TAOMS ARTIST AWARDS 2026
Creativity Loves Company
29th August 2026
Sunshine Coast, SMEAC Inc 2315 Steve Irwin Way, Landsborough
TAOMS ARTIST AWARDS 2026
Creativity Loves Company
29th August 2026
Sunshine Coast
We are back and we are not playing small.
At The Art of Makeup Society we have never believed in gate keeping and we never will. This industry is overflowing with incredibly talented humans from every walk of life, every background and every corner of this craft and that deserves to be celebrated loudly and unapologetically.
This competition was built to bring our industry together. To create a space where artists can connect, network, share their stories and remind each other why they fell in love with this in the first place. We want to know where you came from, what drives you and what you are creating. Every single story matters here and every single artist belongs in this room.
We are back and we are not playing small.
At The Art of Makeup Society we have never believed in gate keeping and we never will. This industry is overflowing with incredibly talented humans from every walk of life, every background and every corner of this craft and that deserves to be celebrated loudly and unapologetically.
This competition was built to bring our industry together. To create a space where artists can connect, network, share their stories and remind each other why they fell in love with this in the first place. We want to know where you came from, what drives you and what you are creating. Every single story matters here and every single artist belongs in this room.
CATEGORIES
Show Stopping Glam - CLOSED
SPFX Character Creation
This year we are taking everything up a notch. Expect professional videography & photography capturing your work in its full glory, on camera street style interviews, a judging panel of industry heavyweights from the world of makeup artistry and screen and media and an energy in that room that you will not forget in a hurry.
Come for the competition. Stay for the community. This is going to be one hell of a day and we genuinely cannot wait to share it with you.
CATEGORIES
Show Stopping Glam - CLOSED
SPFX Character Creation
This year we are taking everything up a notch. Expect professional videography & photography capturing your work in its full glory, on camera street style interviews, a judging panel of industry heavyweights from the world of makeup artistry and screen and media and an energy in that room that you will not forget in a hurry.
Come for the competition. Stay for the community. This is going to be one hell of a day and we genuinely cannot wait to share it with you.
COMPETITION RULES
TAOMS Artist Awards 2026 Industry Sponsor's
The Power Behind the Prize
This event wouldn’t be possible without the incredible support of our sponsors. From the very first planning session to the final prize pack, this event has been built on community, generosity and a shared belief in the next generation of artists.
TAOMS Artist Awards 2026 Industry Sponsor's
The Power Behind the Prize
This event wouldn’t be possible without the incredible support of our sponsors. From the very first planning session to the final prize pack, this event has been built on community, generosity and a shared belief in the next generation of artists.
Meet Your Judges
The Friendly Faces in the Front Row
Chris
Chris Sun
Keehly
Keelhy Heiner
Trent
Trent Bellette
Shaye
Shaye McBurnie
Amy
Amy Raffe
Kylie
Kylie Eustace
Chris
Chris Sun
Keehly
Keelhy Heiner
Trent
Trent Bellette
Shaye
Shaye McBurnie
Amy
Amy Raffe
Kylie
Kylie Eustace
IT ALL BEGINS HERE
THIS YEAR
IT COULD BE YOU
Last year every single competitor walked away with over $400 worth of product just for showing up and our two winners took home prize kits and courses valued at well over $10,000. That was year one, open to amateur artists only.
This year we are opening the doors wider. The 2026 TAOMS Artist Awards now welcomes trained industry professionals and artists currently in training alongside our emerging talent! Two tiers, one stage and a prize pool that is already shaping up to be bigger and better than ever.
Last year set the bar. This year we are raising it
IT ALL BEGINS HERE
THIS YEAR
IT COULD BE YOU
Last year every single competitor walked away with over $400 worth of product just for showing up and our two winners took home prize kits and courses valued at well over $10,000. That was year one, open to amateur artists only.
This year we are opening the doors wider. The 2026 TAOMS Artist Awards now welcomes trained industry professionals and artists currently in training alongside our emerging talent! Two tiers, one stage and a prize pool that is already shaping up to be bigger and better than ever.
Last year set the bar. This year we are raising it
2026 PRIZES
The 2026 TAOMS Artist Awards prize pool is growing every single week and what we have already locked in is genuinely incredible. Several major industry sponsors have come on board with donations already sitting in the thousands and we are nowhere near done.
Every single competitor who walks through that door goes home with something. Nobody leaves empty handed. But the major winners across both tiers in each category are walking away with professional grade makeup kits, brushes and bags that any working artist would lose their mind over. The kind of prizes that actually mean something. Every winner will also receive a TAOMS Artist Award trophy to mark the moment properly.
The full prize pool is still being finalised and the announcements dropping across our socials between now and August are going to be big. Keep watching. You do not want to miss this.
HOW TO ENTER
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