Seattle Erotic Art Festival
| Seattle Erotic Art Festival | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Festival |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | 301 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109 |
| Coordinates | 47°37′26.66″N 122°21′5.57″W / 47.6240722°N 122.3515472°W |
| Country | USA |
| Years active | 20–21 |
| Inaugurated | 2003 |
| Previous event | April 26–28, 2024 |
| Website | www |
The Seattle Erotic Art Festival was founded in 2002 and is the flagship program of the nonprofit Pan Eros Foundation.
The Festival supports a vibrant creative community, promotes freedom of expression, and fosters sex-positive culture through public celebration of the arts.[1]
It is an annual weekend-long event, and showcases erotic art in diverse media including painting, photography, sculpture, film, literature, and interactive installations. A wide range of performance art is also represented, including burlesque, ballroom dance, circus arts, and live music.
The Festival also features an expansive store which sells original works, prints, oddities, collectibles and related merchandise from contributing artists.[2]
History
[edit]The first Seattle Erotic Art Festival was held in 2003.[3] The inaugural show was hosted by the Pan Eros Foundation (formerly the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture) at the town hall in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and saw over 1000 attendees.[4]
The Festival was hosted at a variety for locations over its first few years, including Fremont Studios[5] before finding a more permanent location at the Seattle Center Exhibition hall, where it's been held since 2008.[6]
Content
[edit]Past festivals have included original theatrical productions,[7] interactive art installations[8] and visual erotic art.[9]
Each year, festival visitors and a selected jury vote for Viewer's Choice and Jury Awards, respectively.[10]
Controversies
[edit]In 2007, Festival organizers were turned down by "a dozen" regional publishers who refused to print their program before finding a local printer who would take the job.[11]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Russell C.; Foster, Michael (2015-04-09). "What makes Seattle so sexy?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ Cascone, Sarah (2019-08-05). "Do You Have Unusual Taste? Here Are 14 Highly Eccentric Annual Art Gatherings That You Might Enjoy Attending". Artnet News. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Upchurch, Michael (June 12, 2012). "Seattle Erotic Art Festival marks its 10th anniversary". Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "Our History". Seattle Erotic Art Festival. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ "Announcing Our 2011 Theme: Red Light District » May 20-22, 2011". Seattle Erotic Art Festival. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ Kurtz, Katie (April 25, 2018). "Seeing the Seattle Erotic Art Festival Just Became a Political Act". Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "Seattle Erotic Art Festival presents CABARET DE CURIOSITÉS written and directed by Roger Benington". Seattle Erotic Art Festival | April 30 - May 2, 2010. 2010-02-16. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "How erotic is your bed?". Seattle Erotic Art Festival. 2010-04-12. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ Upchurch, Michael (2012-06-22). "Seattle Erotic Art Festival marks its 10th anniversary". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ "And the exhibition art winners are… » May 20-22, 2011". Seattle Erotic Art Festival. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ Jamieson Jr, Robert (March 16, 2007). "Seattle Erotic Art Festival gets nude awakening". Retrieved October 26, 2024.