Once again, the Australian Body Art Festival was an art spectacular! There were winners galore and grins galore as just over 4000 spectators enjoyed all that was on show!
Some of Australia’s best body artists, face painters, visual artists and wearable art designers created and paraded their masterpieces across seven competition categories including two new categories – UV painting and Surfboard Art both of which were amazing additions to the program. Added to this super charged art show were some amazing entertainers on stage, rock painting workshops, art installations and market and food stalls.
The orange army of volunteers did an amazing job and pulled together a fantastic weekend for everyone. While the event was smaller than previous years due to covid restrictions, it still provided a fabulous showcase of art and the feedback from attendees has been glowing.
“We always said this year would be different and a scaled back version because of covid restrictions and we were just very happy to be able to hold the event after last year’s cancellation. All the hard work was definitely worth it and everyone had a great weekend and it all worked out better than we could have hoped for. There were smiles all around and there were a few new additions to the festival that were big hits! It was a huge effort, and it couldn’t have happened without all the volunteers, artists, models, sponsors and funding partners. We are looking forward to next year when hopefully we can get back to more normality and see an even bigger and better event,” said event manager, Danielle Taylor.
The theme of Time Travel drew a wide range of interpretations across all competition categories and some truly incredible art emerged.
“The artists were under pressure to create their masterpieces within the defined time limits of the competitions, yet all of them enjoyed themselves and wowed audiences with their creations,” Danielle said.
The prize-winners for 2021 were:
COOROY SUPA IGA UV PAINTING
Winner: Nadia Vanek
Runner Up: Fran Catford
People’s Choice: Andra Budaie
Best Model: Keith Motes
XO ART CO BRUSH & SPONGE
Winner & People’s Choice: Ayesha Henderson
Runner Up: Khatti Von Leigh
Best Model: Miriam Tschirren
EUMUNDI & DISTRICT HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION AIRBRUSH
Winner & People’s Choice: Fran Catford
Runner Up: Stephanie Sargeantson
Best Model: Laura Miller
SPV ACCOUNTING SPECIAL EFFECTS
Winner and People’s Choice: Fran Catford
Runner Up: Nadia Vanek
Best Model: Jess Yates
FACE PAINT SHOP AUSTRALIA FACE PAINTING
Winner & People’s Choice: Mason Whitton
Runner Up: Ayesha Henderson
Best Model: Miriam Tschirren
COUNTRYSIDE REALTY NOOSA WEARABLE ART (fabulous fashion made from recycled treasures)
Winner: Lorien Dalcastello
Runner Up: Teddy McRitchie
People’s Choice: Larissa Salton
Best Model: Sharla Rae
NOOSA OUTBACK SURFBOARD ART
Winner & People’s Choice: Billie Baxter
Runner Up: Kassy Abriole
There is a podcast available with interviews with the winners and other artists available at https://anchor.fm/australianbodyartfestival.
If you want to make sure you don’t miss the fun next year, make sure you register for newsletters on the website www.australianbodyart.com.au or follow Facebook and Instagram @AustralianBodyArtFestival for more information and photos.
The Australian Body Art Festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland’s Destination Events Program. It is also made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia. The festival is supported by Noosa Council and Tourism Noosa.
This festival is a not for profit Cooroy Chamber of Commerce event and also funded through generous support of sponsorship from the major Event Sponsors, Noosa Outback as well as Eumundi & District Historical Association, Hot 91.1FM, Wythes Real Estate, Face Paint Shop Australia, XO Art Co, Cooroy RSL, OCD, Cooroy Supa IGA, SPV Accounting, Countryside Realty, Sunny Coast Accountants, Gelignite Jacks, Firefly Solutions, The Looney Bin, Matt Blak, Noosa Springs, Surf Air Beach Motel, Tewantin Noosa RSL, Not Just Another Salon and Derivan.
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