Nude Nocturne is Fort Myers’ hottest figurative fine art exhibition showing works by artists across the country. Artists are invited to submit their work for the 2025 edition of this celebrated event. Exhibition will be on display January 10-31. The immersive Nude Nocturne event will be January 25, 2025. Held throughout the Alliance campus, the immersive event features burlesque performances, live paint exhibitions, body painting, aerialist, and a month-long display of nude works celebrating the human form. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to an unforgettable exhibition and celebration of the body’s beauty and complexity. The Alliance For The Arts is located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard just south of Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers.

Embody celebrates the profound connection between the human body and the human experience. It invites artists to explore and reimagine the body as a living, breathing expression of identity, emotion, and spirit. This theme offers a canvas for you to reflect on the body’s dynamic nature—its strength, grace, vulnerability, and transformation.

Through Embody, we encourage artists to interpret and celebrate the human form in all its complexity. Consider themes such as:

Expression: Depict the body as a powerful vessel for individuality and self-expression.

Resilience: Highlight the strength and adaptability of the human form in facing life's challenges.

Unity in Diversity: Showcase the beauty found in the uniqueness and diversity of all bodies.

Unleash your creativity and offer fresh perspectives that honor the body as both a personal and universal experience. While submissions that reflect the theme are encouraged, they are not required.

Application Requirements

EVENT PROSPECTUS and RULES OF ENTRY/SUBMISSION PROCESS:

1. A non-refundable application fee of $40 is required. Artwork submission to this event (whether invited or not) includes your complimentary, non-transferable entrance to the event and one guest pass. One application per artist, please.
2. All works MUST be for sale. Abstract representations or conceptual representations are welcome. Artworks do NOT need to show nudity, but should encompass our theme of the human body. 
3. Limit TWO works of art per artist.
4. Please upload JPEG, MP3, or MP4 format files through the Cafe system at www.callforentry.org.
5. All submissions must be of completed original works of art. Submissions representing incomplete works of art will not be accepted.
6. Previously submitted works to the same city-call cannot be resubmitted.
7. All entries must contain copyright-free material or material released with consent from the original source. Unauthorized use of any copyrighted images, text, or other material will not be accepted.
8. No substitutions of works of art selected will be accepted (i.e. works of art selected are not to be replaced by different works of art upon bringing works of art to the event).
9. Submissions received after the deadline WILL NOT be accepted.
10. All works of art will be curated after the entry deadline.
11. While Nude Nocturne promotes a broad interpretation of the nude, the show tends not to display works depicting arousal or graphic sexual genitalia. If you have a question about the content or suitability of your work, please email the gallery manager at exhibitions@artinlee.org for guidance.

ACCEPTED WORK:

12. Submission of works of art by the artist and acceptance of such by the curating body for Nude Nocturne is an agreement to show the submitted works of art at the Nude Nocturne event.
13. Accepted works of art will be in the possession of Nude Nocturne and remain in the Nude Nocturne facility during the duration of the event unless otherwise allowed by the gallery manager. This is for both sold and unsold works during the event.
14. Decisions by the curating body for Nude Nocturne are final.
15. Artists are responsible for providing their own insurance. While Nude Nocturne takes precautions against theft and damage, the Alliance for the Arts bears no responsibility for loss or damage to works before, during or after the event.
16. Gallery split commission is 60/40 artist/gallery and is detailed in the legal agreement.

Acceptable Media File Types for Images:

File format: JPEG or JPG only

File dimensions: 1200 pixels or greater on the longest dimension

File size: under 5 MB

Acceptable Media File Types for Digital Multimedia: 

File format: MP3 or MP4

File length: Maximum length- 5 minutes

Eligibility Criteria

Open to artists 21+

Based in U.S.

NUDE NOCTURNE, Fort Myers 2025
https://www.artinlee.org/experience/nudenocturne/
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