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| 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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| 27 July | The World Bodypainting Festival in Seeboden, Austria is history. In the next days you 'll find constantly news and reports at the festival's website www.bodypainting-festival.com |
| 14 July | THe photo of the month in June was sent to us by Julie Böhm from Vienna, Austria. |
| 27 June | The summer issue of the Face and Bodypainting Magazine "Illusion" is out now. Please note that WBPA members do get special discounts on orders. |
| 10 June | New members report by Klaus Behnisch online. Underwater bodypainting project with the WWF to fight net fishing. |
| 30 May | A steampunk theme for the photo of the month in May was sent to us by Wolf Reicherter from Germany. |
| 29 May | The WBPA is organizing a body and facepainting contest within one of the biggest beauty trade shows in mid europe. The Beauty Forum Munich is held from 16 - 17 October this year. All details can be downloaded in a PDF file here. |
| 17 May | On the 1st Mai 2010, the WBPA established in Korea the World Body Painting Association ASIA. The WBPA will introduce an education and workshop program in the next years by extending the bodypainting community in Asian countries. Also events will take place and festivals will be orgainzed in co operation with the Asian department. Click for review |
| 16 May | We got the information from the organizers today, that the Canadian Make up and Bodypainting Show "Color Mundo" is cancelled for August 2010. |
| 8 May | BODY PAINTING TRANSFORMATIONS, the bodypainting book by BELLA VOLEN is now available for only 10 €uros for wbpa members or 12 for other. |
| 22 April | iBodypainting, the first bodypainting app for your iPhone is now available in the stores. The tool will help to promote bodypainting in a playful way. GUERILLAPPS, VIMUA and the WORLD BODYPAINTING FESTIVAL as a partner are able to anounce the official start of the application. |
| 21 April | The WBPA is organizing a body and facepainting contest within one of the biggest beauty trade shows in mid europe. The Beauty Forum Munich is held from 16 - 17 October this year. Details will be anounced soon. |
| 8 April | The spanish artist Daaz send us the photo of the month in April. One of his artworks of his new exhibition with Riccardo Tenti opening on the 15th this month. |
| 3 April | Austrian Bodypainting artist and photographer Norbert Bauer published a bodypainting book in under the title "Bodypainting für Jedermann". The book is in german. |
| 31 March | We updated the bodypainting events calendar with all wbpa activities. |
| 29 March | We are welcoming many new members who joined the WBPA recently: Bodypainting & Make up Artists:
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| 19 March | Fine Art Make up Artist Emma Hack is displaying her "Mandala" work in her new exhibition in the Frances Keevil Gallery in Australia. |
| 15 March | A few days ago we finally sent out the new membership cards with the latest information to all WBPA members. |
| 9 March | A review from the Australien Body Art Awards are availabe on their website www.australianbodyartawards.com.au |
| 6 March | Paintloons by Bella Volen and Guido Verhoef is a combination of Balloon Art and Bodypainting. The couple presents the photo of the month in March and will also organize a special workshops during the "World Bodypainting Festival 2010" |
| 5 March | The new issue of the Face and Bodypainting Magazine "Illusion" is out now. Please note that WBPA members do get special discounts on orders. |
| 19 February | The North American Bodypainting Competition has ended in Las Vegas last week. Find a review of the event on the lasvegasweekly.com |
| 8 February | The WBPA office is closed till February 20th. We will answer any messages later. We appologies for delays. |
| 6 February | The upcomming week starts with 2 WBPA patronized events. The North American Bodypainting Championships in Las Vegas and the Body Art Awards in New Zealand. |
| 5 February | Today are the Australian Body Art Awards in Melbourne. Have a great event in Down Under. |
| 3 February | A beautiful work for the photo of the month in February was sent to us by Rouge from Canada. |
| 26 January | ED Bodypaint Pro by Vimua is a new line of bodypaint colours, brushes and accessoires. In future they will be bonus partner for WBPA members. Details will be published soon. |
| 8 January | Diamond FX is now official a new partner of the WBPA. Members get now 10 % discount on their shopping. |
| 5 January | We are happy to announce that we can feature a new bonus partner for our members. The popular bodypainting colors from Diamond FX will provide a discount exclusive for members. Details in the next days. |
| 4 January | With the new year we display a very beautiful bodypainting work from the german artist Jeanette Muesch as the photo of the month in January. |
| 24 Dec. | We wish you happy holidays and a fantastic new year. |
| 15 Dec. | The photo of the month in December is provided by Chris Ruth from Singapore. |
| 13 Dec. | We are welcoming the new members who joined the WBPA recently: Bodypainting & Make up Artists:
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| 2 Dec. | New shop articles with special conditions for members are avialable. |
| 30 Nov. | The photo of the month in November is the Jury Prize of the World Bodypainting PHOTO Award. The photographer Thomas Froehlich got this special prize awarded a few weeks ago. |
| 29 Nov. | Filippo Ioco presents his recent project with Operation Calendar. A Body Painted Pin Up Calendar where 50% of all proceeds are donated to wounded troops and their families. |
| 17 Nov. | The new Illusion Magazine is out. The WBPA Partner celebrates its 10th issue with an XL content. Details and orders. |
| 15 Nov. | The New Zealand Body Art Awards will be organized the next time from 12 - 21 February 2010 in Auckland. The NZ Awards are within the contests of the WBPA patronage. |
| 7 Nov. | A new WBPA contest will be organized in Australia on the 5th of February. The location, The Venice Melbourne. |
| 29 Ocotber | New Illusion Magazine extract available. |
| 26 October | The next WBPA Contest will be organized on the upcoming weekend in Riga, Latvia. |
| 15 October | We are welcoming the new members who joined the WBPA recently: Bodypainting & Make up Artists:
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| 13 October | Our co operation partner Airbrush Step by Step published 2 new bodypainting books. |
| 12 October | Some membership profiles are updated. |
| 7 Ocotber | The photo of the month in October is presented by the artist and photographer Vanessa Wayne from the UK. |
| 30 Sept. | A great article has been posted by Rachel Deboer creating bodypainging with amazing Hawaiin mythology. |
| 29 Sept. | The photo of the month in September was sent to us by Filippo Ioco with the title "Tonic Splash" |
| 24 Sept. | The next 2 WBPA events will be held in Venlo, Netherlands and in Riga, Latvia. Check out the details... |
| 21 Sept. | New article posted about the Swiss Bodypainting Day last weekend. |
| 9 Sept. | There will be the Swiss Bodypainting Day comming up on the weekend. We are looking forward to have a WBPA Meeting with some of our members. Details about the event can be found on the events website. |
| 1 Sept. | New make up artist events updated. The powder group organizes The Artist Summit in Chicago and Miami. |
| 29 August | Body-Painted Fashion Show Launches 'Knightsbridge' on Singapore's Orchard Road with WBPA Member Nixem. |
| 24 August | The photo of the month in August is provided by Bulgarian artist Bella Volen. |
| 19 August | New members report by Filippo Ioco for a TV show in Japan. |
| 5 August | Australian Artist Emma Hack is very busy exhibiting her artwork all around Australia. Her next exhibition is in Burnside Village, South Australia. Details here. |
| 27 July | Desiree Pangerc, wrote us an article to publish. She is a doctor from the University of Trieste, which is a network partner of the WBPA. |
We are welcoming the new members who joined the WBPA recently: Bodypainting & Make up Artists:
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| 26 July | The biggest bodypainting event ever has ended. The WBPA office is from now on open again. We are working on the reports of the World Bodypainting Festival and will update all details of the event on the official website www.bodypainting-festival.com . |
| 4 July | The World Bodypainting Festival is about to beginn. The WBPA is working on the last big preperations for the event of the year. We appologize if responding and updating of the WBPA website is slow for the next few weeks. All details about the WBF 2009 in Seeboden, Austria can be found here... |
| 3 July | The photo of the month in July was sent to us by Sarah Bull from Australia. |
| 3 July | We are proud to welcome 7 new members from the Japanese Facepainting Association: |
| 19 June | We published a new interview in "artist in focus"with fashion make up artist Einat Dan from Israel. |
| 10 June | The photo of the month in June was sent to us by the fantastic bodypainting artist Emma Cammack from England. |
| 2 June | New WBPA activities from members updated. |
| 25 May | We are welcoming the new members who joined the WBPA recently: Bodypainting & Make up Artists: Photographers: |
| 2 May | Another month has passed. The german bodypainting artist Wolf Reicherter sent us this time a strong image for the photo of the month. |
| 1 May | Newspost from the Melbourne Bodypainting Competition published. |
| 30 April | New WBPA events and activities from members updated. |
| 12 April | The amazing illusion for the photo of the month in April was sent to us by Craig Tracy from New Orleans. |
| 7 April | Report from the Seefeld Bodypainting Award in Austria published. |
| 4 April | We have a new co operation partner. The specialized body and facepainting shop of Ria Claus, Looney Bin Products is giving a 10 % discount on shop orders online and in the store to all WBPA members. |
| 11 March | We are welcoming the new members who joined the WBPA recently: Bodypainting & Make up Artists: Bodypainting & Make up Artists: Cristina Amanda Pincoroli - Argentinien Oliver Bergmann - Belgium Nina Moore - Ireland Lobke van der Velden - Netherlands Kate Fagerli - Norway Nam Eun Sun - South Korea Lee Hye Young - South Korea Choi Hee-Kyung - South Korea Hans Hopper - UK Church Haley Photographers: Janis Möckelmann - Germany |
| 3 March | The photo of the month in March was sent to us by Rouge from Montreal. |
| 25 Feb. | We have a new co operation partner. Inekes Winkeltje from the Netherlands is giving a 10 % discount on shop orders online and in the store to all WBPA members. |
| 14 Feb. | The photo of the month in February was sent to us by Chris Ruth from Singapore. She is experimenting with the photographer Soon Tong bodypainting with moving water. |
| 13 Feb. | The membership cards are in the post and will be delivered soon. |
| 30 Jan. | Report about the first certified bodypainting artists from the WBPA published. |
| 25 Jan. | After a 3 week intense learning program the WBPA Academies first certificate were given. We will publish a report soon. |
| 18 Jan. | Details about our new co operation partner, the Japan Facepainting Association, published. |
| 14 Jan. | We are welcoming the new members who joined the WBPA recently: Bodypainting & Make up Artists: Helmut Sommer - Austria Cristina Amanda Pincoroli - Argentinien Viviana Panayotova - Bulgaria Miglena Fileva - Bulgaria Radoev Rossen - Bulgaria Anya Sahla- France Uwe Brix - Germany Leonardo Teruhiko Shirazawa - Japan Hitomi Fukai - Japan Javier Velez - Puerto Rico Young S. Choi - South Korea Deborah Theabould - UK Mark Reid - USA Photographers: Guenther Harapatt - Austria Elisabeth Fasching - Austria Manfred Fasching - Austria Janis Möckelmann - Germany |
| 11 Jan. | Details about our new co operation partner, the Korean Pro Make up Association, published. |
| 10 Jan. | The International Make up Artist Trade Show, IMATS, from January 24th to 25th will be again the spot for a WBPA membership get together. sein. Details here. |
| 9 Jan. | In January 2007 the W.B.P.A. took some steps to build up a further learning course for bodypainting interested people. This week we started the second round of seminars but this time in an advanced extended form. A photo report will follow in the end of the course in 2 weeks. |
| 4 Jan. | The new photo catalogue from the World Bodypainting Festival 2008 is now available. |
| 1 Jan. | Happy New Year ! |
| 24 Dec. | We wish you a Merry Christmas. |
| 4 Dec. | The WBPA office is closed during the next 3 weeks. We will still try to answer every email. |
| 3 Dec | We published a new interview in "artist in focus"with fine art bodypainting artist and gallery owner Craig Tracy. |
| 1 Dec. | The photo of the month in December was sent to us by Einat Dan. |
| 27 Nov. | In our new section Illusion Magazine we have now after every issue an extract of the magazine to read. This time its the diary of the tour from Clair and Julie participating in the World Bodypainting Festival last July in Austria. |
| 21 Nov. | In our section "Members reports" we have a new posting from Einat Dan who travelled to an event in Taiwan. |
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