Nude modeling is a classic component of art education. But when the coronavirus forced art educators to pivot, model Kent Van Dusseldorp had to, too.

A model poses on a pedestral by artist Christina A. West in “Strut,” an exhibition exploring tropes of masculinity and the hero poses of historical sculpture.

A new documentary, “Drawing Group,” by Hot Springs musician and filmmaker Chuck Dodson, explores the private group’s longevity along with the artists’ dedication to their craft and each other.

They’re the nude art models in the university’s School of Art. For a modest $12 an hour, student-models pose naked before a handful of student-artists in three-hour studio art classes.

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