The CCUK host a number of events throughout the year which are open to the public and focus on a range of topics within the world of colour. Based in the North East, we deliver a variety of talks and workshops throughout the city available to all interested and who wish to share their perspective.
Upcoming events
UPCOMING EVENT
Colour Lives Here: Exploring GF Smith’s Creative World
Date: Tuesday January 13th 2026
Time: 5:30pm to 7pm GMT
Location: CCE2-011 (Presentation Hall) Northumbria University School of Design
GF Smith works in partnership with brands, creatives, designers, and specialists across the globe to source, curate, and supply the world’s finest paper as the foundation for those who seek to create.
A look inside GF Smith’s rebrand, new paper partnerships and the creatives who show how colour informs craft, community and imagination.
Book your free ticket here.
Past Events
8th October 2025 – Trend Leader: Perspectives on Colour
4th October 2025 – Guided Tour and Artist Talk with Rob Newton
20th March 2025 – The Five Elements – A Colour and Movement Workshop
6th December 2024 – Supporting Colour Blindness in Education and Beyond
12th June 2024 – In Conversation with RE:Found Objects
February 28th 2024 – The Colour Pink
13th December 2024 – Artist Talk: Juliette Scott
2nd March 2023 – Colour & Camouflage
20th January 2023 – Colour in Abstracted Landscapes
18th May 2022 – The Kolour of Kitsch
27th April 2022 – A Conversation In Colour: Susi Bellamy and Enrique Azocar
10th February 2020 – 50 Shades of Fashion
5th December 2019 – Trend Bible Office Visit
20th November 2019 – CANDO Talk & Printing Workshop
21st October 2019 – Karen Haller North East Book Event
10th September 2019 – Hidden messages: Cave art to graffiti
29th August 2019 – Colour Quiz
14th May 2019 – Colour Perceptions and Distortions
9th April 2019 – Unfinished Business: Exclusive Private View & Curator Talk
27th March 2019 – Colour Ink.
6th February 2019 – 50 Shades of Fashion
9th January 2019 – Conversations In Colour: Enrique Azocar in Conversation with Susi Bellamy
19th December 2018 – Chromatic Conversations: Science & Colour
17th October 2018 – Colour in Branding and Advertising
19th September 2018 – The Private Life of Colour
5th September 2018 – The Stencil Library: Tour and Demonstration
30th May 2018 – Colour Moments: 20th Century Fashion
21st March 2018 – Colour and Lighting
21st February 2018 – Colours and Interiors
18th October 2017 – A Colour Tour of BALTIC Library
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