The Olympic Rings

"The emblem chosen to illustrate and represent the world Congress of 1914...: five intertwined rings in different colours - blue, yellow, black, green, and red - are placed on the white field of the paper. These five rings represent the five parts of the world which now are won over to Olympism and willing to accept healthy competition."

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, August 1912 edition of Olympique

The Olympic Rings have been a vital part of the Olympics since the 1920's Olympic Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. At least one of the colours of the rings can be found in every countries flag around the world and therefore represents the World uniting to play the games. 

Due to restrictions upon the use of the Olympic rings I have had to email the International Olympic Committee to request the use of the rings I will report here when I hear the response but have included my email to them below.

Dear Whomever May be Concerned,

I am emailing to request permission to use the Olympic rings within some of my work. I am currently working with Frederick Gent School in Derbyshire, England on a 'Get Set' project looking at how the school can continue the Olympic Legacy into the future. The young people at the school are hoping to have a final piece that will be a seating/sculptural piece that will sit within the schools central courtyard. I myself have been brought in to complete the project and designing, as I am a local undergraduate from Nottingham Trent University and will be completing the project as part of my final degree. As the project is Olympic based I would like to have permission to use the Olympic rings within the final piece to ensure that it is clearly recognisable as an Olympic Legacy Structure. The school will continue to use this piece to award members of the school and the community for work and actions which fulfil the Olympic and Paralympic Values. 

Name:                Hannah Louise Barker

Email:                hannahbarker@hotmail.com

Organisation:    Nottingham Trent University

Context:            Sculpture (probably made of galvanised steel or copper)

Content Use:    Permanent School Sculpture

Please do let me know if you require any other information.

Kind Regards,

Hannah Barker