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Canada’s only colour focused, not-for-profit organization

The Colour Research Society of Canada

Société Canadienne de Recherche sur la Couleur 

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We are a community of colour interpreters, knowledge seekers and experts. Colour is our common focus. 

Colour and light are inseparable elements of our world, and hold great significance for life on this planet, and for human perception, cognition, and experience. Colour is a key aspect of expression and information – a structuring principle in nature as in human culture, and is thus a key subject of study for a dizzying array of fields, making a colour research network a compelling idea.
 

As colour knowledge grows across many disciplines, the sharing of knowledge, discovery, capacities and applications gains more and more importance. How might we communicate and foster new insight across the divides of our disciplines?

What's New

CALL FOR NEW CRSC MEMBERS!!

Join the CRSC by November 15, 2024, and be entered in a draw to win Kai Kupferschmidt's book Blue: The Science and Secrets of Nature’s Rarest Color. We will discuss the book at our next Members' Night bookclub: Dec 11, 7pm ET

Check out our playlists on our CRSC Youtube channel:

ATTENTION STUDENTS:

  • The next CRSC Student Award deadline is March 1, 2025.

  • The ISCC has a new Student Support Grant (open to all students - US and International). Rolling deadlines are May 15 and Oct 15.

Upcoming Events

  • How many colours has the sea exhibition at Power Plant
    How many colours has the sea exhibition at Power Plant
    Sat, Oct 26
    Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Mar 02, 2025, 11:00 p.m.
    Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, 231 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, Canada
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Mar 02, 2025, 11:00 p.m.
    Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, 231 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, Canada
    Charles Campbell is a multidisciplinary artist whose diverse body of work challenges traditional notions of time and delves into possibilities arising in the aftermath of colonization. How many colours has the sea is co-commissioned by the Toronto Biennial of Art and the National Gallery of Canada.
  • The Colours's Colour exhibition at Harbourfront Centre
    The Colours's Colour exhibition at Harbourfront Centre
    Sat, Oct 26
    Harbourfront Centre
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Dec 29, 2024, 11:00 p.m.
    Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, Canada
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Dec 29, 2024, 11:00 p.m.
    Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, Canada
    The Colours’ Colour by Joon Hee Kim, is a response to the human instinct to aspire towards resonance and self-expression. Sculptural form, colour and graphic pattern come together to reveal the self in its entirety so that the characters presented simultaneously declare a celebration of existence.
  • Light: Visionary Perspectives exhibition at Aga Khan Museum
    Light: Visionary Perspectives exhibition at Aga Khan Museum
    Sat, Oct 26
    Aga Khan Museum
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Mar 17, 2025, 11:00 p.m.
    Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Dr, North York, ON M3C 1K1, Canada
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Mar 17, 2025, 11:00 p.m.
    Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Dr, North York, ON M3C 1K1, Canada
    Marking the Aga Khan Museum’s 10th anniversary, Light: Visionary Perspectives dives into the omnipresence and impact of light, placing visitors at the centre of an immersive exhibition filled with contemporary installations by renowned artists.
  • CIE 2025 - Call for submissions
    CIE 2025 - Call for submissions
    Sat, Oct 26
    Oneline Submission
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Dec 10, 2024, 11:00 p.m.
    Oneline Submission
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Dec 10, 2024, 11:00 p.m.
    Oneline Submission
    Submit to CIE 2025, to be held in Vienna, Austria, July 4-11, 2025. Submission deadline Dec 10, 2024. The CIE is devoted to worldwide cooperation and exchange of information on all matters related to the science and art of light and lighting, colour and vision, photobiology & image technology.
  • Color Shifts - Call for Entry
    Color Shifts - Call for Entry
    Sat, Oct 26
    Online submission for Virtual Exhibition
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Jan 15, 2025, 11:00 p.m.
    Online submission for Virtual Exhibition
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Jan 15, 2025, 11:00 p.m.
    Online submission for Virtual Exhibition
    How does color affect how we communicate? What perspectives and experiences are evoked through color? Can color shift and re-frame our viewpoints? Submit work from any discipline to Color Shifts - deadline Jan. 15 2025. Virtual exhibition from June 16, 2025, as part of Color Impact at RIT.
  • Color Impact - Color as Comminucation - Call for presentations
    Color Impact - Color as Comminucation - Call for presentations
    Sat, Oct 26
    Online submission
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Nov 15, 2024, 11:00 p.m.
    Online submission
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Nov 15, 2024, 11:00 p.m.
    Online submission
    Submit a presentation proposal for Color Impact - Color as Communication, to be held at Rochester Institute of Technology, June 16-18, 2025. Submission deadline Nov. 15. Presented by the ISCC.
  • Colour Literacy Forum-  Colour through time: Histories, meanings, practices
    Colour Literacy Forum-  Colour through time: Histories, meanings, practices
    Fri, Nov 08
    Virtual event
    Nov 08, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST
    Virtual event
    Nov 08, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST
    Virtual event
    with Patrick Baty, Spike Bucklow and Judith Mottram.
  • Members visit to Aga Khan Museum
    Members visit to Aga Khan Museum
    Wed, Nov 20
    Toronto
    Nov 20, 2024, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    Toronto, 77 Wynford Dr, North York, ON M3C 1K1, Canada
    Nov 20, 2024, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    Toronto, 77 Wynford Dr, North York, ON M3C 1K1, Canada
    Come and visit the Light: Visionary Perspectives exhibition at the AGA Khan Museum, with fellow CRSC members. Wed. Nov. 20, 4pm. Admission is free
  • Colour and Birth Spaces: Research for Transformational Change
    Colour and Birth Spaces: Research for Transformational Change
    Thu, Nov 28
    Virtual Event
    Nov 28, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EST
    Virtual Event
    Nov 28, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EST
    Virtual Event
    Since every human being on Earth is born somewhere, birth spaces must be given more consideration – we ought to design such important places with conscious and informed awareness. And colour, whether physical or ephemeral, can play a strong role in transforming birth places and birth experiences.
  • ISCC Webinar - Chasing Colors: Evolutionary Insights into Why We See Red (and Everything Else) by Julia Hartling
    ISCC Webinar - Chasing Colors: Evolutionary Insights into Why We See Red (and Everything Else) by Julia Hartling
    Dec 03, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Virtual event
    Why do humans have color vision? Join a discussion on why our ancestors evolved trichromatic color vision.
  • CRSC Members' Night Bookclub: Blue: In Search of Nature's Rarest Color by Kai Kupferschmidt
    CRSC Members' Night Bookclub: Blue: In Search of Nature's Rarest Color by Kai Kupferschmidt
    Wed, Dec 11
    Virtual Event
    Dec 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    Virtual Event
    Dec 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    Virtual Event
    CRSC Members' Night!! Discuss Kai Kupferschmidt's fascinating treatise on the story of blue. Meet and network with fellow CRSC Members.

Become a Member

Membership Benefits

Turquoise

(1 Year)

$15

Every year

12-Month Student /

Young Professional Membership

Malachite

(1 Year)

$35

Every year

12-Month
Individual Membership

Ultraviolet

$325

One-time payment

Lifetime
Membership

Connections & Collaborations

  • Access to interdisciplinary colour research & professional development opportunities.

  • Networking with a worldwide community of colour researchers, practitioners & enthusiasts.

  • Listing on the CRSC Membership Directory & password-protected access to online Members' Area.

  • Access to Study Groups provided by the AIC (International Colour Association).

Engagement & Activities

  • Budget-friendly, Individual, Student & Young Professional, and Lifetime membership plans.

  • Complimentary, monthly online Kaleidoscope lectures & recordings focusing on colour and research.

  • Member-only online/in-person events.

  • Complimentary access to the CSA (Colour Society of Australia) lecture recordings through CRSC Members' Area.

Recognition & Exposure

  • Encouragement & recognition of students’ research on colour through Annual Student Awards competition for Canadian Colour Research.

  • Member Hi-Light on social media channels and CRSC Website.

  • Sharing Member events and activities through the CRSC Newsletter.

View Our Public Videos

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Member Hi-Light 

Thank you to our supporters

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