Miss Polly Wood performs on the Burlesque stage at Nude Nite in Ybor City
Nude Nite 2012 is in full swing just east of Ybor City this weekend. The annual show, now in its fourth year in Tampa, is a three-day art celebration of everything nude. Paintings, sculpture, photography, live burlesque, and live nude art have become staples of the popular event. There are even places for do-it-yourself photos.
Kevin Christman's bronze Marea.
The idea behind Nude Nite is not to be naked. It's to enjoy the many artistic representations of the human body displayed in the one-weekend-only gallery.
This article appears in Mar 1-7, 2012.