Australian Body Art Festival will be Out of This World!
Australia’s premier body painting event is taking place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April in the Noosa Hinterland town of Cooroy in a new venue at Apex Park. With a theme this year of “Other Worlds” it is sure to offer up art to delight the senses! The festival is a colourful and creative […]
Continue readingGetting Creative with Fashion from Recyclables!
The annual Australian Body Art Festival in Cooroy is nothing short of phenomenal. It’s a festival of colour and creativity and attracts thousands of spectators and competitors from across Australia. One of the signature events of the festival is the Bendigo Bank Wearable Art competition which sees artists of all ages create funky fashions from […]
Continue readingBusiness Award for Cooroy
Congratulations to Cooroy Chamber of Commerce for winning the Small Business Festival & Events category at the Sunshine Coast Business Awards last month for the Australian Body Art Festival. Collecting the award on behalf of the Chamber, were Kerrie Bryant-Adams & Danielle Taylor from Firefly Solutions who have both worked tirelessly to bring the event […]
Continue readingAustralian Body Art Festival, a Sunshine Coast Business Awards Finalist
Finalists in the 2018 Sunshine Coast Business Awards were announced on Monday 24 September in recognition of the region’s outstanding business leadership. Amongst the 120 finalists, The Australian Body Art Festival was recognised in the category of Festivals and Events for their outstanding business management, innovation and growth. Initial judging of finalists examined each submission […]
Continue readingAustralian Body Art Festival To Be Bigger & Better
Once again Cooroy shows that it plays in the premier league, with Cooroy Chamber of Commerce being awarded $34,500 by the Federal Government for the 2019 Australian Body Art Festival under the Building Better Regions Fund Community Investment Stream. Another stellar achievement by our fantastic Cooroy volunteers! This will be the third year for the […]
Continue readingBody Art Though the Lens is a Winning Exhibition
The Australian Body Art Festival Photo Exhibition, “Body Art Through the Lens” which is currently on show at the Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre offers up a hugely impressive body of work from 14 photographers that took photos during the festival in April. The exhibition runs until 23 May and Noosa Council Mayor Tony Wellington […]
Continue readingBody Art Festival Ranked in Australia’s Top 40
phenomenal success. The festival is a celebration or Australia’s extraordinarily talented body artists, as well as the stunning natural beauty of Cooroy and the Noosa Hinterland. Each year the festival attracts visitors from throughout the country, and this year the Australian Body Art Festival has been recognised in Flight Network’s Top 40 Arts and Culture […]
Continue readingBody Art Through the Lens Exhibition
The 2018 Australian Body Art Festival saw colour, activity and amazing art and it was all captured by 16 photographers whose work will be on display at the Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre from 12 May to 23 May. “The festival is a huge attraction for photographers and as part of the festival we have […]
Continue readingWinners Galore At The Australian Body Art Festival 2018
The 2018 Australian Body Art Festival saw around 60 competitors from around the nation embrace this year’s theme of ‘Wild Things” and put on a colourful show for over 8000 spectators in Cooroy last weekend. Some of Australia’s best body artists, face painters, visual artists and wearable art designers created and paraded their masterpieces across […]
Continue readingCooroy’s Australian Body Art Festival Benefits Community
In the second year it is being held in Cooroy, the Australian Body Art Festival is already a huge success attracting approximately 7000 people last year. It has great benefits for the community too and organisers are calling on support to help support the festival as it continues to grow. “It’s a great family friendly […]
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