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Korean Makeup Artist Association: A Celebration of Beauty and Creativity Since its establishment in 1998, the Korean Makeup Artist Association (KMAA) has been dedicated to promoting and celebrating th...

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The Carnaval de Águilas is one of Spain’s most exciting and colorful celebrations, and this year, it once again set the stage for an incredible Bodypainting Contest! As the first major event of the 20...

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Discover the captivating world of Burano through the stunning artwork of Elena Tagliapietra, beautifully complemented by the insightful texts of Silvia Zanella and introduced by Alberto Toso Fei.

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 Over 300 people, dressed in blue and directed by artist Elena Tagliapietra, formed a massive human wave. This artistic performance combined community, beauty, technology, and awareness to address one...

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Dear WBF Community,

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A few months ago, Montreal had the privilege of hosting an unforgettable workshop led by the incredibly talented Lucia Postacchini, joined by Veronica Bottigliero from Italy. The event was a celebrati...

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The World Bodypainting Festival promising also 2024 a celebration of colors, creativity, and breathtaking masterpieces on the human canvas!
  • WB Academy: 17 - 19 September 2024
  • World Camouflage Award:...

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Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to a beloved and very special member of our bodypainting family in March.

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The WBF community mourns the loss of a cherished friend. The sudden onset of Julie's illness has left a void in the hearts of her family, friends, and colleagues.

Julie Oliver not only left lasting imp...

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The WBF Online Awards take place 2024 2 weeks earlier from the LIVE Awards, giving artists more time to work on their footage of the Hotspots. So we can offer you an even better LIVE show with the con...

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16 - 19 June 2023: We invite artist teams (artist, model, assistant) to visit Hvar with us and to paint and be creative together at an ARTIST JAM on the Croatian coast!

Hvar: one of the most beautiful ...

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Last weekend there was a big Italian Get together of artists in the town San Pietro in Casale near Bologna. The painting jam session was organized by artist Piera di Maio, she did an amazing job to ga...

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Hello everyone, please support and share the Kickstarter campaign (ends December 11th) from WBA member and photographer Dmitri Moisseev.

Your support will help publish the 5th issue of the Bodypainting...

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LOST TREASURES (Verlorene Schätze)

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...

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The French Bodypainting Awards 2022 organized by WB Production took place after a 2 years break last weekend on 14th - 16th May in Paris as part of the 51st Congrès International Esthétiques Spa. For ...

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"Very happy to see the best works and winners from the past World Bodypainting Festival 2019 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee and the COVID Editions in this amazing exhibition in South Korea" (Alex Barendr...

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Following Roberto Gatti's idea and the artistic realisation by Bodypainting artist Piera di Maio, a work with a message for peace was recently created!

In the Bolognese countryside of San Pietro in Cas...

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The French Bodypainting Awards 2017 organized by WB Production took place on 1 & 2 April in Paris. It was an outstanding artwork at a very outstanding weekend. 

Thanks to all the great participants, mo...

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Save the Date & register now!

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...

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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...

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Join us for the 24th

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...

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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...

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Since 1998 the most colourful event in the world takes place and has, therefore, a very long tradition. It founded the modern bodypainting art movement.

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

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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The French Bodypainting Awards 2019 organized by WB Production took place on 6 & 7 April in Paris as part of the 49th Congrès International Esthétiques Spa.

Wow, it's been a very strong competition thi...

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The Beauty Forum Bodypainting Trophy in Leipzig highlighted last weekend, 18th of April 2019.

The artists successfully implemented their understanding of the topic "Hereos". Their creations impressed v...

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As part of the Beauty Hair & Expo Fair from 9th - 10th March 2019  the WBA Croatian Bodypainting Competition will be held in Zagreb Croatia.

The Competition will be held in 2 categories and according t...

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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...

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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...

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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" ...

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Now we have a special discount for WBA members on the best value ringlight on the market. WBA members get € 60 discount OR the Battery power set worth € 69 for FREE!

WBA members can request their disc...

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Marta Gejdošová – make-up artist, bodypainter, hairdresser comes from Slovakia. She has been working in beauty business for almost 20 years. She runs her own beauty salon SHARMANT, she is the main mak...

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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...

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The Bodypainting Trophy took place on 15th October 2017 as a part of the BEAUTY CONTEST EXPO.

The Beauty Contest EXPO is an international exhibition dedicated to beauty, aesthetics and cosmetics. The S...

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Review from the WBA Contest in Russia, the traditional festival of beauty in St. Petersburg.

23rd September 2017

The Nevskie Berega in St. Petersburg, Russia is one of the most important competitions fo...

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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...

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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...

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Last weekend we were invited to the 1st sports festival in Podersdorf am See (at the Lake Neusiedlersee). The WBA team was accompanied by artists from 4 different nations and the Art Color Ballett fro...

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Dear WBA Members!

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...

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Join us for a relaxing bodypainting weekend with jam session, without competition, at the Lake Neusiedlersee, near Vienna. Free accommodation!

Komm und mach mit am Bodypainting Jam bei einem entspannte...

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The mission of the awards sponsored by Diamond FX is to promote the power of imagination and self-expression through awarding (Bodypainters) and recognizing models and photographers worldwide in the d...

Upcoming Events
The World Award: Camouflage category is a special part of the World Bodypainting Festival, inspired by the famous technique where artists paint models to blend into the background. Since 2021, this aw...

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For the past two years, the event has taken place on the beautiful island of Hvar, Croatia. Following this success, we are excited to announce the 3rd Hvar Bodypainting Festival that will take place o...

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Join us for an unforgettable celebration of color, talent in the heart of Paris! This is your chance to showcase your skills on an international stage. With a vibrant atmosphere, inspiring competitors...

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The vibrant Carnaval de Águilas marks the opening of the 2025 bodypainting season! Set against the backdrop of Spain’s warm and welcoming coast, this exciting event invites talented artists from aroun...

Event Reviews

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The Bodypainting Festival Hvar, supported by the World Bodypainting Association, has once again proven to be a spectacular celebration of art and creativity. Held on June 8th and 9th 2024, showed succ...

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The "International Beauty Design Fair 2024", organized by the Korean Make-Up Artists Association serves as a platform for cultural exchange, showcasing the developments and trends of K-Beauty. A speci...

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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...

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The 2023 World Bodypainting Festival saw notable changes, moving to the Messearena Klagenfurt in September, marking a shift towards a heightened artistic focus. Despite the venue and date change, the ...

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We are delighted to share the extraordinary success of the "WBF – Generation Next" festival, a vibrant celebration of artistic innovation and creativity in the world of bodypainting. This year, we mar...

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Another great competition has been organized in St. Petersburg last weekend. The Festival of Beauty "Nevskie Berega" is a very prestigous competition in 2 categories. It's an official WBA Contest supp...
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Activities
Blog by Alex Barendregt: "So, there it is - A Rose for Venice, captured by national media in Italy, and as I was on site, captured also from my side. But let me tell you first. So we have been celebra...

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From 6 - 12 August, a unique journey into the essence and secrets of the Lofoten Islands, through colorful experiences, movement, hula-hoop, body and soul expression in wild nature will be organized b...

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Natascha Zenig brings fairy tale, film and obscure fantasy figures to life with the help of special effect make-up + body painting and has them staged by renowned photographers. The result is an artis...

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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 w...

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Gabi Hajek-Renner (internationally distinguished artist, WBA member and multiple world champion in bodypainting as well as owner of Austria’s Makeup School) has been working together with light artist...

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Imagine Corona Virus wiping out your income, loosing your father to suicide and then being diagnosed with ALS all within a few months. This year has been a hard one for many people around the world bu...

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We are happy to introduce our new programs for 2021 by the World Bodypainting Association & the World Bodypainting Festival. We have created in the past a huge amount of content which we, with our int...

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I took this long exposure shot on a 30km hike in banff national park, after a few hours of route finding to shoot an isolated turns out I like any of those photos.
  • AI is making considerable strides n...

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(Article in German) Für fast alle Künstler rund um den Globus war das Jahr 2020, mit der uns leider noch immer beschäftigenden und anhaltenden Corona-Pandemie, ein sehr Einschneidendes und Herausforde...

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There is a lot of exciting news coming up from many artists around the world during the pandemic. For example, WBA member Swedish Artist Vilija Vitkuté and her team have been working like crazy in the...

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