ‘Color and, und, et Communication’ (Zurich 1979).

ANDREAS HÜNEKE (1944-2024). German art historian, editor and educator and editor of ‘Der Blaue Reiter: eine Geschichte in Dokumenten’ (Stuttgart, 2011).

ANGELA PATRICIA BRIDGET MARY WRIGHT (1939-2024). British colour psychologist and consultant and author of ‘The Beginner’s Guide to Colour Psychology’ (London 1995).

ANNAMARIA DI CARA SANTOS (1962-2024). Architectural and interior designer, colour consultant, and educator. Honorary Member of the Colour Society of Australia.

BRIDE MARIE WHELAN (1937-2024). American colour theorist, educator and author of ‘Color Harmony 2: More than 1400 New Colour Combinations for the Designer’ (1994) and co-author of ‘The Complete Color Harmony (2004).

ELLEN MARX (1939-2023). German-French artist and designer. Author of ‘Les Contrastes de la couleur: démonstration de la synthèse soustractive’ (1973), ‘La Couleur optique’, and ‘Méditer la couleur’ (1989).

FLOYD LANIER GRAHAM (1940–2024) was a North American historian, museum curator, and educator. An expert in art and design, he edited The Rainbow Book (1975) and authored several works on American painting.

GUNNAR TONNQUIST (1925-2024). Pioneering colour researcher, physicist, and a key figure in the development of the Natural Colour System (NCS). Co-founder of the International Colour Association (AIC).

JUDITH LEWIS-CRUM (1945-2024). North American colour consultant and co-author (with JoAnna Nicholson) of ‘Color Wonderful: The Revolutionary Color 1 Associates Wardrobe and Makeup Program’ (New York, 1986).

LLOYD KAUFMAN, (1927-2024). North American cognitive psychologist and educator and author of ‘Sight and Mind: An Introduction to Visual Perception’ (London and New York, 1974) and ‘Perception: The World Transformed’ (1979).

LOIS SWIRNOFF (1931–2024). Colour scientist, visual artist, educator, and author of the books ‘Dimensional Color’ (1989) and ‘The Color of Cities; an International Perspective’ (2000).

LOTHAR GERICKE (1937-2024). German painter, designer, graphic designer and architect; author of ‘Das Phänomen Farbe’ (The phenomenon of colour) (Berlin 1970), and ‘Farbgestaltung in der Arbeitsumwelt’ (Colour-design in the work-environment) (Berlin 1981).

MARÍA LUISA FAGO FONTANA DE MATTIELLO (1935–2024). Architect, researcher, and educator specialized in colour and visual perception. Co-author of 'Dimensiones y ordenación del color' (1967), and former president of the Grupo Argentino del Color (GAC)

MICHAEL PETER LEVICK FOGDEN (1941-2024). English photographer, traveller and zoologist and co-author (with Patricia Fogden) of ‘Animals and Their Colors: Camouflage, Warning Coloration, Courtship and Territorial Display’ (New York and London, 1974).

NATASHA EATON (1974-2024). English cultural historian and author of ‘Colour, Art and Empire: Visual Culture and the Nomadism of Representation’ (London, 2013).

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