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Project Vanilla now live

17-Jan-2020|Business, Colart||
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The project sponsors and the project team are very pleased to announce that Vanilla Project has gone live as planned and without any major issues at this point. This is a major achievement and could not have happened without the drive and dedication in planning, testing and delivery of the project team and the wider […]

Winsor & Newton Pop-Up Video

16-Jan-2020|Brands, Colart||
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The Shopper Marketing team hosted an experiential Pop Up this December in Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross, focussing on Promarkers and Watercolours. A full case study will follow but for now, we would like to share a few highlights: What was the objective? To engage new audiences, create a 360 campaign with a consistent message […]

Global VPN Change

08-Jan-2020|Colart||
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Over the next few weeks we will be rolling out a new single global VPN connection to all users in group. This will replace the existing localised VPN connections (ie “EUR VPN”) with just simply “COLART VPN” for all sites. Why are we changing this? The purpose of this is to simplify management and enhance […]

Series 7 Brushes X Business Insider

17-Dec-2019|Uncategorized||
Views: 126
A few months ago, Winsor & Newton were approached by Business Insider to create a video about the making of oil paint, which we shared back in July. Not seen it yet? Click here! Business Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site […]

Technology and Digital Teams Update

16-Dec-2019|Function Update||
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Every quarter, the Technology and Digital Teams, who are under Toby Russell’s lead, are presenting their recent activities and achievements. For this update, we’re looking back at 2019 and all the team’s great achievements. We hope you enjoy these regular updates and if you have any question don’t hesitate to comment on the Intranet or […]

North America new commercial team structure

13-Dec-2019|Business, Colart, Function Update||
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Dear all, Following a comprehensive review of our ambitions and plans for the North American market in the light of our Long-Range Plan we will be making the following changes to the Commercial Team, effective January 1st, 2020. As we further hone our channel driven structure, we will amalgamate the Fine Art Multiples and Fine […]

What are residencies?

12-Dec-2019|Art Community, Colart||
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What are residencies exactly ? An artist’s residency – or Artist-in-Residence (AiR) – is when an artist relocates for a period of time to another studio or location, usually within an institution set up for this purpose. Residencies can range from a few days, weeks to a year, or longer. There is often a proposal […]

Splash – final rollout to all employees

12-Dec-2019|Uncategorized||
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We are happy to announce that we are now working on rolling out Splash to the Colart employees that did not have access to the online HR tool yet. At Colart, we want all our employees to be able to access Splash and have an easy access to holiday tracker, communication and high-fives. What’s happening […]

Dennis blog December 2019

12-Dec-2019|Uncategorized||
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Cliquez ici pour lire ce blog en Français.  Hello all, As the year draws to an end, I would like to take the opportunity to reflect on what has happened this year and give some perspective on the outlook and focus going forward. First of all, I would like to say thank you to everybody […]

Colart France: artist collaborations follow-up

11-Dec-2019|Art Community||
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Colart France is excited to share with you some news and exhibits from our recent Artist Collaborators: Enzo Certa for Lefranc Bourgeois, Yoann Merienne for Lefranc Bourgeois, and Mario Picardo for Winsor & Newton. Yoann Merienne – Lefranc Bourgeois Many of you may remember Yoann Merienne from his film “Sculpt the light with black and […]

Think Tank Ideas Update

09-Dec-2019|Colart||
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Dear all, Since the Think Tank was launched back in early October, we have seen a total of 19 ideas being shared by employees with the rest of the company! Click here to access the Think Tank See some statistics here: Some ideas have already been (partially) implemented, others have been rejected (for now) due […]

Introducing DULK, Spanish Artist

06-Dec-2019|Brands||
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Colart Spain is happy to introduce Antonio Segura Donat, better known as DULK. DULK is a multidisciplinary artist who finds a lifestyle in his work. He works urban art, drawing, painting and sculpture with a “pop-surrealist” style and for him every medium is a challenge he faces with pleasure and determination. DULK loves Liquitex  DULK […]

Learn about human behaviours

06-Dec-2019|Colart||
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In the spirit of continuing to learn and be inspired from the world of Digital & Tech & Consumer behaviour, the Digital Team regularly organises learning sessions at Head Office. In November, our digital partner TMW joined us to talk about insights into human behaviours and brands. Click here to see the presentation they shared […]

Colart Italia, InsideArt and Macro: a fruitful partnership

04-Dec-2019|Art Community, Colart, Community||
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Genesis of the partnership Back in 2018 and in recognition of Colart Brands’ constant dialogue with artists and attention to contemporaneity, art and culture magazine InsideArt invited Flavie Dirninger (Colart Italia) and Stephanie Nebbia (Global Fine Art Collective), to meet Giorgio De Finis, artistic director for the Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Roma (Macro). From this meeting, […]

Sing for Hope Piano London

29-Nov-2019|Art Community, Brands, Community||
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Liquitex is proud of their ongoing partnership with Sing for Hope. On the 13th of November, we had the honour of launching the London edition of our partnership at Elephant West, Elephant Magazine’s new art and community space. The Sing for Hope London piano, titled “Express Yourself”, was designed and painted by renowned artist Stuart […]

Day in Life Programme now open for applications

28-Nov-2019|Colart, People||
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The “Day in Life Programme” is now open for applications! This program has already been developed for France and has been a great success with more than 50 registered again this year. Day in Life for France will end in a few days and it seemed appropriate to propose this program to all other business […]
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