Korea Makeup Artists Association holds '2026 International Beauty Art Fair', expected to participate from more than 13 countries and 7,000 people
Quick Look
- The Korea Makeup Artists Association announced that it will hold the '2026 International Beauty Art Fair' at Le West Hall on the 4th floor of COEX Magok, Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 31st of next month.
- About 7,000 people, including domestic and foreign beauty artists and related workers from more than 13 countries, are expected to participate, and it consists of a beauty contest, beauty award, and beauty performance.
- The beauty contest will be held under the theme of 'Seoul', and the main winning works will be displayed at a special exhibition at the 'Beauty Design Fair 2027' in February next year.
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Why It Matters
The Korea Makeup Artists Association is a non-profit corporation established in 1998 that protects the rights and interests of makeup artists and carries out human resource development projects.
The Korea Makeup Artists Association announced on the 30th that it will hold the '2026 International Beauty Art Fair' at Le West Hall on the 4th floor of COEX Magok, Gangseo-gu on the 31st of next month.
This event, which is expected to attract over 7,000 people, including domestic and foreign beauty artists and related workers from more than 13 countries, will consist of a beauty contest, beauty awards, and beauty performances.
The beauty contest will be held under the theme of ‘SEOUL’ in categories such as makeup, hair, and nails.
Participants will present works that creatively express Seoul's history and present, tradition and future, nature and city, people and culture, etc. through K-beauty and K-culture.
Through this, the association plans to allow domestic and foreign participants to reinterpret and express Seoul as beauty art content from their own perspectives.
The main winners of this contest will be displayed at a special exhibition at the 'Beauty Design Fair 2027', which will be held under the sponsorship of Seoul City in February next year.
At the Beauty Awards, awards are given to domestic and foreign beauty artists and creators.
There will also be a beauty performance inviting overseas artists. This year, Italian body painting artist Veronica Lucia will present a creative performance.
The Korea Makeup Artists Association is a non-profit corporation established in 1998 and is engaged in the business of protecting the rights and interests of makeup artists and training human resources.
What to Watch
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The main winners of this contest will be displayed at a special exhibition at the 'Beauty Design Fair 2027', which will be held under the sponsorship of the Seoul Metropolitan Government in February next year.
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Open Questions
- What are the specific schedule and detailed program of the event?
- How do participants apply and what are the eligibility requirements?
- What are the criteria for selecting award winners and the composition of the judges?







