Downtown galleries joined forces for Saturday’s Nude ArtWalk, which took place in tandem with the traditional Second Saturday ArtWalk. Featuring works of the natural human form, Nude ArtWalk was held to protest the censorship of local artist Nicole Touchet’s solo exhibition in her now vacated studio in the Gordon Square office building on Jefferson Street. Nude ArtWalk prominently displayed pieces celebrating freedom through artistic expression with paintings, live nude models and event body painting from participating galleries, including Theatre 810, Gallery 549, The Garage, Gallery 333, Cajun Spice Gallery, Kelli Kaufman Studio & Gallery, The Vertical Barre and more. Photos by Wynce Nolley
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