Color, Culture, Controversy with Art Therapist, Isabelle Rizo

About this episode

In this episode, Andrea Klunder interviews art therapist Isabelle Rizo about the implications of color in culture and the recent PANTONE Color of the Year announcement.

Is culture losing color? Are we becoming more neutral? More beige? More white? Why does it matter? Recently PANTONE® released it's pick for 2026 Color of the Year -- Cloud Dancer, a lovely shade of... white? It left a lot of the internet feeling everything from flat to pure outrage. Why? In this conversation with art therapist and ethnographer Isabelle Rizo, we're jumping into the commentary and taking it deeper into cultural resonance, end-of-life art making and choosing your OWN color of the year. Connect With Isabelle Rizo IsabelleRizo.com Facebook Instagram Recommended Episodes Cultivate brave space, intentional community Licia Berry, Lisa Nalbone, Wendy Parman, Isabelle Rizo, Emily Stroia Recommended Reading Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic Let's Design Your More Powerful Podcast Together Book a complimentary consultation with me at https://bit.ly/powerfulpod. No sales, just strategy! For your current or future podcast. Get the Podcast Envy Exclusive! Podcasting? Dreaming of podcasting? Let me support YOU! Get the FREE private podcast feed https://bit.ly/pepexclusive. And ask me your…

People in this episode

Host: Andrea Klunder

Guest: Isabelle Rizo

Topics covered

• color
• culture
• art therapy
• cultural resonance
• end-of-life art making
• PANTONE Color of the Year

Keywords

• color of the year
• art therapy
• cultural commentary
• PANTONE
• Isabelle Rizo
• cultural resonance
• end-of-life art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PANTONE®

Books & works: Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us, Storytelling with Data

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