This year the New York Academy of Art holds its 18th Annual Take Home a Nude Event. Celebrities and prominent members of the New York art community always attend this showing of some of the city’s finest figurative work. As with last year’s auction, there is a wide variety of work, and artists will be showing off their skills, showcasing their techniques and walking those interested through the process of creating figurative art. The 2009 Event will be held Wednesday, October 7. For more information email Katie Albert at [email protected]

Edward Schmidt, Faculty, NYAA

To see a video from last year’s show click here.

Liev Schreiber and Justin Timberlake at the NYAA's Take Home a Nude Event 2008.

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