Hey everyone! Look what Alison Douglas, our Director of Photography, helped make happen: Erotic Signature and ES Publishing have produced The World’s Greatest Erotic Art of Today, the 5th Volume of their publication series. Our Festival is one of the featured erotic art festivals in the book. Alison has been working with them for a… Full Article »
Sexploration is this weekend!
Sexploration is a collaboration between the Center for Sex Positive Culture and the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture, offering two full days of workshops and experiences on July 11 and 12. Like Sensation City at the Seattle Erotic Art Festival, this event boasts multiple opportunities to try out new things with the bonus of learning… Full Article »
A letter of Gratitude and Success
The Foundation for Sex Positive Culture’s mission is to promote the many ways sex is beneficial through education, outreach, the arts, advocacy, and research programs that serve the public. The Festival is a playful and effective way for the Foundation to reach out and change the world. Art is a safe way to have an… Full Article »
We’re In the News!
The SLOG wrote about us and the artists who went out of their comfort zones to make erotic art in this article about our Opening Gala. A Seattle PI photographer visited the Festival on Thursday, too! Check out this slideshow. Festival Muralist and blogger Xavier Lopez talks with Festival Director Sophia Iannicelli about what makes… Full Article »
Schedule 2015
The Music Box Exploit
The twinkling tinkling of musical charms, Desiring to hold them in your arms, But lest you behold the shadows of love, They slip through your fingers like dreams from above. Eva Luna is a passionate force to be reckoned with. She brought her roaming “Creature” performance to the Festival in 2009. Over the next several… Full Article »
Performance 2015
Sponsors 2015
Our generous sponsors and media partners help make the Seattle Erotic Art Festival successful; we encourage you to visit their fine establishments and read their publications. Sapphire Level Emerald Level Ruby Level Opal Level Pearl Level VIP Lounge Sponsor Interested in sponsoring the Festival? Financial and in-kind sponsors are joyously welcomed with unique marketing opportunities…. Full Article »
Look, Ma! We’re in Psychology Today!
Our fabulous Press Manager, Rags Madison, recently put me in touch with artist and writer, Russell C. Smith who was working on an article about sexuality in Seattle. After a lovely back and forth, Russell came up with a great way to talk about the Festival in the context of Seattle’s burgeoning reputation of being… Full Article »
Letter from the Director
Viewing erotic art is a form of activism. When you look at any piece of art and see the beauty or artistic merit contained within, you are creating a more sex positive world. By not limiting your appreciation to your own preferences, you transcend tolerance and accept the myriad ways eros manifests in others. Purchasing… Full Article »