ARTundressed ‘08 : South Florida’s First International Erotic Art Festival Set to Heat up Miami

Miami ---Erotic Signature in association with The World Erotic Art Museum present ARTundressed, South Florida's First International Erotic Art Festival, on May 2 - 4, 2008, to mark the release of the yearly published “The World’s Greatest Erotic Art of Today – Vol. II” coffee table book. The Miami Festival will kick off an Art Exhibition Tour featuring the winners from the 2006-07 and 2007-08 Erotic Art Competitions. The Tour will then continue on to Los Angeles, New York, Amsterdam, Berlin, and London. The ARTundressed 2008 Festival will take place at SOHO STUDIOS, located at 2136 NW 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33126 (Downtown Miami - the Art Design District); from 10am - 7pm.

The Festival’s focal point includes some of the world’s best erotic art, yet the weekend celebration will be so much more. This one of a kind event presents not only the sexual and erotic quality of art and photography, but it is also a celebration of eroticism in music, fashion, and entertainment. In essence, we want people to have a spectacular and fun weekend while enjoying all aspects of an erogenous journey through dancing, socializing, play role, and interactive participation. Combined with some of the best local and international talents and performers, as well as the support and participation of some of the most prominent organizations in the erotic art community, this year’s ARTundressed is expected to attract more than 3000 people.

ARTundressed 2008 includes:

• Art Exhibition at two locations: SOHO Studios in Downtown Miami, and The World Erotic Art Museum (WEAM) in South Beach
• A Saturday Brunch and Sunday Afternoon Barbecue
• Live shows and performances; Live bands and deejays; Fashion Shows
• Art contests such as Body Painting, Live Drawing, Fine Art and Photography
• A Silent Art Auction during the Art Exhibition at the World Erotic Art Museum on Saturday evening to benefit The American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
• The Saturday Night Main Event: “the GOOD, the BAD, and the KINKY” Ball at Karu & Y (Downtown Miami)
• An Award Ceremony denoting the closing events on Sunday evening, and the official AfterParty.

The Art Exhibition presents:

• Over 350 international artists featured in “The World’s Greatest Erotic Art of Today” publications.
• 160 participating artists registered to showcase about 300 pieces in the Art Exhibition
• More than 60 international winning artists scheduled to attend the Festival
• A rare Nudes Collection (1979) of the Singer/Pop Star Diva: MADONNA
• Installations by world renowned artists such as: Martin H.M. Schreiber, Sorayama, H.R. Giger.
• Participation of Miami artists Laurence Gartel and Howard Austin Feld to install a full-size gallery.
• A special installation by the World Erotic Art Museum. Plus, more notable artists to be announced…

Erotic Signature strives to provide strong relationships between all aspects of the erotic art market worldwide. Through various methods of publishing, special events, art exhibition and marketing, our organization works to validate erotic art and call attention to the achievements of this ever growing community, whether it is in music, art, fashion, entertainment, or commerce.

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