Seattle Erotic Art Festival
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The Seattle Erotic Art Festival is an annual event that displays artworks of an erotic nature in various media. The weekend long event features paintings, photography, and sculptures from all over the world. The event also features a "Costume Gala" and performance art such as burlesque. There is an art auction and festival store. The wide variety of art subjects include nudity of all genders, surrealist imagery, homoeroticism, and BDSM themes.
[edit] SEAF 2010
The 2010 festival will be held from April 30th through May 2nd, at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall in Seattle, Washington.
The 2010 art exhibition will feature 325 works of art selected by curators and jurors. A call for art is currently underway through January 30th, 2010, and is open to artists from around the world. All media will be represented: painting, photography, sculpture, assemblage, prints, installations, and video. The festival will also include live performances, and a Literary Arts showcase.
[edit] History
SEAF was founded in 2002 by the Seattle Sex Positive Community Center to promote freedom of sexuality, speech and creativity through the erotic expression of fine art and is presented by the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture.
In just five years, SEAF has become a leader in the international trend to popularize erotic art and make it accessible to general audiences and valuable to collectors. SEAF artists enjoy significant sales in the Exhibition, Auction and particularly through the widely popular Festival Store, which features small work, prints, oddities, collectibles and related merchandise. To date, over 10,000 people have been a part of this pre-eminent event.
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