Spot and my Daddy is a founder and has art in the show,
of course I'll be attending SEAF again this year. Our
family has a table for the art auction and plans on spending
all the days of SEAF surrounded by art, artists,
beauty, free expression and sex-positive culture.
Seattle Erotic Art Festival 2006
The fourth annual Seattle Erotic Art
Festival held at Consolidated Works (500 Boren
Ave. North) in Seattle on March 24-26, 2006 will
display an expansive exhibition of contemporary
fine art that celebrates the diversity of human
sexual expression and the incredible creativity
with which artists approach the subject of
erotica. The jury and curators selected work
based on quality of execution, originality of
subject and depth of emotion from over 1,200
pieces submitted by 400 artists from around the world.
Doors open on Friday, March 24 at noon; Deities
of the Eros Costume Gala starts at 8pm. The
Festival’s many other offerings include a VIP
reception, Saturday's live auction,
installations, performance art (choreographed by
Little Red Studio, a gallery store
for small works and prints, in addition to
opportunities to attend films, lectures,
workshops and readings. Patrons will be able to
meet the artists including special guest Charles
Gatewood, “the family photographer of America's erotic underground.”
Festival Curator, Pet Silvia, co-proprietor of
the high profile New York gallery Art @ Large
(http://www.artatlarge.com), presents work by
artists: H.R. Giger, John John Jesse, Annie
Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Barbara Nitke,
Carolyn Weltman, Michael Manning, John
Santerineross, Michele Serchuk, SEAF Award Winner
Boris Starosta, Seattle’s own Rik Garrett and more.
SEAF 2006 is proud to feature the works of SEAF
Award Winners: Hypnox, kenji signani, Andrew
Caldwell, Arice, and Jim Duvall as well as local
artists Demi Raven, Rebecca Raven, Ellen Forney,
krysztof nemeth, Randy Wood, Christian French, Derek Nobbs, and many others.
Last year, SEAF attracted over 4,000 attendees
and received significant media attention. Most
importantly, a large portion of the exhibition
and auction art at SEAF was sold (values ranged
from $100 to $7,000). The sales of prints and
small works in the Festival Store were also impressive.
SEAF was founded in 2002 by Seattle's Sex
Positive Community Center (SPCC) to promote
freedom of sexuality, speech and creativity
through the erotic expression of fine art.
Tables and seats are still available for
Saturday's live auction. Selected works will be
auctioned off by the esteemed auctioneer, Laura
Michalek. Food will be supplied by Hot Dish
Catering (formally Feeding Frenzy). You can
obtain tickets to the auction at Brown Paper
Ticket.
We'd like to thank our sponsors: Art at Large,
Obsidian Security, Vine St. Storage, Babeland,
The Stranger, Utilikilts, The Seattle Sinner,
Amadeo Design, Exotic Underground, Seattle Gay News and JUXTAPOZ magazine.
Additional festival information can be found at
our website.
Tickets can be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets.
THIS EVENT IS OPEN ONLY TO THOSE 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER
