Color Response, Interim

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A Free Community Art Project

Color Response project is a participatory community art initiative that creates a chain of giving and sharing.  The project provides participants with a stress-release exercise that encourages trust in their creative instinct.

How the Color Response Project Works

1. The artist stands at a table with a complete watercolor palette and asks a participant to choose the 2 colors they are most attracted to in that moment.
2. The artist paints the 2 chosen colors on a 5” x 5” square of watercolor paper. The colors are stacked on the square.
3. The artist then paints a duplicate copy of the 5” x 5” square. Both squares are numbered on the back.
4. The participant selects one square to keep for themselves. They can share the second square with someone else or give it to the Color Response collection.
5. The artist will respond to color choices from geographic location and timestamp by creating a larger piece that represents the color families from a specific location.
6. A location hosting a Color Response project will have the option to select a custom, acrylic wall case to show the pieces selected to remain in the collection.

Goal of the Color Response Project

• The process being used is a studio warm-up exercise that encourages the participants to recognize their own creative instincts.
• This project also builds a creative community through engagement and gift-giving – one participant at a time.

More About the Color Response Project

• The Color Response Collection may be installed by geographic location, timestamp, or by color families. More information is available at: colorresponse.com.
• The Color Response project initially focused on medical professionals, teachers, and students but is now expanding and will have displays on view in the near future. The collection is being stored at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Libraries, Historical Collections.