The Adare Experience

Introducing the evocative art of Rose Adare, The Adare Experience presents classical portraits of inspiring counterculture icons challenging everything from love, sex, and gender, to body image and personal expression. An amazing collection, the Adare Experience also includes Adare’s full length documentary, Restraint & Revolution, alongside guest lectures, book readings, and open discussions with sexologist… Full Article »

Art Tours for the Sultry Minded

The art that makes up the Festival’s exhibition is eclectic and dynamic. Each year we invite artists and sex positive luminaries to share their thoughts about erotic art. Each tour offers you the chance to see the art in a different light, either from trivia about the artists, having a discussion, or seeing how it… Full Article »

Performance Artists of the 2016 Festival

Guess what? The 2016 Seattle Erotic Art Festival is just around the corner! Our planning team is working hard to make the experience fabulous, and I just got word about the talented performance artists taking our stage. For those of you who have been to the festival, you know how delectable our stage performances are—this year’s… Full Article »

Installation Artists of the 2016 Festival

Installation art is meant to be powerful, transforming your perception of space and evoking complex emotions. Our jury-selected installation artists are providing guests the experience described above, bringing unique, sensual, creative experiences to this year’s festival. These experiences range from sensual explorations to thought-provoking pieces: Look out for glass lingerie adorning beautiful bodies in a… Full Article »

Literary Artists of the 2016 Festival

Created to highlight the written word as its own distinct art form, our Literary Art Exhibition features the work of poets, playwrights, and authors from around the globe. These jury-selected works are presented on paper and in intimate readings, like story time for grown-ups – a beautiful reminder that sometimes, the most intimate thing you… Full Article »

Gay City Art Showcase

This year, the Festival is very proud to partner with Gay City in creating a showcase of queer artists in the 2016 Festival. Tara Hardy, Gay City’s Arts Coordinator, met with our planning team and recommended sculptor Flynn Bickley as the perfect person to curate this showcase. Flynn Bickley is a Seattle based queer/trans doll… Full Article »

Visual Artists of the 2016 Festival

Seattle Erotic Art Festival is known worldwide for a comprehensive collection of international fine art celebrating the diversity of human sexual expression. The incredible creativity with which artists approach the subject of erotica is captured in all manner of visual media: painting, photography, sculpture, assemblage, prints, mixed media, and more. We are proud to present… Full Article »

A Black Tie Affair 2016

  Join us in celebrating the Seattle Erotic Art Festival’s prestigious membership program, the Art Activist Society. You are cordially invited to an exclusive, black tie affair benefiting the Seattle Erotic Art Festival, at the stunning home of art collectors Vincent Lipe and local artist and 2014 Festival Guest Curator Steve Jensen. Join us for… Full Article »

The Call for Volunteers is NOW Open!

Hey, all you sex positive people out there! Have you been looking for a cool volunteer opportunity that allows you to let your kink flag fly AND score free entry into SEAF? We invite you to join the Kinkateers! Curious? We know you are. Read more… The Kinkateers is our volunteer arm of the Seattle Erotic Arts… Full Article »

Want To Be In The Festival?

SEAF wants you, and wants you bad. Your sexy sounds can be a part of the festival this year in an exciting new way! Help create the sound-scape installation, Aural Sex, where the sounds of your amorous adventures will fill a naughty section of the Festival. Everyone is encouraged to send captured sounds of their prized… Full Article »