Nov Calendar and Curators Choice October Announced

For Immediate Release

NEW YORK/EWORLDWIRE/Nov. 3, 2008 --- Back Talk -- When Mikaela Sardo Lamarche, curator for ACA Galleries, selected the art for the November 2008 calendar, she mentioned that generally, "images from the back are considered the least accessible, but the images here are really very expressive.... A whole show of backs wouldn't have been fair because I didn't tell [the artists] up front," she added, somewhat wistfully.

When presented with the prospect of choosing only 30 works by 30 artists, Lamarche said it was hard to choose. She attacked the job with great deliberation going through the images from top to bottom. "How are they arranged?" she asked. Barebrush CEO Ilene Skeen, explained that the art is grouped by artist, in order of each artist's total number of page views, from highest to lowest. "There's no other way which would be fair. Barebrush is promotion 101 for artists. Those who are telling their friends and colleagues, and encouraging people to look at their work are going to have more page views. They deserve to be on top. No obligations to the curator, of course."

Lamarche curated for barebrush in April 2007. "I'm stunned at how the quality has risen. There's a nice diversity of voices, media, and perspectives."

The 30 artists selected for November 2008 (with day of month) are: Glenn Abel (20), Ruth Butler (14), Donna Cleary (17), Joyce DiBona (27), Donelli DiMaria (16), Harald Grote (13), Mollie Kellogg (24), Guenter Knop* (23), Szn Kraft* (4), Serge Lis (2), John Luce Lockett (30), Lucinda Luvaas (5), Jean Marcellino* (7), Jacqui Morgan (8), Benjamin Nazareno (3), Kathy Ostman-Magnusen (10), Hector Olvera (6), Jon Rettich (9), Emily Rich (19), Jennie Rosenbaum (26), Chanit Roston* (12), Cindy Sibilsky (11), Ilene Skeen (29), Christopher Smith (22), Sara Swan (25), William Thierfelder (28), Randy Thurman (18), Haydee Torres (15), Judy Volkman* (1), Timothy Woodhouse (21). Five artists, indicated by asterisks (*), are nominated for the Curators Choice Awards.

Artists receive complimentary listings. Winners of the Curators' Choice Awards are eligible for cash prizes.

Curators' Choice Awards for October Announced

Winners for the October Curators' Choice Awards are announced after a month of voting. Top honors go to artist Kathy Ostman-Magnusen for large oil self-portrait, "Primal 1." The October calendar was curated by Claudia Seymour, president of SCNY, the Salmagundi Club of NY, which is the oldest art club in NYC.

About BAREBRUSH and the N*des-of-the-Month Contest

Each N*des-of-the-Month calendar contest is curated by a different guest art professional. Voting by past and present barebrush curators, and the public determine the Curators' Choice Awards winners. Voting is underway now at BAREBRUSH.com for Curators' Choice and "My Favorite N*de."

BAREBRUSH.com is dedicated to the art of the nude giving artists recognition for their work in this controversial art genre and helping them to connect with interested dealers and collectors worldwide. Online since 2006.

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