Color Factory NYC

Work brought me to NYC this week and it dawned on me that I would have a few hours to myself. Alone time is rare and typically when traveling I end up working late in my hotel room but this morning it dawned on me that I should do something unconventional with my time; something that I could only do in NYC - so I booked a ticket visit Color Factory (tickets now available thru February).

Color Factory is a pop-up interactive exhibit that celebrates the discovery, serendipity and generosity of color. Interactive exhibits are a bit of a trend these days but Color Factory was one of the originals. It’s first iteration was in San Francisco in 2017 and New York opened in August of 2018. I’ve been following the museums co-founder Jordan Ferney on Instagram for over a year and the dedication, creativity and tremendous sacrifice that she and her team put into opening Color Factory NYC is really what drew me to it. It was an intense labour of love; a vision that they should be proud of.

Of course, the museum is full of wonderful interactive surprises, tasty treats and photo ops for the Instagram set. I may have taken my second selfie ever but it’s more than that; it’s a celebration of color and a collaboration of different artists chock full of inspiration. It’s meant to be experienced and while it was unusual to that by myself it was nice to be able to absorb something on my own.

Perhaps, it was the chance to focus on the experience without my kids or perhaps I wish my life at work was a bit more visually colorful but the Color Factory left me feeling motivated and inspired. A reminder to step outside of the norm and experience more art. It’s pretty amazing what a group of people can create when working together…something that would serve us all well to remember.