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Olympic Sport and Art Contest
By Nicole Saunches // U.S. Olympic Committee // November 20, 2007
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in conjunction with the United States Sports Academy will conduct the 2008 Sport Art Competition. The competition is a national art contest requesting artists to submit sculptures or graphic works with the theme “Sport and Olympism.” Winners of the 2008 Sport Art Competition will advance to the international competition, the Olympic Sport and Art Contest, conducted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The 2008 Sport Art Competition is open to artists who are U.S. citizens and the deadline for entry is Feb. 1, 2008. Artists interested in submitting entries should go to att.ussa.edu for specifications and entry details.
As part of its celebrations for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008, the IOC and its Commission for Culture and Olympic Education encourages all National Olympic Committees (NOC) to foster an active synergy between the worlds of art and sport at national and international levels and to heighten perception of the link between sport and art.
Each NOC can submit one sculpture and one graphic work to the international phase of the competition. Following the national competitions, the Commission for Culture and Olympic Education will set up an international jury, formed by authorities on art from all five continents along with representatives of the IOC and the Olympic Museum. The international jury will award prizes ranging from $10,000-30,000 for each of the two categories of works of art entered in the international phase of the contest, which will be held from Mar. – Aug. 2008. Additionally, the top sculptures and graphic works will also be displayed at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
For more information on the official IOC rules and regulations and all updates on the USOC Sport Art Competition, please visit: art.ussa.edu.
For more information, please contact the USOC Media and Public Relations Division (719/866-4529). This release also is available on the USOC’s public web site (http://www.usolympicteam.com/) and our media-specific web site (http://usocpressbox.org/)
About the U.S. Sports Academy
The United States Sports Academy is an independent, non-profit, accredited, special mission sports university created to serve the nation and the world with programs in instruction, research and service. The Academy accepts students, regardless of race, religion, gender, age, disability or national origin.
Located on the campus of the Academy is the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA), which is believed to have the largest collection of sport art in the world. ASAMA is dedicated to the preservation of sports history, art and literature. Founded in 1984, ASAMA recognizes the importance of the cultural connectivity of athletic competition and artistic expression.
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