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This year's events

We have also been invited to spend a nude weekend at the Full Tan Sunclub in Sprakers, NY - about 50 miles west of Albany. Full Tan Sunclub is Upstate New York's longest running Full-Nudist Campground.

Let us know if you are interested. We will have more details in the next newsletter.I

AANR Advocacy

   The primary and most important mission of AANR is to promote nude recreation. The most important part of that mission and the least showy, or in advertising parlance, the least sexy, is advocacy.

Many times, a state or  local legislature proposes a law or regulation, that on the surface, seems reasonable, but can lead to problems with nude recreation. The following is from the AANR Government Affairs Team (GAT):

We received another 154 bills for review since last week's report. Among the 'lowlights' are bills that seek to expand certain prohibitions relating to pornography involving minors, and revise provisions relating to the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image. This mix-up again conflates AI images, pornography and simple nude images.

We spend a lot of time trying to find the true intent of legislators
bills. Many times an honest concern for avoiding sexual exploitation takes a turn to our right to have a nude images of ourselves. Our efforts are to correct language in bills before they make it into law.

It's easier to fix a bill in committee than change an existing law.
This year is proving to be an enormous challenge to finding the laws that will unintentionally criminalize wholesome family images, or that boudoir picture you innocently took last year.

Who Told You That You Were Naked?

Sorry for the short notice. This show is on until 2/28

Surveillance and Human Vulnerability is an interactive installation by acclaimed Western New York artist gary l. wolfe. The exhibition, which delves into themes of vulnerability, privacy, and surveillance, will be on view at both the UB Art Galleries Center for the Arts Gallery and Castellani Art Museum.

gary l. wolfe, a Buffalo native, has a rich history of artmaking in the region. With undergraduate degrees in Christian Ministries from Houghton College and in Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Master of Arts in Humanities, also from UB, wolfe's professional career spanned 28 years in health and human services organizations with Erie County. These experiences deeply influence his artistic work, focusing on the marginalized and exploring themes of pain, suffering, and vulnerability.

Who Told You That You Were Naked? integrates traditional paintings with video technology to create an immersive experience. The installation features 80 paintings-40 naked figures and 40 portraits-arranged to surround viewers, combined with hidden surveillance cameras, interactive digital elements, and a soundscape featuring the voices of the models. The figures are not idealized and often pose with an object or gesture that obscures and thereby protects their identities. Visitors will encounter the dual nature of surveillance culture through two distinct thematic experiences at each location: the "seductive" side at UB Art Galleries and the "sinister" side at Castellani Art Museum.

for more information go to:

https://www.buffalo.edu/art-galleries/exhibitions/2024-25/gary-l-wolfe.html