Call for Papers - Progress in Colour Studies 2026 Wrocław
We are happy to announce that the sixth Progress in Colour Studies (PICS 2026) conference will be held in Wrocław, Poland, on 10–12 September 2026, following the AIC 2026 Meeting in Florence.
The conference will be organized jointly by the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław and the University of Wrocław.
The aim of the PICS 2026 conference is to provide a forum for discussing studies on colour conducted by researchers representing different disciplines: linguistics, literary studies, philosophy, psychology, history, political science, art history, architecture studies, physics, chemistry and biology.
Following the previous PICS conferences, we welcome proposals for papers and posters presenting colour studies from any area of interest, including – among others – the following topics:
• colour in language
• colour in texts, including literature
• colour symbolism
• colour vision, perception, cognition and memory
• colour in fashion
• colour in architecture
• colour in painting, photography and sculpture
• the physics of colour
• dyes and pigments
This time we wish to pay particular attention to how colour is perceived and treated by artists and art theorists.
We hope to see you in Wrocław!
Important dates:
Abstract submission: 28 February 2026
Notification of acceptance: 15 April 2026
Registration and payment: 30 April – 31 May 2026
Conference: 10–12 September 2026
Paper submission for publication: 28 February 2027
