We are in an age of the hybrid, the crossover, a time when the combined force of new media, postmodern thought, and history has made it possible for artists to assemble various art techniques. Boarders are not always clear-cut in the contemporary Arts and Design practices, such as in the domain of painting, where stretching definitions can be the actual substance of the work-the same applies to sculpture and other traditional art domains. This Study Group encourages all colour contemporary art and design expressions, as well as any other historic era.
Disciplines under the umbrella of ARTS AND DESIGN Study Group range painting; sculpture; drawing; illustration; illuminated manuscripts, printing; photography, cinema, audiovisuals, and virtual reality; jewelry design, fashion design, textile design; communication and graphic design; product and industrial design; furniture design, automotive and aeronautic design, among other related fields of colour expression.
Objectives of this study group include

1. creation of a network where artists and designers can communicate and disseminate their work;
2. incentive to research in theory and practice of related disciplines;
3. encouragement to participate in AIC conferences.

Activities planned for AIC 2021

Study Group on Arts and Design Meeting

This study group is an international network of teachers within the field of color and other professionals with a specific interest in color education.
Aims: Exchange of knowledge and experiences among its members; stimulation of teaching and research; to inform about coming congresses, seminars, workshops and exhibitions which might be of interest; to share news from congresses, seminars, workshops, publications and exhibitions.
The SGCE generally holds its meetings coinciding with the annual AIC conferences, and regularly sends out a Newsletter to its members with news and information.

Activities planned for AIC 2021

Discussion on new approaches to learning about colour in the 21st century.

The Study Group on Environmental Colour Design (ECD) plays a key role in disseminating the various approaches of professionals (scientists, designers, architects, art historians, artists, psychologists and others) from different geographical and cultural regions. Focused around a specific interest in colour as a means of environmental design in interior and exterior space, the scope of research and study is broad and encompasses colour in the built and socio-cultural environments, as well as the investigation of the effects of colour upon human behaviour, cognition and emotion.
The study group was consolidated in 1982 at the AIC Interim Meeting on Colour Dynamics held 8–10 June in Budapest. At present the study group includes around 230 members from more than 40 countries. The ECD mailing list has more than 750 subscribers.
The study group’s activities and events have opened up exchanges between experts working in diverse countries around the world. The aims of the ECD study group are:

• to promote communication among its members and other interested people;
• to provide continuous exchange of knowledge and experience;
• to stimulate research and teaching, meetings and exhibitions;
• to disseminate theoretical knowledge and practical experience through congresses, seminars, workshops, publications and exhibitions.

Every year a report is published in the AIC Annual Review, see the following link.

Activities planned for AIC 2021

At AIC2021, a meeting of the Study Group ECD will be held on September 1, 2021.