We have lost popular person from our large family of mouth and foot painters. Mr. Massberger was a pillar, a colleague, a friend and someone to whom we all always had great respect. He met Arnulf Erich Stegmann, the first president of the association, at the age of 14 years. A few years later, he
The mouth and foot painters meet in the “Carrousel du Louvre” and show their artwork. Maria Goret Chagas, foot painter from Brazil will also be present. She will be available at the stand for questions between Friday, October 19 and Sunday, October 21, 2018. The exhibition takes place between 11 am and 8 pm at
On this year’s “KOREA Art Festival Art fair” more than 450 artists exhibit their artwork. Among them there will be also two Korean mouth and foot painter, KIM Jin-Joo and Kim Myoung-Ki who assisted the opening ceremony. From October 3rd to October 7th 2018 more than 4’000 paintings will be shown to the public in
From the 13th to the 22nd of September 2018, mouth painter Ann Lund Wahlberg was invited by the Royal Danish Consulate General in Guangzhou. The talented artist told on several occasions about the inclusion of disabled persons in the Danish society through art, sport and family. Together with her husband and her kids she travelled
On September 21st 2018, the opening of the exhibition “Arte e Inclusão” (Art and Inclusion) at the Museu do Amanhã in Rio de Janeiro took place. This exhibition was organized by the Marines of Rio in partnership with the Association of Mouth- and Foot painting Artists and the museum, to commemorate the National day of
On the occasion of the International Mouth and Foot Painting Day of 5 September 2018, numerous events, live acts and interviews took place all over the world. To the mouth and foot painters it was important to draw attention to their unique art and challenges. Painting gives them the opportunity to get in touch with
The NBA basketball player Pau Gasol visited the publishing house Spain on September 5th 2018, on the occasion of the international mouth and foot painting day. Our artist Florin Anghel surprised him with a portrait of the basketball star, which the artist had painted himself. Paul Gasol shows that he is not only a great
Shortly after the end of World War II, Arnulf Erich Stegmann made the decision to co-operate with colleagues who, just like him, created works of art with their mouth or with their feet. In 1957, a unique self-help organisation was established. That was the start of the 60 years success story of the Association of
The two Brazilian mouth and foot painters, Goncalo Borges and Ivanildo Gomes were guests on Sunday, August the 5th 2018, in Brazilian most popular TV show “Agora é Domingo” presented by José Luiz Datena. The moderator showed the story of the two artists who had to overcome the difficulties of their physical challenges. Against this
On July 12th and 13th, the Brazilian Associação Pintores com a Boca e Pés (APBP) participated in the ”Football Parade”, an event commemorating the 70 years of Sindicato de Atletas de São Paolo. In the climate of the World Cup in Russia, the “Football Parade” exhibition showed 70 giant customized soccer balls on various well
From the 13th to the 15th of July, the foot painter Sabar Subadri took part on the Salatiga Expo 2018 in Java. It was held by the Government Salatiga of Java / Indonesia in order to commemorate the 1’268th anniversary of Salatiga City. At the opening ceremony, he received the honour of being personally visited
In the education center for social professions in St. Pölten, Heinz Halwachs was given the opportunity to present his painting skills to the professors and students on may 25th 2018 at the invitation of the director of the school. After enormous enthusiasm of all present, the idea came up, to take the mouth and footpainting
In May, the publishing house of Poland held a workshop in Polanica Zdrój that last several days. The following artists took part in the workshop: Stanisław Kmiecik, Mariusz Mączka, Jerzy Omelczuk, Walery Siejtbatałow, Jadwiga Markur, Dorota Szachewicz, Mikołaj Kastelik, Arkadiusz Cyprian, Małgorzata Waszkiewicz, Jan Sporek, Mariola Wower, Teresa Frys, Agnieszka Sapinska, Bartek Ostałowski and Marika
As every year, Israel’s biggest financial institution, „Bank Hapoalim“, transforms it’s headquarter into an art gallery. The social purpose of this year’s exhibition was the support of the local AIDS task force. The exhibition featured artworks of hundreds of artist who contributed to the raising of money. Among the participating artists were also 15 mouth-
The self-made video by foot painter Tom Yendell from the UK has been viewed an incredible 98 million times! on the Facebook channel of “„People are Awesome“. During a one-minute time-lapse, the artist shows one of his motives from creation to completion. Take a look at the fascinating work of Tom Yendell!
On May 5th and 15th ,2018, the Danish publishing house held two open days in Copenhagen. The Danish artists Ruth Christensen, Ann Lund Wahlberg and Yvonne Vendel painted numerous artworks and spoke to the interested visitors with great joy and pride. They answered questions about the association and the art of mouth painting. The artists
On March 8, 2018, the Indonesian member Sabar Subadri was invited by the local TV channel TRANS TV to the popular midday show “Brownis”. He was warmly welcomed by the audience and interviewed by the moderation team. With great pleasure and a little pride, he told about the daily life from the perspective of a
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2018, mouth painter Rosie Moriarty-Simmonds has been included in the Walesonline list of ‘100 Women a celebration of Wales Brilliant Women’. The writers of Wales Arts Review have nominated 100 women of Wales who they think you should be following on Twitter. Rosie Moriarty-Simmonds was Cardiff University’s
Jesfer Pulikkathody, mouthpainter from India, was able to accomplish one of his long cherished dreams. He travelled to Dubai in response to an invitation from Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Muhammad bin Raschid Al Maktum, where he had the opportunity to meet him and present to him the portrait of Dubai ruler, His Highness
