STEP 1: JOIN ONE OF OUR MEETUP GROUPS (free to join)
STEP 2: ATTEND A SESSION (see schedule and RSVP on Meetup)
STEP 3: FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM @mendrawingmen
We post family-friendly cropped images of our drawings on Instagram, but you can see the unedited drawings on our Meetup.
Unedited drawings are now posted on our Meetup.
This reel is from our former newsletter. We don’t publish a newsletter anymore. We DON'T photograph people anymore. We don’t allow photography of people. BUT WE DO post our drawings on the Meetup.
The videos below were special sessions where everyone gave their explicit permission. Don’t worry - we don’t allow photography of people at our regular sessions.
INSTAGRAM LIVE REELS (VIDEOS) on @MENDRAWINGMEN
BELOW are some of our past special events: Palm Springs Retreat and Naked Camping
About
A sketch group for naturist/nudist men where guys take turns posing for each other. You don't have to be an "artist." We welcome beginner artists and beginner nudists. We’re friendly and non-judgmental (of both drawing skills and bodies)!
When both the model and the artist are similarly naked, they are on equal footing, encouraging an openness and camaraderie not found in traditional drawing groups. Sexy camaraderie and sexy poses are encouraged at all MNDG sessions, but they’re not sex parties. All MNDG sessions welcome respectful men (transgender men are very welcome) of all ages (18+ to 90+), ethnicities, sexual orientations and body types.
We used to meet in a studio in Soho (pictured). Now we’re meeting in private homes and private studios. Some sessions are open to non-members (buys tickets on Eventbrite). Join us to access all sessions!
HISTORY
Men's Naked Drawing Group NY was founded by artist Shungaboy in December, 2014 and the first session was held at Prince St Project Space in New York City on January 13, 2015. Initially, the group met once a month, with a dozen or so artists attending each session. As the membership grew, more sessions and venues were added.
It all started in 2012 when Shungaboy and Boulder, Colorado artist Tyler Alpern posed for each other. It was the first time that Shungaboy had ever posed and it was an empowering experience. A first naked yoga class later, he decided to seek out as many naked activities as possible. These included an artists-draw-artists group that met sporadically at the home of historian and artist Jonathan Ned Katz as well as the Naked Drawing Group DC, to which he commuted to about twice a month in 2013. During a weekly session of the Leslie-Lohman Drawing Studio erotic drawing workshop (now the Charles Leslie Drawing Studio), where clothed artists draw a nude male model, it occurred to him that it would be much better if he himself could be naked too. He talked with a few artist friends who he thought might be interested, talked with Charles Leslie for his approval to rent Prince St Project Space, set up a group on Meetup.com and the group was born.
Post-pandemic, Chuck was the first host to re-start hosting sessions.
Inaugural naked drawing session, January 2015. Pictured posing is my friend and nudist mentor, the late great Kirill, RIP. Photo by Alex P.
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