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For those of you who missed the International Body Painting Competition, you can still come to the Canadian event that is drawing top artists from all over the world. Body Gras organizers Jeff King and Dawn Tyndall have won the bid to host the Canadian Body Painting Championships in Nanaimo, BC this year. Models become the art exhibit September 4th - 7th at Beban Park for some of the most accomplished artists in the world. Body painting is an art form that draws people from countries all over the world to compete, or see artists use semi clad bodies as their canvas in celebration of creativity and life. "It has been 7 years to get us to this point where we are putting on a world class event that is drawing artists from Europe, the States and Canada," said King. In addition to the competition and a costume party, workshops will be taught by top artists in the world, such as one of Europe's leading Make-up Artists Shaul Maloem from the Make-up Institute in Stockholm Sweden. Workshops range from beginner to advanced. For tickets and details visit www.bodypaintcanada.com.