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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

ATTENTION STUDENTS:

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

  • Our 2025 Award is generously sponsored by Sherwin Williams.

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

 

Check out our playlists on our CRSC Youtube channel:

Upcoming Events

  • CIE 2025 - Call for submissions
    CIE 2025 - Call for submissions
    Sat, Oct 26
    Online Submission
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Dec 10, 2024, 11:00 p.m.
    Online Submission
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – Dec 10, 2024, 11:00 p.m.
    Online 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Chasing Colors: Evolutionary Insights into Why We See Red (and Everything Else)
    Chasing Colors: Evolutionary Insights into Why We See Red (and Everything Else)
    Tue, Dec 03
    Virtual event
    Dec 03, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
    Virtual event
    Dec 03, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
    Virtual event
    ISCC 'Cutting Edge Color' Webinar by Julia Hartling, on why we see in color, and what informs our relationship to colors.
  • The Cultural Palette: Colour’s Role in Identity, Gender and Society
    The Cultural Palette: Colour’s Role in Identity, Gender and Society
    Fri, Dec 06
    Virtual event
    Dec 06, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    Virtual event
    Dec 06, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    Virtual event
    Colour Literacy Forum with Alexandra Loske (author, Colour - A Visual History); Carolyn Purnell (author, Blue Jeans) and Dominique Grisard (University of Basel, author Gendering Terror)
  • 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.
  • Call for Proposals - Color Impact 2025
    Call for Proposals - Color Impact 2025
    Sun, Dec 15
    Online submission
    Dec 15, 2024, 12:00 a.m. – 11:50 p.m.
    Online submission
    Dec 15, 2024, 12:00 a.m. – 11:50 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 Dec. 15. Presented by the ISCC.

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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