Chromoculture is a research-creation project led by the École Nationale Supérieure d'Art de Limoges. It aims to promote and enhance sustainable colour practices in art and design by creating a garden-laboratory in the school’s park, specialized in natural dyes for its textile, ceramic and publishing workshops.
Details of ENSA workshops presented at BAL:
Saturday, September 17
10am : «Follow the color: harvest» (workshop on the collection of coloured plants, in the botanical garden and the city of Limoges, by artists Bulle Dupont and Floriane Bou and designer Anne Fischer).
3pm : «Follow the color: transform» (workshop on the transformation of plants into vegetable inks and natural dyes, in the museum, by artists Bulle Dupont and Floriane Bou and designer Cécile Vignau).
4pm : «Chromatic cultures» (conference on the heritage of colour, in the auditorium of the museum, by the anthropologist Arnaud Dubois).
Sunday, September 18
10am : «Follow the color: apply» (workshop on printing and dyeing on textile, in the museum, by artists Bulle Dupont and Floriane Bou).
3pm : «Follow the color: create» (workshop on the production of natural colour works in the museum by artists Bulle Dupont and Floriane Bou).