By JOLENE OGLE
THE Australian Body Art Festival is back for 2015 with event organisers taking the popular arts carnival to a whole new level with a list of surprises in store for event goers.
The official community launch of the festival was held on Thursday night at the Imperial Lion Hotel, Eumundi, where guests were treated to a sneak peak of the coming October festival.
Event organiser Anthony Wynne-Hoelscher said this year’s festival would have a strong focus on art in all forms including wearable art, recycled art and graffiti, plus the introduction of couture, designer hair and make-up plus a number of workshops run by celebrated artists.
Anthony revealed a list of international, well-known artists who will feature at this year’s festival including Emma Hack who was responsible for the body art in Goyte’s Somebody That I Used to Know film clip.
“This year we will combine fashion and art,” Anthony said.
“We want to attract those creatives in the laneways of Melbourne … and show body art in new ways.”
Anthony said it was important to stay true to the essence of Eumundi and said the focus on recycling and re-using discarded pieces for fashion won’t be lost in the revamp of the festival, with the theme to be Pop-Trashion where everything that is old is new again.
Another new addition to the festival is an evening program that will include a “Warhol warehouse-style arts jam” with slam poetry, graffiti displays and blue-light art.
The 2015 Australian Body Art Festival will be held from 16-18 October at the Eumundi Amphitheatre and surrounds and proceeds from the sales of tickets will go directly to the Forget Me Not children’s charity.
For more information about the festival or to register as a volunteer, visit www.australianbodyart.com.au.
