Meet the ambassador for “Expression 2017” Mr Roald Bradstock, better known as the “Olympic Picasso”. Roald is an Olympic athlete and an Olympic artist from England. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia and for the past decade he has been promoting the connection between sport and art through a variety of sport related events.
One of the events to which he was appointed as an Olympian Sport Art Ambassador was the British Government’s Olympic Legacy 2012 Program where he guided students to create unique pieces of sport themed artwork.
Roald’s artistic and athletic carrier has had many achievements. For example, in 2000, he competed in the painting division at the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Sport Art competition, for which he won the gold medal.
Today, Roald has been appointed as the ambassador for “Expression 2017” a global drawing competition created to discover children’s perception of “Peace through Sports” through illustrations and sketches, and on April 25, 2017 International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach, appointed Roald to the Olympic Culture and Heritage Commission.
The aim of the competition is to tap into the creative minds of our young people, through art, to see what they think about peace and sport and maybe, just maybe, get a fresh idea or a new perspective that could promote peace worldwide.” Roald Bradstock.
Here is a video were Tebebu Mekonnen and Julitza Ponce, students from Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School-USA, interviewed Mr. Roald Bradstock to learn more about his vision and mission as an ambassador of “Expression 2017”.
How to participate in “Expression 2017”?
The Global Network of Jesuit Schools is a stepping stone by which many more children can be propelled towards becoming ‘ambassadors’ of Peace!
Be part of the peace and reconciliation movement!
Artwork may be submitted up until midnight of June 21, 2017 Indian Standard Time.
