We're absolutely thrilled - The Colour Factory has been named winner of the Creative and Cultural Award at the 2026 Winchester Business Excellence Awards! Here's the story of a very special night.

"Surely you have to be born creative to produce artwork?" One student asked Jenny exactly that at a sunflower-inspired painting day — here's what she'd made by the end of it.

The Colour Factory has been a cornerstone of Winchester's creative landscape. It all began in 1994, shortly after I graduated from Winchester School of Art, as a small, paint-filled shop brimming with potential. Today, it's a vibrant and welcoming studio tucked away in a delightful old Edwardian park keeper’s house, right next to the peaceful River Park in the historic heart of Winchester