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Town Hall Meeting – Watch the video

On Friday 30th July, we held the fortnightly Town Hall meeting hosted by CEO Dennis van Schie. Consider that this was the last Town Hall Meeting before September. Like Dennis said at the beginning of the meeting, we do this because we want to be connected and transparent. See you on September 3rd.   Inspire […]

Namta and AFCI Propose to merge

The idea of a closer link-up between Namta and AFCI has been discussed many times over several years. I feel the opportunity of this proposed merger now is very exciting and will see our creative industry has a stronger trade body, show, education program and many more member benefits. Despite the many recent challenges, we are all encouraged with the overall growth of creativity and with the ongoing increased demand for creative materials we are witnessing, I feel confident that our future together remains bright

Long Range Plan Cascade – Pulse Survey Results

The idea behind the survey was to find out how well we communicated the LRP to you and whether you thought this cascade was worth doing. The results are a global summary of what you told us and later we will conduct local workshops to explore the results.

Unlock What’s Possible with Acrylic Mediums

Liquitex launched 8 new acrylic mediums designed to add texture to consumer’s work, “change sheen”, and encourage consumers to experiment with new surfaces. The new mediums were developed to give consumers new ways to customize their acrylic colors and diversify their practice. Mediums allow for a wide range of techniques and effects and are formulated […]

Town Hall Meeting – Watch the Video

The Matrix or Star Wars came to our Town Hall meeting this week ... in the form automated operations at Le Mans. Click through and read to find out the full story.

Lessons from hospital

By Toby Russell: with all the buzz that currently surrounds the sustainable future of businesses and specifically B-Corps, I was given the ‘lucky’ opportunity by my body to visit what, in my opinion, is the original B-Corp, an NHS hospital.

Town Hall Meeting – watch the video

We all miss travelling; however, this presentation took us on an exciting journey, starting with Stephanie, who explained Winsor & Newton history from past to present. The virtual journey did not stop there, Isabelle talked about the most recent innovations and collaborations coming out of Winsor & Newton.

Group Update – COVID-19

But how is Colart doing when we talk about these descriptors? You now have your chance to tell us in 10 minutes how we are doing and what we could do better.