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NEXT BUT TWO EVENT

IX Conferenza del Colore
Tthe first joint meeting with the Gruppo Del Colore (Italy).
19-20 September 2013

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Why the new CIE colour matching functions are "physiologically-based"
Colours in India
Colour Cues to Material Properties: Pembroke College, Oxford
Turner Medal Lecture by Kaffe Fassett
January Colour Vision Meeting, Palmer & CRS Sponsored Lectures
10 x 10 x 10 Artists Meeting
Colour for Business and the Professions

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Colour Group AGM and
Why are the new CIE colour matching functions "physiologically-based" and the old ones not?
01 May 2013, City University

		At the AGM the retiring Chairman, Andrew Stockman, handed the badge of office to the new Chairman, Valerie Bonnardel (LEFT). She was also presented with a Colour Group "rainbow" tea pot (BELOW LEFT). Then Andrew Stockman delivered his lecture on colour matching functions (BELOW). The bottom picture shows that the profundity of his lecture had struck home with the audience.

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Colours in India
City University, London, Wednesday 10 April 2013

	Michel Albert-Vanel, Professor, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, (TOP LEFT) shows one of his books and signs copies (LEFT). Some of Prof Albert-Vanel's colour cards (ABOVE) and above that a view of colour being applied to images of gods (TOP). Both speakers (BELOW) after the meeting, Prof Michel Albert-Vanel on the left with colourful garland and Dr Valerie Bonnardel on the right. Photos: Janet Best

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Colour Cues to Material Properties
Pembroke College, Oxford, Wednesday 13 March 2013

	The trio on the left are not invoking the gods for a fine meeting but are concerned about the ceiling mounted projector which, like all projectors at every meeting, decided to to put on airs to be interesting. Below are two of the speakers, Bob Kentridge, left, and Jim Harris, right
	Daniel Osorio discussed the colours of bird plumage, above left, and Jim Harris conjured up vast statues, above right. On the left we see a contemplative viewer at the reception after the meeting examining one of the stunning works from the Pembroke College JCR Art Collection, exhibited in the College's new art gallery. Photos by Patrick Forsyth (1, 2, 3 6) and Hannah Smithson (4, 5)

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Turner Medal Lecture by Kaffe Fassett
City University, London, Thursday 07 February 2013

The Turner Medal is awarded every second year to a distinguished artist or art historian honouring Britain's greatest colourist. A sterling silver medal is presented to mark the occasion. For 2013 the Turner Medal was awarded to Kaffe Fassett, best known for his colourful designs in the decorative arts—needlepoint, patchwork, knitting, painting and ceramics. Before being presented with the medal Kaffe gave a talk called Glorious Colour. The lecture was designed to inspire and motivate. It highlighted works from his latest projects, these include his patchwork quilt, fabric, needlepoint, mosaic, painting and knitting designs.

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After . . . . . .	The expectant audience awaits the arrival of Kaffe Fasset - fortunately there were no tumbrils (TOP LEFT). During Kaffe Fassett's review of his work and the things that inspired his designs, the audience listen attentively, needles safely stowed away (TOP RIGHT). Kaffe in silhouette describes two of his colourful designs (ABOVE, LEFT & RIGHT). After his talk, Kaffe signs books (LEFT). The two sides of the medal are displayed (BELOW) and show a likeness of J M W Turner and a quotation from the poem Spring by James Thompson (1728). The quotation, of course, refers to a rainbow.
	Close inspection reveals that the medal really is made of sterling silver - how good is that!

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January Colour Vision Meeting
Institute of Ophthalmology, London, Wednesday 09 January 2013

	The abstracts of the eight speakers' lectures can be seen at http://www.colour.org.uk/meetingJanuary13.html The keynote Palmer Lecture was given by Prof John Barbur (City University), a masterful review with a plethora of intricate slides, and the CRSltd Sponsored Lecture was given by Prof Arthur Shapiro (American University, Washington) who dazzled with visual illusions whilst explaining their underlying mechanisms. The theatre was crammed, the catering good and the presentations informative, interesting and rewarding.
	Just two slides from the many in John Barbur's lecture	Just one of the illusions from Arthur Shapiro. You can see more at www.shapirolab.net

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10 x 10 x 10 Artists Meeting
City University, London Wednesday 05 December 2012

	The six speakers, shown above standing behind the chairman, Philip Riely, each spoke for ten minutes about ten slides showing their work. They then answered questions and discussed their slides with the audience.
	The format of the meeting was new to the Colour Group, proved successful and is likely to be seen again.
	The speakers were, top to bottom, starting top left, Elza Tantcheva textiles Martin Ward paintings Ken Devine mixed media and on the right, top to bottom, Lee Campbell landscape paintings Robin Hazlewood paintings Marie-Claude Cousin textiles

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Colour for Business and the Professions
City University, London Friday 30 November 2012

	The house was full for this meeting with every member of the audience getting a specially designed programme booklet that described the presentations, presenters and exhibits. Many experts who had contributed to the book Colour Design: Theories and Applications, just published by Woodhead, reviewed their speciality to celebrate the publication. Three of the dozen lecturers are shown below.
The large and attentive audience (BELOW) had to consider many things like, for example, which colour iPod would attract most customers, and why this might be (SECOND DOWN). An example of a stimulating presentation on modern printing (BOTTOM LEFT) and the lucky winner of the bottle of bubbly draw (BOTTOM RIGHT) concludes this brief report of the event.

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