Bodypaint Gathering

Come to Meadow Fields and experience the magic of The Gathering Bodypaint. This is something you don’t want to miss!

The Gathering is the ultimate creative meeting place for body painters and models from both home and abroad. Every day, they work on colourful artworks, all gathered in one large, long tent which you can walk through and discover the versatility of this art form. Various techniques are used: brush and sponge, airbrush and Special Effects (SFX) with elements applied to the body.

Tip: Visit about an hour after an activity starts, explore the Castlefest grounds, and return half an hour to an hour before the end (between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM) to admire the final results. And why not visit multiple times a day? This way, you can follow the entire process from start to finish and truly feel part of the magic.

Daily themes

Every day the painters have to work with a new day theme.

• Thursday: The Magical World of Mother Earth
• Friday: Time Traveling Through History
• Saturday: The Magical World of Mother Earth
• Sunday: Mysteries of Air and Water

International bodypaint competition

On Saturday, there’s also an international body paint competition with the theme:"My Dream for the Future." The competition runs from 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Voting

The audience can vote between 4:30 PM and 5:15 PM for their favourite. So come by and cast your vote! The winner will be announced at 5:30 PM.

Parade

Every day at 5:30 PM, there’s a parade showcasing the artworks across the festival grounds — the perfect moment to capture stunning photos of the models.

Workshops

Experience yourself the art of body painting!

Follow workshops of 1.5 hours, or try a short session to experience what it is like to be a model or to body paint yourself.

Camouflage painting

On Thursday afternoon, there is the possibility to participate as a model or as a (starting) painter in a workshop "camouflage painting" from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Here you will learn how to make a body paint in which you paint the model according to the example of the background. 

Do you want to experience what it is like to be a model or have you always wanted to try painting, sign up: thegatheringbodyart@outlook.com

Short session

This year you can also register as a model or as a painter for a short session: the combination artwork where we are looking for models and painters who give about an hour of their time. This is possible on Thursday afternoon, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. At the end of the day all artworks are brought together in one large artwork.

Do you want to be there as a model or painter?
Then register quickly: thegatheringbodyart@outlook.com
You can also register on the spot.

Walk-in workshops

There are also various “walk-in” workshops; no registration required in advance!

• Make Bubble braids (Thursday afternoon)
• Pimp a headpiece, flower wreath or steampunk hat (Thursday afternoon, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
• Learn to make (bloody) wounds (Saturday and Sunday)
• Paint shivering creatures (Sunday) 

Do you want to learn more about techniques and materials? Have you always wanted to know what it feels like to be part of this art form?

Come along, come see, come create, get inspired and become part of The Gathering — an enchanting piece of Castlefest full of creativity and wonder!

We look forward to welcoming you to The Gathering Bodypaint at Meadows for an unforgettable experience.