On December 1st, the International Day of People with Disabilitiesan, an international exhibition of mouth and foot painters was opened at the Cultural Center of the Embassy of Hungary, at the Balassi Institute in Ljubljana. The exhibition was organized by the publishing house in Slovenia, Zalozba UNSU d.o.o. The Director of the Cultural Center of
The mouth and foot painting artists, represented by their president Serge Maudet, invited from the 20st to 22nd of October 2017 in the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. Every year, this event gives artists from all over the world the opportunity to draw attention to themselves and their art by presenting their works together in
From November 24th to December 10th, 2017, Marc Brichot, an exceptional as well as talented and generous artist, shares the walls of Action-Sud with various local artists. Marc has managed to overcome the limitations imposed by his disability by expressing his artistic skills in various fields, such as writing, poetry, painting, etching and watercolor painting.
On the occasion of its 60-year history, AbilityArt is presenting a great event: “AbilityArt The Power of Difference”, an exciting and interactive exhibition dedicated to the works of artists with physical difficulties. The protagonists are: painters, but above all people who cannot be stopped by a physical disability and without having chosen the path of
With festivities in the air, India gears up for a season full of celebrations and exuberance. To make these celebrations even more memorable and purposeful, Nestlé India has partnered with Indian Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (IMFPA) association to create unique gift packs that promise to make our gifting more purposeful. This collaboration celebrates the
The German publishing house of mouth- and foot painters (MFK Verlag) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and so the annual workshop was dedicated to this special anniversary. From 21 to 27 August 2017, Lars Höllerer, Thomas Kahlau, Antje Kratz, Selma Aman, Markus Kostka, Reinhard Melzer and Waldemar Merz met in Potsdam for a common
The mouth and foot painters meet in the “Carrousel du Louvre” and show their artwork. Serge Maudet, mouth painter and president of the Association of Mouth and Foot painting Artists will be present. Between Friday, October 20th and Sunday, October 22nd 2017, he will be giving painting demonstrations and be happy to answer your questions.
On Tuesday 26th September 2017 the Duke of Cambridge was the very special guest unveiling a commemorative pillar at the cenotaph known as the Milton Keynes Rose. The pillars at the Rose feature days of importance to local people and the event was to mark the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the new town
The book was published on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of VDMFK. Among other things the book focuses on the artists, who are presented in word and picture as well as with their artistic work. In addition, it gives a brief, pictorial sketch of the history of the VDMFK as well as an insight
The Taiwanese publishing house organized a special exhibition at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei from the 5th to the 20st of August 2017. A total of 23 foot and mouth painters participated in the exhibition. The exhibition was opened under the heading “when God has closed a door, he might open a window
Le Croisic (Pays de la Loire) hosted for the fifth time the course of French mouth and foot painting artists. It is always a pleasant place to join and work but also an occasion to share some precious time together. 15 French artists participated on this event. The aim of the course was to improve
A new edition of Openarts took place at the Norcenter Lifestyle Mall in Buenos Aires (Argentina) from 9 to 11 June 2017. More than 100 artists showed their painting skills, among them the mouth-painter Cesar Andreas BARCIA, who was in no way inferior to his competitors. He enjoyed the lively admiration of the interested people
On the 11th of May 2017 the Spanish mouth-painter Florin Angel presented to the popular tennis star Rafael Nadal a portrait, which the artist himself had painted. The multiple world number one tennis player received the portrait with great joy and posted some thankful words to the artist on his personal Facebook page.
In the last nine months, 55 mouth and foot painters from all over Mexico, led by publisher Raquel Hernández, have worked together on a common goal. As a gratitude for the 60th anniversary of the Association, a joint exhibition was organized in the Basilica of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, the largest Christian pilgrimage site in
On the assembly in Barcelona on April 11th 2017, Ms Soon-Yi Oh from South Korea and Mr Grant Sharman from New Zealand were elected as new board members. They are both members of VDMFK for more than twenty years and recognized artists. Together with the other board members, they will guide the policy of VDMFK
From the 4th to 14th of April 2017, the Polish publishing house exhibited 27 works of Polish mouth and foot painters at an exhibition in the cultural center “Zamek” in Poznań. There were 27 new pictures to admire, all painted in oil or acrylis. This resulted in a variety of styles, colors and natural motifs.
60 years ago, in March 1957, 15 mouth and foot painters met in the Waldhotel in Vaduz and founded an association that is still unique today. In those day, consideration and respect for people with physical disabilities were anything but a matter of course, which makes it all the more amazing that this small but
The Brazilian publishing house organized an exhibition that exclusively shows paintings of the City of Sao Paulo. The Brazilian artists worked hard during the last months to finally show their artwork in the premises of the “Memorial da América Latina”, one of the biggest cultural spaces of Latin America. The opening ceremony took place on
British mouth painter Christopher Keith Jansz lives in Finmere nearby a school. As the art classes of that school are working on a trees project, the teachers felt it would be worthwhile to visit the artist. Therefore the entire school, divided into manageable groups, visited the studio to meet him personally. He answered to all
The VDMFK welcomes Dieter Marzinger as a new Associated Member. On the occasion of last December’s board meeting, he was elected unanimously by the board member as a new Associated Member. Dieter Marzinger was born on 18 October 1971 in Piet Retief (South Africa). Prior to his grave accident in May 2002 Dieter Marzinger was
