Thank you to all the attendees, performers, DJs, volunteers and more who contributed to such a fantastic night.

Hundreds of sexy photos from the Launch Party are now live. Check out the stunning shots captured by our talented event photography team. Can you find yourself?

Did you take photos at the Launch Party? Please feel encouraged to share them with your fellow attendees. Post them in our Launch Party flickr group, and see the images others have already shared.

We look forward to seeing all of you at the 10th anniversary Festival, June 16-24.

The Artist Reception is a complimentary party held the evening of Thursday, June 21 at a private and stunning venue.

During the evening we will honor our Masters of Erotic Art, and feature a slideshow of the 2012 visual art gallery.

We will provide light snacks and treats, and there will be two bars accepting cash and credit.

 Come mingle and celebrate your involvement in our biggest and best year yet.

Full details will be provided in the email invitation sent to participating artists. Invitations will be sent no later than Sunday, May 20. If you have not received your invitation by then, please email artistliaison@seattleerotic.org.

NOTE: space is limited and your RSVP is required to attend the event. When you receive your invitation, please respond to us promptly to secure your attendance.

By far our biggest and best year yet.

Plan to come experience our diverse visual art exhibition and peruse our museum-quality Festival Store. Join us for captivating performances and interactive installations. Indulge in erotic literary art and short films. Stay late and dance with us after hours. Attend some of our enlightening lectures and workshops. We promise that you will be glad you came out to play with us.

Learn more about our history and peruse event photos from previous events to get a taste of what’s in store.

Tickets on Sale NOW

From affordable to luxurious, we have the perfect ticket for you.

Festival tickets range from the most affordable to the most luxurious. Learn more about your ticketing options, and select the experience that is best for you.

We are also offering over a dozen workshops and lectures, ticketed separately. Learn more and secure your attendance today.

10 Day Destination Event

The Festival is a destination event, attracting people from across the nation and world.

Seattle’s most vibrant time.

This year the Festival is being held during Seattle’s most vibrant time—there will be much for you to enjoy, from the first weekend of the Festival which offers the Fremont Fair, with up to 100,000 people attending, to special events throughout the week leading to the grand finale weekend of the Festival, coinciding with Seattle Pride weekend.

Learn more about our exciting plans.

Accommodations and Transportation

Stay at Hotel Max and take Uber towncars to the event.

Coming from out of town? We are proud to offer our guests special rates at Seattle’s sexiest and most artistic hotel, HOTEL MAX.

Concerned about parking? Plan to attend the Festival in style with your very own “personal private driver.” UBER town car service is offering all Festival ticket-buyers an amazing deal. Take advantage!

Questions?

Visit our FAQs page to learn more.

Get Involved: Volunteer

We want you and all the things you do so well. Volunteer and join the fun of producing Seattle’s sexiest event!

Join the fun!

Fill out our quick and easy volunteer form today.

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Presenting over a dozen enticing lectures and workshops.

From open photography sessions, to workshops with famed photographers David Steinberg and Michael Rosen, to an intimate evening with Christopher Ryan, co-author of the New York Times bestseller Sex at Dawn, to portfolio reviews, and so much more… we’re sure you’ll find something great to do.

All of these are open to anyone 18 years old or older.

Most of these are ticketed separately from the Festival.

Learn more and purchase workshop tickets today.

We trust you’ll learn to think about things in new ways at these lectures, and walk away with a new or finely-tuned skill from these workshops.

Tickets to the Festival itself range from the most affordable to the most luxurious. Learn more.

Join us for an all-out celebration that the 10th anniversary Festival is just around the corner. Get dressed up and dance as Seattle’s best DJs spin hot music all night. Enjoy sexy hand-picked performances throughout the evening, full bar, and more!

TODAY — Saturday, May 5, 9pm – 2am
Neumo’s, 925 E Pike St, Seattle
Full bar, 21+ only
Dress to impress!

Click here to view photos from last year’s sexy Launch Party.

Click to buy Launch Party tickets

Hot music by top-notch Seattle DJs

• Knome
• Trouble Dicso
• Michael Holden
• Ramiro

Sexy, hand-picked performances

• Sinner Saint Burlesque
• Maureen Tribal Fusion Bellydance
• Suspended Animation
• Chelle Bodypainting

Tickets SOLD OUT last year. Buy yours in advance!

$20 advance / $25 day of show
TICKETS at etix.com

Online sales end at 8pm tonight (Saturday, May 5) and will then be available at the door only.

Click to buy Launch Party tickets

The 10th anniversary Seattle Erotic Art Festival celebrates “Ten Years of Love and Lust” June 16-24, 2012 at Fremont Studios. Produced by the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture.

New to Uber? Your first ride is free!

Uber is “your on-demand private driver.” You can request a ride from anywhere at any time with SMS or by using your iPhone and Android apps.

It’s quick and easy to sign up.

Best of all, Uber is giving all Festival attendees an amazing offer. If you’re new to Uber, you get your first ride free. Festival VIPs receive even more benefits.

Learn more about this special offer, and attend the Festival in comfort and style.

Seattle’s sexiest and most artistic hotel.

Offering an experience of art and decadence in the heart of downtown Seattle, Hotel Max is the perfect fit for your erotic weekend away from home.

Featuring luxurious and modern amenities, and more than 350 original paintings and photographs, Hotel Max is sure to delight you.

Hotel Max is offering a steep discount for Festival attendees.
Learn more and reserve your room early to secure the lowest rate.

The “Full Experience” for our 10 day destination event

The Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary for 10 amazing days, June 16-24. You wont want to miss this vibrant time in Seattle, with two weekends of the Festival at Fremont Studios, a week of special events in between, the Fremont Fair and Seattle Pride… how can you resist?

Indulge in the “Full Experience”

Indulge in the 10 day “Full Experience” Package: 10 nights in Hotel Max’s most luxurious rooms, the Art of King or the Art of Two Beds, for an impressive rate of $1,000 (a value of over $2,000).

Make your travel plans today.

The Festival is celebrating “10 Years of Love and Lust” June 16-24, 2012.

This is an important and essential meeting for anyone volunteering for the Festival.

Get important information, attend break-out sessions, and more.

If you aren’t already signed up to volunteer, this is your chance to get involved with Seattle’s sexiest event.

Come find the right job(s) for you, and sign up for volunteer shifts.

Complete our quick and easy volunteer form before attending.

Attend this volunteer info meeting and:

• Meet the Festival leadership
• Hear the exciting plans for 2012
• Learn about volunteer opportunities
• Get your questions answered
• Get involved!

We’ll also be offering break-out sessions for the various event teams like security, box office, hospitality, and more, which will include special training sessions.

Click here and fill out our quick volunteer form.

We have lots of different volunteer opportunities ranging from ongoing positions throughout the year, to pre-event set-up, to assistance during the event, to post-event / strike.

Whether you can help for just a few hours or have time to give every week, we have a position for you.

Special Contest: Bring Your Friends

Want a chance to win a sexy prize? Bring your friends to the volunteer meeting and get them involved in Seattle’s sexiest event.

Whoever brings the most new volunteers to the meeting will win a prize.

So spread the word and entice your friends.

Join us on Saturday, May 19, 1-3pm

Center for Sex Positive Culture, Main Space
1602 15th Ave W
Anyone 18+
(Free)

There is parking out front and along the other side of the building, by the Annex.

Can’t attend, but want to volunteer?

Please just complete our quick and easy volunteer form and we’ll be in touch.

The 10th anniversary Festival is June 16-24, 2012 at Fremont Studios. Tickets go on sale May 5.

There’s only one week left until the swanky, Black Tie Affair. Are you planning to join us at the stunning home of art collectors Vincent Lipe and celebrated artist and 2011 Festival art juror, Steve Jensen?

Come celebrate the Festival’s prestigious new membership program, the Art Activist Society.

Attendance is limited and only a small number of tickets remains.
Purchase tickets today or join the Society and attend for free.
Ticket sales end Friday, April 13 at 11pm PST.

Saturday, April 14
7:30 pm to midnight
Steve Jensen Studios
1424 10th Ave, Seattle WA
$100 or free with membership
21+ only

Attend this incredible evening and:

• Enjoy delectable and complimentary desserts and wine
• Take a special tour of the NAUGHTY ROOM and see one of the most extensive private collections of erotic art in Washington
• Be mesmerized by internationally acclaimed belly dancer FUCHSIA FOXX
• Admire dazzling and intimate burlesque performances by WAXIE MOON, THE LUMINOUS PARIAH, and PARIS ORIGINAL
• Watch captivating body painting of gorgeous performer POLLY WOOD and model SHARON MARTIN by Chelle Beautiful Face and Body Paint
• Mingle with performers, artists and leaders in the sex positive community
• Pose for professional photographs in all your finery
• Preview exciting plans for the 10th annual Seattle Erotic Art Festival and Art Activist Society
• And more!

Together we can change the world through art and celebration.

Join the Art Activist Society before April 14 and attend this celebration for free. If you join at the $250 level, you will receive one ticket to the Black Tie Affair ($100 value). If you join at the $500 level or higher, you will receive two tickets to the Black Tie Affair ($200 value). Plus all the additional benefits of membership, of course.

Join the Society during the party and your entrance fee will be applied towards your membership.
One entrance fee ($100) can be applied to the $250 level, and two entrance fees ($200) can be applied to the $500 level or higher.

Note that there is no obligation to join the Society. Please feel welcome to join us for the celebration and simply learn more.

Attendance is limited.
Join the Society before April 14 and attend this celebration for free.

Proceeds benefit the Seattle Erotic Art Festival. The Festival is produced by the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations may be tax deductible.

This class is FREE for all accepted 2012 Festival artists, and is $10 at the door for anyone else.

Saturday, May 5, 2-4pm

Center for Sex Positive Culture, Annex
1608 15th Ave W, Seattle WA 98119
FREE for accepted 2012 Festival artists
$10 for anyone else (at the door)
18+ only

Jim Duvall is an award-winning photographer. He has shown his work and taught workshops across the nation. Jim founded the Seattle Erotic Art Festival, has been a juried or invited artist for years, and most recently served on the 2012 visual art jury.

This class will teach artists the basic skills required for matting and framing 2D artwork. Jim will discuss various materials and styles, as well as price ranges. The workshop will include a demonstration and time to practice using some of the more common tools under Jim’s guidance.

There will be a handout for all attendees to take home with information about tool selections and the corresponding prices.

Learn basic skills for matting and framing, details about materials and styles, tools and prices, and more.

The last part of the class will be exclusively for accepted 2012 Festival artists.

Visual Art Director Sophia Iannicelli will discuss the process of delivering art for the Festival in June, and answer any questions accepted artists may have about the upcoming event.

The 10th anniversary Seattle Erotic Art Festival is June 16-24 at Fremont Studios.

Festival tickets go on sale on Saturday, May 5. The Festival is celebrating the start of ticket sales with the third annual Launch Party, May 5, 9pm to 2am, at Neumo’s. Tickets for the Launch Party are available now.