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South Korea: International Beauty Design Fair 2025

Venice in Vivid Colours Burano revealed by performing art

A Human Wave of Solidarity in Venice: 300 People United Against Gender Violence
Montreal Workshop: A Masterclass in Detail Art with Lucia Postacchini

World Bodypainting Festival 2024 - LIVE Awards
- WB Academy: 17 - 19 September 2024
- World Camouflage Award:...

In loving memory of Dirk Hartung

In loving memory of Julie Oliver
Julie Oliver not only left lasting imp...

World Bodypainting Festival 2024 - ONLINE Awards

Bird's eye view of the island of Hvar Call for artists - Bodypainting Jam on the island of Hvar (Croatia)
Hvar: one of the most beautiful ...

Painting Jam Session, Italy

Kickstarter campain "Bodypainting Artventures Magazine Issue 5"
Your support will help publish the 5th issue of the Bodypainting...

LOST TREASURES - Underwater Bodypainting project from Peter & Petra Tronser
An underwater Bodypainting project in the open sea from Peter & Petra Tronser and their team was realized during the last summer in Cyprus. What was the background an...

France: French Awards 2022 - Results 2022

The International Beauty Design Fair 2022 presents the WBF winners 2019 - 2021

"Peace", an artwork from Piera di Maio
In the Bolognese countryside of San Pietro in Cas...

France: French Bodypainting Awards. Results 2017
Thanks to all the great participants, mo...

Save the Date: 25. World Bodypainting Festival 2022
World Bodypainting Festival 21 – 23 July 2022 in Klagenfurt/ Austria (WB Academy from 17th July)
After 2 years of restritctions due to the corona pandemie and two Covid Edi...

WBF 2021 Covid Edition Results

It’s now been the 24th World Bodypainting Festival we have been organizing and once again it was a very different experience. The pandemic lasts another season so we decided to organize beside the Wo...

24th Edition of the WBF taking place hybrid in 2021!
World Bodypainting Festival 2021
from 18 -24 July in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee / AUSTRIA.
We are celebrating visual culture and music including the World Championships, Special and A...

Book Presentation by Jean - Paul Bourdier

Jean-Paul Bourdier is a photographer of unique style, skill, passion and great imagination. His images use multiple crafts – among them painting, poetry, and performance art. He uses no digital enhan...

WBF 2020 Covid Edition
This year due to the Corona Covid-19 situation w...

Germany: Review of Bodypainting Trophy in Munich 2019
The Bodypainting Trophy at the Beauty Forum Munich highlighted last weekend, 26th October 2019.
The artists successfully implemented their understanding of the topic "Artificial Intelligence" and imp...

Mexican CIMA event contributes to Breast Cancer Program
The Congreso Internacional de Maquillaje Artístico, short CIMA is an event created by young artists and entrepreneurs: Carolina Barbosa and Alexander OjodeLince, member of the WBA since a few years ...

Serbia: Bodyart Festival Belgrade

The Bodyart Festival Serbia, a sanctioned event by the World Bodypainting Association was held on 8 & 9 of April.
We thank all participants and organisators for great work and amazing performance! W...

Ukraine: Review of the Ukrainian Bodypainting Award 2019

The last WBA sanctioned contest took place 25th of May in Kiev, Ukraine within the beauty art festival Viridiland www.viridiland.com. Thousands of leading masters, speakers and judges from all over th...

France: French Bodypainting Awards. Results 2019
Wow, it's been a very strong competition thi...

Germany: Review of the Beauty Forum Bodypainting Trophy in Leipzig, 2019
The artists successfully implemented their understanding of the topic "Hereos". Their creations impressed v...

Croatia: Contest by Croatian Tattoo Convention 2019
The Competition will be held in 2 categories and according t...

Austria: The Art & Commerce of Make-up / Free for WBA Members

A fantastic new program takes place at the WB-Academy just a day before the main days of the World Bodypainting Festival in 2018. A high quality program with outstanding speakers are on the panel. Th...

Ukraine: Review of the Ukraine Bodypainting Award 2018

For the first time, the Ukrainian Bodypainting Award 2018, sanctioned by the WBA took place in Kiev. 4th of August, international crowed of artists came a long to the very artistic location called "A...

Germany: Review of Bodypainting Trophy in Munich 2018

The Bodypainting Trophy at the Beauty Forum Munich highlighted last weekend, 27th October 2018.
The artists successfully implemented their understanding of the topic "Let the impossible be possible" ...

Professional Ringlight
WBA members can request their disc...

WBA member Marta Gejdošová presents Charity Calendar

Spain: Filippo ioco Studio & Gallery had its Grand Opening

Our WBA membesr Filippo ioco had its Grand Opening Friday February 23, 2018 with a successful turnout of 180-200 guests.
Guests were treated to Spanish wine, local horderves and the celebrated Spanish...

Switzerland: Review of the Swiss Bodypainting Award, 2017
The Beauty Contest EXPO is an international exhibition dedicated to beauty, aesthetics and cosmetics. The S...

Russia: Review "Nevskie Berega" Festival of Beauty, September 2017
23rd September 2017
The Nevskie Berega in St. Petersburg, Russia is one of the most important competitions fo...

Austria: Results of the 20th World Bodypainting Festival

20 YEARS WORLD BODYPAINTING FESTIVAL AND A SUCCESSFUL PREMIERE IN KLAGENFURT
The Festival has been part of the local festival scene for 20 years now and is the biggest art and music festival of Carinth...

Germany: Review of the Beauty Forum Bodypainting Trophy in Leipzig, 2017

The Beauty Forum Bodypainting Trophy in Leipzig highlighted last weekend, 22nd of April 2017.
The artists successfully implemented their understanding of the topic "Circle of Life". Their creations im...

Austria: Review of FarbTanzFestival (Color Dance Festival)

WBA Membership Cards 2017
We are happy to inform you that in some days you will get your Membership Cards for 2017 that provide many benefits!
Please, check your profile in the WBA Membership Catalogue and note...

Austria: FarbTanzFestival (Color Dance Festival)
Komm und mach mit am Bodypainting Jam bei einem entspannte...

Winners of the WBA Image Awards 2016

Italy: World Award in Camouflage

Croatia: Hvar Bodypainting Festival 2025

France: French Bodypainting Award 2025

Spain: Bodypainting Contest at the "CARNAVAL DE AGUILAS 2025"

Spain: Bodypainting Contest at the Carnaval de Águilas 2025

Spain: Bodypainting Contest at the "CARNAVAL DE AGUILAS 2025"

Bodypainting Festival Hvar - Results and Review

World Bodypainting Festival @ International Beauty Design Fair 2024

WBA Bodypainting Weekend in Hvar, Croatia
The WBA-supported event recently took place on the captivating island of Hvar, Croatia, marking a significant occasion in the realm of bodypainting.
Over the course of two consecutive days, seven e...

Winners of the WBF Photo Award 2023

WBF, Generation Next - A Phenomenal Success

A Rose for Venice

Arctic Bodypainting Retreat 2024

Korea, Seoul: Beauty Design Exhibition 2023 with WBF Content
The Korean Make-up Artist Association, KMAA is presenting a beauty exhibition in the prestigious Seoul City Hall in South Korea. The exhibition shows works from the beauty and bodypainting Industry ...
Sea Glam Gala: Sound & Fashion Charity Evening in favour of Reefvillage

Rachel Deboer ALS Call for support

WB Academy ONLINE - Action Bodypainting with Mike Shane

2020 what a crazy year!
- AI is making considerable strides n...

2020 what a crazy year! - How does it feel for Eva-Maria Schulz (Germany)

The Memory of Water, New Calendar out now!

PICTURE OF PEACE, a Social Body Art Project by Dennis Fixman
It's a very thoughtful project that Dennis Fixman and his team from Belarus c...
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