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World Body Painting Festival, Austria

Posted by Jackie Hewett on Fri 4th July 2008 at 01:04 AM, Filed in Europe, July

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From the 14th July 2008 the visually stunning 11th annual World Body Painting Festival will start in Seeboden, Austria, and run for a week.

One of the headline events is the 'BodyCircus' fantasy ball which will take place on 16th July at the medieval castle Sommeregg. Visitors wear fantasy costumes combined with amasing body paint and masks, but there are only 600 tickets available for visitors. Tickets are 22 euros on the door (if you can get in) or 15 euros if bought in advance. Thereafter the festival starts in earnest when artists display their creations from 11.00am onwards in the public park to be judged by a panel for the World Bodypainting Awards in different categories. Over 40 countries compete for awards.

The best thing is to let some of the photo's 'speak' for themselves.

At night the ‘World Fluro Award’ takes place when the models are painted in fluorescent paints to psychedelic effect.

For those ‘in the trade’ there is a trade show area where manufacturers and retailers exhibit their wares and latest products in addition to some jewellery and craft stalls.

Before the 14th beginners and ‘improvers’ can sign up to one of many creative workshops run by experts in their field on subjects such as:

Bodypainting (of course!)
Airbrush Bodypainting
Facepainting (presumably more advanced than can be found at local school fetes!)
Special Effects
Body Deco
Beauty Make-up
UV effects
Digital Artwork
Photography