The 21st World Bodypainting Festival is a history, it was a sensational year with great artworks, lots of shows and numerous highlights.
Artists from over 50 nations participated in 12 categories. We are currently preparing all follow-up reports, you can find them here soon:
We have already fixed the date for next year and are already looking forward to welcoming you again from 7 - 13 July 2019 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Photo Daniel Janesch
We are finally all done and dusted for the WBF 2018 - The planning for the Bodypaint City has come to the finals - you can find Location Information including info on travel, arrival and parking here. The Show Guide (17mb) with the detailed program info and the line-up for the festival is ready and attached for you to check it out.
See you for a fantastic 21st edition of the World Bodypainting Festival in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee from 8 - 14 July 2018!
click for the Show Guide as PDF (17mb)
Bodypaint City is all day a varied open air art park with many experience zones of the Festivals main days from 12 - 14 July 2018.
The park is zoned in "Goethe park", "Schubert park" "Hunters Park" and "the Balcony".
The inner city of Klagenfurt is turning once again into a living art gallery. The international music and art festival offers a huge program variety highlighted by the World Championships in Bodypainting and a massive music and show program during the main days from July 12 - 14, daily 10.00am to 12.00pm
With all the attention you get in Bodypaint City for your eyes, ears and your skin, we are going to stimulate your smell and taste spots as well. Highest local quality as well as international speciality are presented at the lovingly designed food market. Special Highlights in 2018 are the culinary products of the local farmers and producers from the initiative "Marketplace Carinthia"
A fantastic new program takes place within the WB-Academy just a day before the main days of the World Bodypainting Festival 2018.
The Art & Commerce of Make-up is presented by The Powder Group hosted by Michael DeVellis -
a day full of unique demonstrations and discussions with a broad range of world-renowned faces such as Dany Sanz | Einat Dan | Joe Dulude II | Craig Tracy | Jinny | Filippo Ioco | Matilda Inozemtseva | Bella Volen | Emma Rutherford | Alex Barendregt.
Among these outstainding artists we are happy to welcome the following judges in the 3 make-up related categories (Creative Make-up, Make-up Battle & Purple Brush Award):
Dany Sanz (France), Einat Dan (Israel), Karen Yiu (Hong Kong), Matilda Inozemtseva (Ukraine) Michael DeVellis (USA)
Find all details here about the Make-up Conference program "The Art and Commerce of Make-up"
We are very happy to hold the new freshly printed WBF Magazine 2018 in our hands. Every participant from last year will get a free copy sent via mail. We especially asked sometime ago to verify your post address, so you can expect your copy in the next few weeks. The WBF Mag is a new format and contains on 108 pages an extended review, the best images and an exciting preview on the program 2018.
Browse through some pages via our online shop at shop.wb-production.com
The World Bodypainting Festival is a traditional summer event since 21 years in Carinthia, the south of Austria. The many international artists are attracting every year thousands of visitors with ther mindblowing work. The venue Goethepark surrounded by the state theatre and galleries such as the art house are the perfect scenery for the artform. The perfect sound from morning till after midnight is provided by national and international bands and dj's. We present you today the main line up for the #wbfestival2018
Painted bodies, fire-breathers, burlesque dancers, freaks plus the finest club sounds - Roll up, Roll up! Into our magical Wonderland!
The legendary side event Body Circus takes place once again in the magical castle Maria Loretto in Klagenfurt. This time on Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 duing the festival week.
