The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department's cultural arts center will cease using nude models in its art classes for liability reasons, a department spokesperson said.

Age old practice of using nude models for Art Class continues at LSU.

It’s a life drawing class, an art class in which a figure model poses nude for artists to paint or draw. Kelly, 30, is the figure model at this session.

The Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) is hosting a Figure Drawing Class on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

8."I was a student in a figure drawing class where our nude male model got an erection that rose so slowly that it was nearly halfway erect before I noticed it happening.

Some models also feel a sense of pride or comfort in their bodies through this experience.” Wood expects up to 17 students in the Figure Drawing class that relies on nude models.

Drawing the line between such art and pornography is usually not so blurry. Furthermore, Anzia said there would be no view of the models from the streets.