This week was the Colour and Poetry symposium which reaches around 600 participants inviting artists, academics and alumni from the UCL and partnering universities from all over the world. It is exciting to have all of our brands featured in this context, not just on the poster but also in the workshops and presentations. In addition, we  found our brands referenced on the presentations of others, shown here in these images; this is because of their importance in the history of colour, lightfastness and innovation. Huge shout to @mark.cann@colart.com for talking about the science and recent innovations of our brands, in response to their legacies; this provided me with an opportunity to talk about single pigment granular colours and their capacity to supergranulate when mixed. We have already been invited to participate in next years symposium. 

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HIDDEN IDENTITIES by Manyi Takor, BA Fine Art

Manyi Takor’s amazing “Hidden Identities” mural has now been installed at our Kidderminster site, with thanks to all who helped make this happen.  The Big Walls and Windows Project, supported by @liquitexofficial and @cassart1984 was on show in the Window Galleries until 20 February 2022 and we are now proudly displaying Hidden Identities in Colart’s Kidderminster warehouse.⁠⁠  The canvas is 12.5m and gave us some practical consideration as it is hanging high on a warehouse wall, but all was well worthwhile.  The photos show the installation and our colleagues enjoying the artwork.

In Manyi’s own words, “Working on this massive scale has been invaluable. From the simple things like figuring out how much paint you need or technically how to hang up a 12.5m canvas. But also, the way you articulate certain ideas, composition and symbolism at that different scale. “

— Manyi Takor, first-year BA Fine Art student

We hope to capitalise on the installation by sharing the story and experience with aspiring local  art students and others.    

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TEAM HEALTH CHECKS

Our local NHS were offering health checks for people who have not had cause to see a doctor in the last 5 years. Our wonderful well-being team arranged for an NHS nurse to come on site and carryout the FREE health checks.

Over the course of two weeks the nurse carried out several checks; some of the team had not seen a doctor or nurse in over 10+ years. Those who did take up this opportunity were full of positivity and said it gave them peace of mind.

The nurse checked for; blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, lifestyle assessments, personal and family history, healthy weight calculation, assessing the risk of developing stroke, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and kidney disease over the next ten years.

We would like to thank our well-being team and NHS Somerset for providing this on-site service for our team.

We would highly recommend taking the NHS up on this FREE service. For more information visit https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-health-check/  

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