The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX
Olympiad (BOCOG) announced on Wednesday that from May 23 to June
25, 2007, it is organizing a bid across the nation for the design
scheme of the victory ceremony hosts/hostess costumes for the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
The complete set of the costumes includes the medal/flower
bearer costume (for ladies), the presenter escort costume (for
ladies), the athlete escort costume (for ladies) and the flag
bearer costume (for men). The style and color of the costumes
should be in conformity with the image and look of the Beijing
Olympic Games and with the environment of the victory ceremony. The
material and means of artistic expression should highlight "Chinese
elements, national characteristics and features of the time," with
the aim of becoming the carriers of the Olympic spirit, the
spreaders of the Chinese culture and the messengers of the concepts
of the Beijing Games, thus leaving a precious legacy to the Olympic
movement.
BOCOG will publish the procedure and submission form through the
official website of the Beijing Olympic Games (www.beijing2008.cn).
While opening the campaign to all members of society, BOCOG will
also have recourse to specific associations to invite professional
design organizations to join the campaign. All contesting works
shall enjoy equal rights of appraisal in the evaluation process.
The participants can send their design schemes for one or more
costumes but each costume is limited to one design scheme.
The participants should carefully read the invitation letter and
submit the complete set of legal documents, including the signed
authorization letter, the participant's reply letter and the
mandate of creation contract, together with the registration form
and design schemes, to the registration address.
After the deadline, the preliminary evaluation committee will
choose the design schemes of 50 sets for each of the four costume
categories (200 sets in total) and bring them to the second round
of appraisal. The appraisal committee will be co-chaired by Jiang
Xiaoyu, BOCOG executive vice-president and Lu Hao, vice mayor of
Beijing. The committee's members include costume design experts and
renowned Chinese artists, as well as specialists in Olympic Games
Image and Look.
The appraisal committee will pick ten sets for each category
(max. 40 sets) from the shortlisted entries and present them to the
BOCOG Executive Board, which will determine one first prize, two
second prizes, as well as third prize winning schemes for each
category. BOCOG will subsequently award prizes and certificates to
the winners.
(BOCOG May 23, 2007)