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. 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.

History

The first Seattle Erotic Art Festival was held in 2003. before finding a more permanent location at the Seattle Center Exhibition hall, where it's been held since 2008.

Content

Past festivals have included original theatrical productions, interactive art installations and visual erotic art. Each year, festival visitors and a selected jury vote for Viewer's Choice and Jury Awards, respectively.

Controversies

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.