Rob Bates, a senior in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, has entered the competition for the official poster of the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championship being held in Greensboro.
Jurors will select the top three submissions by Dec. 15 with the first-place entry to be the official poster design. The public can vote for the People’s Choice Award winner online, which comes with a $750 award.
Bates’ work is “America in Motion.” He said his poster “encapsulates the diversity and American spirit of 21st-century athletics. The Greensboro skyline, home of the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championship, traces the background. In the foreground, there is a single African American female figure skater gliding in motion while simultaneously donning our nation’s colors. Connecting these two components is a single swooping line that implies the grace, strength and fluidity of U.S. figure skating.”