AIC AWARDS
AIC is proud to recognise excellence in colour with four awards. The Judd Award founded in 1973 with 27 awardees to date. The CADE Award celebrates outstanding colour work in art, design and environment. The most recent Student Paper Awards encourages colour research by students. The Sphere Award recognizes the prolonged and valuable contribution of an AIC individual, team or group towards achieving AIC goals. |
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AIC JUDD AWARD The Judd Award was founded in 1973, memory of Deane Brewster Judd, to recognise outstanding work in the field of colour science, This award is given every two years, at AIC Congresses. The selection is an arduous procedure that includes nominations by AIC members and analysis of antecedents of the nominees by a Committee composed of previous recipients of the award. | AIC AWARD FOR COLOUR IN ART, DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT (CADE) The CADE Award was founded in 2015, in recognise of those who excel in the areas of design, art, architecture and humanities. The award is presented every two years, at AIC Congresses. The selection is an arduous procedure that includes nominations by AIC members and analysis of antecedents of the nominees by a Committee. | AIC STUDENT PAPER AWARDS The goal of the AIC Student Paper Awards scheme is to encourage students to present their work at the AIC meetings and to benefit from interaction with the international colour community. Applications must be substantially related to the subject of colour, but may be based in any discipline or mix of disciplines. Both research-based and practice-based work will be considered. |
AIC SPHERE AWARD The Sphere Award is one of AIC's highest honors, recognizing individuals, teams, or groups for their sustained and valuable contributions to AIC’s goals. Whether through organizational, clerical, technical, or other services, this award celebrates those who go above and beyond to benefit AIC and its members. Unlike other AIC awards, the Sphere Award highlights long-term dedication and lasting impact, acknowledging contributions that help drive AIC’s success. It reflects the core values of collaboration, innovation, and service that keep AIC thriving. The first-ever Sphere Award will be presented at the AIC 2025 Congress in Taipei, Taiwan, marking a historic moment for our community. Future awards will be presented every other year at AIC congress. The award committee consists of the two most recent Past Presidents and the latest Sphere Award recipient. Since this is the first year of the award, there is no current recipient. Therefore, for this inaugural award, the committee will include the three most recent Past Presidents. Annoucement for AIC SPHERE Award 2026 AIC Regular Members,
On behalf of the Sphere Award Committee, we are pleased to invite nominations for the AIC Sphere Award, to be presented at the forthcoming AIC Congress in Valencia, 4–8 October 2027. The Sphere Award recognizes an individual, team or group for a prolonged and valuable contribution towards achieving AIC goals. Eligible contributions may include organizational, clerical, technical, or other forms of service benefiting AIC and its members. Any AIC Regular Member may submit a nomination. Nominations should be sent by private email to the Chair of the Sphere Award Committee at Maurizio Rossi (maurizio.rossi@polimi.it) by 4 January 2027.
Each nomination must be supported by one document including: 1. A statement describing the service or services that justify the award; 2. A statement outlining the nominee’s contributions, including any committee participation, leading to the services performed for AIC. 3. The document must be signed by the President of the nominating AIC Regular Member association, or by an equivalent authorised representative.
Please note that nominations and all supporting documentation will be treated confidentially. We warmly encourage eligible members to consider nominating colleagues, teams or groups whose sustained service has made a significant contribution to AIC. If there are questions please email the Committee Chair: maurizio.rossi@polimi.it |