All for the arts: New Yorkers strip down for naked painting party (PHOTOS)

Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.

MICHAEL IP FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

New Yorkers of all shapes and sizes gathered together for the Spring Naked Painting Party on May 23, 2013 and you guessed it, they all got naked and painted on each other’s bodies. The Naked Painting Parties are the newest craze to hit the streets of Manhattan. 

Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.Presented by Social Exposure, the party on New York City’s Lower East Side was the 8th installation of a Naked Painting Party. Colorful dyes and leis dotted the Destination Mayan Riviera themed soiree.
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.As spring arrives in the Big Apple, New Yorkers are encouraged to strip down and become comfortable with their naked bodies. The Naked Painting Parties provide the perfect environment for locals to do just that.
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.Social Exposure partnered with the American Association for Nude Recreation Eastern Region to put on the event. The event also featured high end adult companies, Sliquid and LoveHoney.  The Naked Painting Parties are aimed at making “social nudity cool.”
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.
There’s more to the parties than just making people feel comfortable with nudity. The American Association for Nude Recreation also wants to spread the word about positive body acceptance.
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.
These ladies used their bodies as canvases for tropical art at the Naked Painting Party on May 23, 2013.
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.
Two Naked Painters, as they’re called at the parties, get artistic at the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party on May 23, 2013.
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.
The New York City Naked Painting Party is just one of many going on across the globe this summer. Social Exposure will head to Mexico to host a truly tropical Naked Painting Party.
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.
Though revelers’ bodies are fair game to paint on, the Naked Painting Parties follow a strict code of conduct. The parties are meant to encourage creativity in the nude, but they aren’t sex parties, says Social Exposure.
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.
Who says it has to be summer for New Yorkers to run around in their beachwear in the Big Apple? Gallery Bar in New York City’s Lower East Side provided the space for the Naked Painting Party.
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.
Guests at the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party in New York City showed up in beachwear for the tropical theme, but it was only time before most clothing came off to make room for art.
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.
One participant gets creative in order to find an empty space on someone’s body to paint on May 23, 2013.
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.
“The Naked Painting Party is largely about body acceptance, unity, artistic expression and freedom,” explains Sally Golan, the Founder of Social Exposure.
Participants take part in the 2013 Spring Naked Painting Party presented by Social Exposure at the Gallery Bar in the Lower East Side on May 23, 2013.
A carefully placed lei covers up one reveler’s assets at the New York City event on May 23, 2013.
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