The New Classic Nude Art Competition aims to identify and expose today’s version of the classic nude. Sponsored by the Christiania Art Foundation, the winner of the New Classic Nude contest will have their work featured on a prominent billboard in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District and other major cities later in the year. The competition will be overseen and critiqued by a panel of art-world luminaries and collectors, including Lydia Fenet, auctioneer at Christie’s Auction House. The deadline for entry is 15th May 2008.

Christiania Art Foundation Press Release

NEW CLASSIC NUDE ART COMPETITION SPONSORED BY THE CHRISTIANIA ARTS FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY, March 19, 2008 - Kevin Richards, President & CEO of Christiania Spirits, announced today the launch of the NEW CLASSIC NUDE 2e Art Competition, the second installment in a series of art competitions sponsored by the Christiania Art Foundation (CAF). As a brand, Christiania Vodka is committed to the world of art, and CAF was created to promote the work of emerging artists.

For centuries, the nude has represented the highest achievement in artistic expression. The goal of the NEW CLASSIC NUDE Art Competition is to identify and expose today’s version of the classic nude.  Based on Christiania Vodka¹s guiding principle of “purism” (defined as a single-minded, essential and artisanal passion to do one thing extremely well) the contest promotes the artistic expression of this same essential passion.  The winning work will be featured on a prominent billboard in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District (home to many Art Basel Miami Beach events, as well as Miami’s important art
gallery colony.) 

The NEW CLASSIC NUDE Art Competition will be overseen and critiqued by a panel of art-world luminaries and collectors, including Lydia Fenet, auctioneer at Christie¹s Auction House; Dennis Leyva, Arts & Entertainment Liaison for the City of Miami Beach; Anthony Spinelli, Director/Owner of Spinelli Gallery; Donald McPherson, prominent Fashion Photographer; Brett O’Bourke, Managing Editor of flavorpill.net; and world renowned collector Alex Vik (also the owner of Christiania Spirits, inc).

The CAF will continue to host this series of art competitions four times a year, wherein the contest winner’s work will be displayed on a prominent billboard in the arts district of a major city.

Visit the gallery to view past winners and submissions, as well as to see current competition details at www.christiNaked.com

About Christiania
With a 500-year Norwegian heritage dating back to Norway¹s ³Bohemian King² Christian IV (1577-1648), Christiania Vodka has a history that spans many centuries.  King Christian conquered Norway in 1596 and brought with him the fruits of the Renaissance - art, culture, music, food, wine - to the Norwegian people. In fact, it was in Christian’s Norwegian court that the original recipe for what is now “Christiania Vodka” was perfected. So beloved by the Norwegian people was the king that they named their capital city “Christiania” after him (renamed “Oslo” in 1926).  Christiania is currently produced in Norway by a recipe that includes six-times column distillation, 4 generations of charcoal filtration, and a unique aeration process, which eliminates the last impurities.  The ingredients are simply pure Norwegian spring water and organic Norwegian Trondelag potatoes.  The result has come to be known as The World¹s Smoothest Vodka because of its unique combination of a remarkably clean taste, well-rounded mouthfeel and cool finish.

Christiania is 80 proof (40% ABV) ultra premium vodka.

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