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| 3 February | Dear members, in the past weeks we were busy rebuilding the new website of the World Bodypainting Association. The site will be released very soon and is in future promoted with the new domain www.wb-association.org Please note that we won't update this old website any more, all latest news will go on the new one soon. |
The team of the World Bodypainting Association wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are back full of energy and inspiration after the holidays on the 9th of January. |
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| 2 Dec. | The christmas motiv of the 5th paint party, which was initiated by Georg Schmitt, is choosen for the month December. |
| 1 Dec. | Review from the Stockholm Bodypainting Contest last weekend published. |
| 30 Nov. | Members report with review and results from the Baltic Beauty Week in Riga published. |
| 29 Nov. | The photo of the month in November is provided by the winner fo the photo awards from the World Bodypainting Festival 2011. Alexandr Senchuck from Russia won the category digital composing. |
| 23 Nov. | New bodypainting events were added in the calendar. |
| 22 Nov. | The Beauty Forum in Leipzig, Germany presents the second edition of its bodypainting competition within a Beauty Show in April, 29th next year. |
| 14 Nov. | Review from the NZ Body Art Awards posted in the members report section. |
| 10 Nov. | We are welcoming many new members who joined the WBPA recently: Bodypainting & Make up Artists:
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| 24 Oct. | The photo of the month in October is provided by the winner fo the photo awards from the World Bodypainting Festival 2011. Andra Peira from Italy won the category photo classic. |
| 20 Oct. | The body and facepainting contest within the Beauty Forum in Munich, Germany was won by Johannes Stoetter from Italy and Einat Dan from Israel. Review |
| 12 Oct. | For the first time the PUERTO RICO BODY PAINT CHALLENGE 2011 will be organized on three Fridays in November. Details in the event section. |
| 4 Oct. | We got today the confirmation to orgainze on the 3 and 4 of March again the bodypainting and face effects trophy in Switzerland within the Beauty Forum in Zurich. Details with guidelines and registration forms can be found in the event section. |
| 1 Oct. | Within the Baltic Beauty Week, the International Make up School of Biruta Magele organizes again a bodypainting and image contest. The WBA contest takes place on the weekend of the 6 November in Riga, Latvia. Details with guidelines and registration forms can be found in the event section. |
| 26 Sept. | The photo of the month in September is provided by german photographer Michael Hartmann showing the artwork of the russian artist Kristina Elizarova. |
| 23 Sept. | We created recently a closed group on Facebook for our members of the association. At the moment we are busy adding all the members, but some do have their synonym and are difficult to find. The closed group can be found here >> |
| 22 Sept. | New bodypainting competitions in our event section published. |
| 21 Sept. | New members report from Melbourne by Ria Clauss |
| 31 August | After the successful publishing of the book "Body Art Fashion" by Karala B. during the World Bodypainting Festival, another 2 books about bodypainting are published: - The "Art of Bodypainting" by the dutch author "Peter de Ruiter" and |
| 30 August | New members report by Jörg Düsterwald online. |
| 9 August | Fashion Make up Workshop with Einat Dan in Vienna from Sept. 9 - 11, 2011. Details here |
| 5 August | The photo of the month in August is provided by the artist combo Victoria Guggenheim und Wolf Reicherter. The work was done for the Irish company Robosteel. |
| 4 August | We are welcoming many new members who joined the WBPA recently: Bodypainting & Make up Artists:
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| 1 August | Find a full report and all the winners of the World Bodypainting Festival (WBF) on the official website www.bodypainting-festival.com |
| 27 July | New bodypainting events from WBA members updated. |
| 14 July | For the second time the WBA organizes a small bodypainting competition for selected 14 artists within the big make up trade show "Beauty Forum Munich" in Germany. The contest is hosted on the 15 and 16 October. |
| 8 July | The World Bodypainting Festival is history. The WBA was proud to welcome again artists from all around the world. Reviews are published in the next days and weeks on the official website www.bodypainting-festival.com |
| 20 June | The office of the World Body Painting Association is closed until July 5th. We start building Bodypaint City for the upcoming World Bodypainting Festival. We kindly ask for your understanding. |
| 2 June | Only a few weeks to the World Bodypainting Festival 2011. There are only a few places left in the contest categories. Check also out some last spots for the WBF Academy education program on the official website www.bodypainting-festival.com |
| 23 May | The Beauty Forum in Leipzig, Germany hosted the first bodypainting competition within a Beauty Show. Einat Dan from Isreal won the contest. Review... |
| 8 May | A bodypainting exhibition in an church? Birgit Linke: "I hope to see some inspired, delighted and provocated faces. There will be a Life-Painting and Foto-Corner, and lots of my models". |
| 12 April | The photo of the month in April is provided by the photographer Bruno Fischer from Germany who did that shot of the model by Lital Nave. |
| 6 April | The annual "wbf.academy" brochure, the education program of the World Bodypainting Festival, is printed and will be posted soon. |
| 30 March | We are currently sending out the new membership details including the membership cards 2011. |
| 17 March | New bonus partner for members. Bad Ass Stencils from the USA offers discounts for wbpa members. |
| 9 March | WBA member Emma Hack was awarded last weekend for her artist book "Wallpaper Collection" by the AADC - Adelaide Art Directors Club. To pick up a copy check her website here. Congratulations Emma! |
| 8 March | The World Bodypainting Association organized within the Swiss Beauty Forum a bodypainting competition in 2 categories on the last weekend. |
| 28 February | The Australian Body Art Awards took place last weekend. Here is a review by Maria Mormille. |
| 18 February | We updated some information on our bonus partners. |
| 1 February | We are welcoming many new members who joined the WBPA recently: Bodypainting & Make up Artists:
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| 31 January | The photo of the month in January was sent to us by Jeanne Mare Raubenheimer from South Africa. |
| January | Happy new yer dear members of the World Bodypainting Association. Our office is open again after christmas holidays. We are working on many new services for our members, that we'll announce soon. |
| 20 Dec. | The WBPA was asked to organize as well a bodypainting contest within the Beauty Forum in Leipzig, Germany. The small competition for 12 competitors will take place on one day, the 21 of May 2011. Download the artist information PDF here. |
| 7 Dec. | Members Report about the Maskerade by Susanne van Zeeland updated. |
| 1 Dec. | The WBPA was asked to organize a bodypainting contest within the Beauty Forum in Zurchich in the upcoming March. The small competition for 12 competitors in each category will take place on the 5 March (bodypainting brush/sponge) and the 6 March (airbrush bodypainting). The artist information will be translated soon. |
| 23 Nov. | This week is busy in the bodypainting event calendar. The Maskerade is taking place in the Netherlands organized by Bert Verstappen and the Make up trade show "Make it up" starts tomorrow in Vienna. |
| 7 Nov. | The results from the styling and the bodypainting competitions within the Baltic Beauty Week can be seen in the members reports section. |
| 5 Nov. | BodyFX Special Effects, the New Zealand prosthetics supplier by Yo Bartram is now available in the US store Sillyfarm. The WBPA partner offers a 10% discount on all orders for WBPA members. |
| 4 Nov | The winners from the World Bodypainting PHOTO Award 2010 were now awarded. A full report with results and galleries can be found at www.bodypainting-festival.com . The photo of the month in November shows the winnder in the digital art category. |
| 28 Oct. | The Baltic Beauty Week is on the upcoming weekend. The WBPA will help to organize the Bodypainting and Styling competition within the beauty trade show. |
| 27 Oct. | The review from body and facepainting competition at the Beauty Forum Munich is online. |
| 15 Oct. | The DVD from the World Bodypainting Festival 2010 including a 3D Clip is produced and available in the WBPA Shop. |
| 13 Oct. | Iissue No. 13 of the leading Face and Bodypainting Magazine "Illusion" is out now. Please note that WBPA members do get special discounts on orders. |
| 4 Oct. | The bodypainting contest at the beauty trade show in Munich is happening soon. That first contest within the trade show is organized by the WBPA on the 16 and 17 October. There are a few places in the facepainting still available. The artist information can be found here... |
| 18 Sept. | Canadian Make up artist Rouge Lefebvre won for her bodypainting and photography work the 3@ Biennale of global Art for top 100 artist of the 21 century. She also won the inclusion of being in a gallery art addicition and is featured in the Art Book Genius and the Art Book "Art in Vogue". See her work for the photo of the month in October. |
| The website for the Latin American Bodypainting Awards is now online - http://latinamerica.bodypainting-festival.com | |
After 13 years of memories and growth the world’s most important bodypainting event, the World Bodypainting Festival with the World Championships of body art, has found a magical and charming new location. The crew of the WBF has listened to the wishes of many artists and come up with a location that offers many years of new memories. Near to the state capitol of Klagenfurt the new location on the lake "Wörthersee" offers easier travel access plus great socializing and inspiration. All new details can be found on the official website in the next days. |
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| 13 Sept. | The photo of the month in September was sent to us by Anabel Vargas from the USA. She had the opportunity to paint the participant from the USA in the Miss Universe Election. |
| 7 Sept. | The New Zealand BodyArt Awards are coming up on the 2nd October in Auckland. Find all wbpa activies and flyers here. |
| 26 August | The bodypainting contest at the beauty trade show in Munich on the 16th of October is now full. There are a few places left in the Facepainting categorie. The artist information can be found here... |
| 15 August | We are welcoming many new members who joined the WBPA recently: Bodypainting & Make up Artists:
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