Seattle Erotic Art Festival CALL FOR ART -- closing March 10!

There's still time to submit your art for consideration: apply to the Seattle Erotic Art Festival's 2012 Call for Art by 11pm PST on Saturday, March 10.

All artists 18+ are encouraged to submit visual art, short film, literary art, installation art, performance art, DJ proposals, and work for the Festival Store. (Artists outside of North America can apply for free.)

The Festival anticipates over 10,000 attendees in June -- don't miss your chance to be part of the biggest and best year yet.

Submit your work for consideration at SeattleErotic.org.

Planning to apply to the Seattle Erotic Art Festival's Call for Art? Submit your work by 11pm PST on Wednesday, February 15, and take advantage of early-bird (discounted) submission fees. There's still time to get a discount! (Note that all artists outside of North America can apply for free.)

The final deadline is Saturday, March 10.

Apply now at www.SeattleErotic.org.

The Festival anticipates over 10,000 attendees in June -- don't miss your chance to be part of the biggest and best year yet!

I am incredibly grateful to every artist who took the time to submit their art to the jury for a chance to be a part of the visual art exhibition!

Now it will be head down working on getting everything ready for the jury and going through the selection process. We should be done by March 8th and will let everyone know the results then. Please be patient with us.

There are still other calls for art open([link]) for Literary & Film exhibitions, not to mention Installations are wanted, so tell your friends to get on that.

Here we go! Wheeeeee!

Calling all artists! There's still time to submit your visual art, but don't delay, the deadline is January 31. All artists 18+ are encouraged to SUBMIT ART NOW, for the ninth annual event, May 20-22, 2011 at Fremont Studios.

Selected art will be professionally showcased throughout the three-day event to thousands of patrons. This is a fantastic opportunity!

The Festival is also seeking film/video, interactive installations and literary art, with deadlines in February. Full details, deadlines, and guidelines available at [link]

Spread the word, and sign up for the Festival's free newsletter to receive updates at [link]

Calling all artists! The Seattle Erotic Art Festival is now accepting art submissions during the month of January for the ninth annual event, to be held May 20-22, 2011 at Fremont Studios.

The Festival is seeking visual art of all media, short film/video, interactive installations and literary art. All artists 18+ are encouraged to submit art now. Full details, deadlines, and guidelines available at SeattleErotic.org.

The early-bird submission fee is only $20 if you submit by January 15, midnight PST. The fee includes a Friday ticket to the Festival ($30 value, non-transferable, non-refundable).

Selected art will be professionally showcased throughout the three-day event to thousands of patrons. This is a fantastic opportunity!

Spread the word, and sign up for our free newsletter to receive updates.

Seattle Erotic Art Festival's 2011 Call for Art!

Artists, get your creative engines turning! The Seattle Erotic Art Festival will be accepting submissions January 1-31, 2011, for the ninth annual event.

All artists age 18+ are encouraged to submit up to five (5) works of erotic art of any medium. Sculptors, multimedia artists and painters are particularly encouraged to apply. Submissions can be made online at SeattleErotic.org, throughout January.

The Festival is a jury-selected, erotic fine art exhibition and arts festival. A place where art that is rarely seen in mainstream galleries and museums can be celebrated, discussed and supported. An event where clichés of "sexiness" can be replaced with intriguing explorations of eroticism.

A different and new Festival jury is appointed every year, with careful consideration. To increase diversity of the selected art, the jury consists of an erotic artist, an art professional, an art collector, a sex positive activist, and a Festival committee member. Art is selected by a blind jury; jurors never know whose work they are reviewing during the process. Unknown and famous artists alike are given equal consideration and opportunity.

In order to show the work of successful and international artists who no longer choose to submit their work to juried shows, the Festival does include curated and invited artist sections as well, but the juried work has always represented the majority of art showcased at the Festival.

We stand by our mission to support a vibrant creative community, supporting living artists with low submission fees and commission rates. Selected art will be showcased throughout the three-day event to thousands of patrons. The Festival sells far more art than any other erotic art festival.

Artists may also choose to submit to the Festival Store, which has a later submission deadline (to be determined). Artists do not need to attend the Festival in order to participate.

Spread the word, and sign up for our newsletter to receive updates.

Call for Art and Call for Performances, closing soon!

Visit www.SEAFArtist.com for details on how to participate in this destination event.

January 15 ~ Deadline for performance art submissions

January 30 ~ Deadline for exhibition submissions

March 1, 2010 ~ Deadline for literary art submissions


Debuting a Brand New Theatrical Event!

For performance art in 2010, the Festival is striking out in a bold new direction.  Award-winning NYC-based director Roger Benington will create an original narrative framework to complement the Festival's world-class visual art exhibition.

Benington will select acts from the entire range of performance styles: ballroom dance, burlesque, modern dance, ballet, circus arts, drag performance, puppeteering -- anyone with an erotic act to share is invited to apply.

Applications are now being accepted at www.SEAFArtist.com.

The deadline for applications is January 15, 2010.  Auditions will be held January 24-25, 2010.

I am involved with the Seattle Erotic Art Festival which is being held May 1st -3rd, 2009. If you know any artists who might want to submit to the show, please pass this on to them. The Festival has garnered prestige for accepted artists and has a great track record for sales for artists.

Call for Art Deadline January 30

We invite artists of all backgrounds, countries, ethnicities, cultures, genders, sexualities, and ages (18+) to submit up to five (5) works of art of any media. Sculptors, multimedia artists and painters are particularly encouraged to apply; please note that photography is a highly competitive medium. Artists do not need to attend the Festival in order to participate.

The Seattle Erotic Art Festival was founded in 2002 by the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture to promote freedom of sexuality, speech, and creativity through the erotic expression of fine art. The Festival strives to exhibit work not easily found in mainstream galleries and museums; we enjoy art that avoids, or pokes fun at, cliches or stereotypical images.

Incomplete or incorrect entries will not be accepted so please carefully read the following information before submitting your work at [link]

Entry Requirements
Accepted artists must be at least 18 by April 30, 2009, the first day of the next Festival. Artists may only submit finished art of their own creation. The Festival is intended as a contemporary art festival; only art created in 2006 or more recently will be considered. Art previously displayed at the Festival will not be considered for the Exhibition but may be considered for the Festival Store.

How to Enter
Only electronic entries submitted via the online entry form will be accepted. Paper, email, CD, and all other forms of entry will be discarded. The submission deadline is January 30, 2009.

Entry Form Requirements:
* Legal name and contact information.
* Brief bio or artistic statement (approximately 3 sentences and no more than 250 characters).
* Description of each work (title, year, media, dimensions, and sale price).
* JPEG images of submitted works.
* US$15 entry fee (waived for non-North American artists).

Incomplete entries will not be accepted. The Festival reserves the right to refuse any entry. Substitutions are not allowed.

Festival Store
Artists wishing to sell items exclusively through the Festival Store must also complete the online artist registration form (be sure to indicate that you want to show via the Store), but do not need to fill out the Art Submission form at this time; and are required to pay the $15 submission fee. The focus on the Festival Store is prints, small work, jewelry, oddities, books, DVDs, collectibles, and similar merchandise. Artists do not have to be accepted to the Exhibition in order to submit merchandise to the Festival Store; however, the items they submit must be approved by Store Management.

To learn more about the Festival, visit [link]
To submit art, visit [link]

Seattle Erotic Art Festival 2009: Call for Art is Open!

SEATTLE, Wash. October 2008 –

The Seattle Erotic Art Festival (SEAF) has officially opened the call for art for its seventh annual event, which will be May 1-3, 2009 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall.

Artists age 18 and older of all backgrounds, countries, ethnicities, cultures, genders, and sexual orientations, are encouraged to submit up to five (5) works of art of any media to be considered for this jury-selected erotic fine art exhibition and arts festival. Submissions can be made online at [link]

The deadline for submissions is January 30, 2009.

Sculptors, multimedia artists and painters are particularly encouraged to apply. Please note that photography is a highly competitive medium. Artists do not need to attend the Festival in order to participate.

How to Enter

Only electronic entries submitted via the SEAF 2009 artist submission portal will be accepted. Paper, email, CD, and all other forms of entry will be discarded. The submission deadline is January 30, 2009.

Online entry form requirements include:
• Legal name and contact information.
• Brief bio or artistic statement (approximately 3 sentences and no more than 250 characters).
• Description of each work (title, year, media, dimensions, and sale price).
• JPEG images of submitted works.
• USD $15 entry fee (waived for non-North American artists).

Incomplete entries will not be accepted. SEAF 2009 reserves the right to refuse any entry. Substitutions are not allowed.

Artists are encouraged to submit the minimum number of images required to represent their work. For most 2-dimensional work (photos, paintings, drawings, illustrations, prints, etc.) a single image is sufficient but a second image showing details can also be submitted. For 3-dimensional artwork (sculpture, assemblage, jewelry, etc.) a maximum of eight images will be accepted.

Please keep in mind that your images will be projected for the jury so consider both overall size and resolution when preparing your images. For ease of viewing and to ensure an impartial jury, any image with a watermark that obscures the image or identifies the artist will be rejected. Details about image size and type will be available during the submission process.

Call for Performance Artists

SEAF 2009 is also seeking unique and diverse Performance Artists to part of an exciting live experience complementing the visual art exhibition. Auditions will be held in January 2009. To request an audition slot, please review the SEAF event site for more information or contact the Performance Director.

Save the Date for SEAF 2009!

SEAF 2009 celebrates its seventh year May 1-3, 2009 in the Exhibition Hall of the Seattle Center, an internationally acclaimed center for visual and performance art (and home to the famous Space Needle). SEAF 2009 will feature a juried art exhibition, a festival store, interactive installations, performances, workshops, lectures, and more. Every night and day of the festival will offer unique programs and delights – you won't want to miss a second of it! Tickets and passes will go on sale in February 2009.

For more information about the Festival event, visit [link] Press/Media may contact seafinfo@gmail.com or call 206.312.9166.

SEAF 2009 is produced by the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture, a 501(c) 3 charitable/educational organization located
in Seattle, Wash.

Here is a quick and dirty video of part of our dress rehearsal we did this week for this Saturday's coming White Show at the Little Red Studio. It's always so helpful to be able to see an act on video when you are working on it. I thought it would be fun to share, as I have tried to explain to various people what kind I performance I do at the Studio. I think this can give an idea of the performance, though it doesn't give away any of the surprises.

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Oh, and we kinda had to be bad with the music. The LRS band, Red Delicious, weren't available to help us out with the music on the video. (Key band members missing.) So that's why we went with Henry Connick, Jr's version of "Swinging on a Star." He does a nice job, but Heather, our singer is infinitely better in that her voice matches the feel of our piece so perfectly. For the music alone you should come to the show on Saturday. Hopefully, we will get that music track swapped out soon.

When: Saturday, June 21st
Where:  750 Harrison Street
How Much: $30
More Info & Reservations: (206) 328-4758
Tickets online: Brown Paper Tickets

24 Art-A-Thon
& Kick off Party!
Saturday, April 26th @ 9PM
thru Sunday, April 27th @ 9PM

We'll kick off 24 hours of art making and revelry with a rocking party at 9PM on Saturday night, complete with dance music, entertainment, and merriment. Then at midnight, the focus of the event will shift and we'll go into creativity mode. Anyone and everyone is welcome to stay and participate. There will be a $20 charge for the party, but after midnight the event will be free to all.

On Saturday evening, Zan and Jim and I are planning on collaborating on a suspension body painting photo shoot. Feel free to come and watch! I imagine we won't get started until late.

On Sunday morning, Chef Kim will provide us with a pancake breakfast at 10AM. Donations will gratefully be accepted to cover the cost of food.

We'll hold a closing ceremony at 7PM on Sunday evening followed by an open gallery sale of much of the art created over the weekend.

Tickets for the kick off party: [link]