Athletes at the heart of the Olympic Art Project
Four Olympians visited the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 not to compete for medals, but instead to create works of art.
21 March, 2018
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The Olympic Picasso’s Connection to Franchising
One of the franchising community’s top leaders has a first-hand view of the “drive to win” needed to succeed at the Olympic Games. Any Lab Test Now CEO Clarissa Bradstock’s husband is Roald Bradstock, an Olympic athlete in the javelin and award-winning artist. The multi-talented couple just returned to the U.S. from the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea.
13 March, 2018
Atlantan enhances art of the Games, trading athletics for paintbrush
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Olympic athletes currently gathered in Pyeongchang, South Korea, have mastered many physical skills, but few of them are adept with acrylics.
21 February, 2018
Olympians invited to help create art in Olympic Village
Olympians are invited to help bring the Olympic values to life through art in the Olympic Village at PyeongChang 2018. Competing athletes are being asked to join Alexi Pappas(athletics, Greece), Roald Bradstock (javelin, Great Britain), Lanny Barnes (biathlon, USA) and Jean-Blaise Evequoz (fencing, Switzerland) who are the Olympian artists-in-residence at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games.
19 February, 2018
OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES BLEND CULTURE WITH SPORT
WHILE THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SHOWCASE THE BEST OF WINTER ATHLETICISM, OLYMPISM ITSELF IS ABOUT BLENDING CULTURE AND SPORT, WHICH PYEONGCHANG 2018 HAS FULLY EMBRACED.
The PyeongChang Olympic Plaza provides the chance to not only see Winter Olympians receive their hard-won medals, but also enjoy a spectacular calendar of artistic and musical performances before and after the medal ceremonies.
17 February, 2018
‘Olympic Picasso’ combines love for sports, art
PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA — He is known around the world as the “Olympic Picasso” — a former Olympian whose two passions are sports and art.
During the 2018 winter games, Roald Bradstock is combining those talents in a historic way.
17 February, 2018
„Olympischer Picasso“ bringt Athleten zum Malen
Der britische Künstler Roald Bradstock wird auch der olympische Picasso genannt. Bei den Winterspielen in Pyeongchang bringt er Athleten dazu, den Pinsel zu schwingen. Die gemeinsamen Bilder sollen im Olympischen Museum in Lausanne landen.
Seltsame Dinge gehen bei den Winterspielen in Pyeongchang im olympischen Dorf vor sich.
16 February, 2018
Winter Olympics 2018: ‘Geonbae!’ with two former Olympians
#TeamTennessee has high aspirations for what sport they would compete in to bring home the gold. USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee staffers Joe Rexrode, Geoff Calkins and Andrew Nelles will be covering the 2018 Winter Olympics from PyeongChang. Ayrika Whitney/USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee
11 February, 2018
Eight Instagrammers to Follow for an Insider’s View of the Olympic Games
From art and food to skis and skates, these Instagrammers give you a behind-the-scenes look at #Pyeongchang2018
SMITHSONIAN.COM
Can’t make it to the Olympic Games this year but still want to stay up-to-date on what happens outside the competition? These eight Instagram accounts are must-follows for behind-the-scenes shots and Korean culture. And don’t forget to follow the official Olympics Instagram to see the heart of the action.
09 February, 2018
Meet the 2018 Olympic Artists in Residence
Four artists who are also athletes will make art by Olympians for Olympians at the PyeongChang Olympics
By Brigit Katz
SMITHSONIAN.COM
Athletes from around the world have gathered in PyeongChang, South Korea, to kick off the 2018 Winter Olympics. Among the men and women competing are four current and former athletes charged with a special mission: to bring art to the Olympic Village.
08 February, 2018
4 Athletes Selected as Artists in Residence at the Olympics
For this year’s creative program, the International Olympic Committee is calling on some familiar faces.
By Talya Minsberg Feb. 5, 2018
A group of Olympic athletes is attending the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, but they won’t be competing for medals.
Instead, they will travel to Pyeongchang, South Korea, as Olympic artists in residence, the International Olympic Committee announced today.
05 February, 2018
Paralympic values promoted through art
‘Art of the Olympians’ is a platform where Olympians and Paralympians can show their creative side, express themselves and document their involvement in the arts.
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