2012 has been an epic year of growth for the Festival.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who has taken part in making this possible: our dedicated volunteers; our talented visual artists, performers, filmmakers, literary artists, installation artists, DJs, educators, and more; our amazing attendees; our generous donors and sponsors; and of course our incredible producer, the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture.

We couldn’t have done it without you!

Highlights from 2012

Be Part of Making This Possible

Share your time with the Festival
Consider volunteering. We can’t do this alone, and what fun would that be anyway? There are lots of opportunities, so learn more and get involved.

Donate
Become a member of the Art Activist Society with an annual gift of $250 or more (with benefits for two people), or make a smaller donation (even a gift of $25 makes a meaningful impact).

Sponsor us
The Festival is an excellent way to reach thousands of people, year-round. Sponsor us and promote your business while supporting a mission you believe in.

We are a 501c3 nonprofit and your donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by the law.

We Make an Impact

• “Seattle has given birth to something truly amazing, and the world is now listening.”

• “The vibe at the Festival is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before.”

• “Was just WOW! Thank you!”

• “The Festival is a brilliant celebration of art, sexuality and life… a joyful affirmation of acceptance, diversity and delight.”

• “Better every time — my must-do social/artistic experience of the year!”

• “You continue to show art that stops me in my tracks and makes me think and question what I thought I knew.”

• “There are not enough environments in the world of this quality.”

• “The Festival is important to sustaining art through diversity of expression.”

• “The Festival is a sumptuous feast for the senses. Nothing else I’ve experienced matches its ability to captivate, titillate, and entrance. You will be shocked, you will be inspired, you will be awed, and you will assuredly leave satisfied.”

• “The quality, diversity, and sensuality of the art at the Festival is remarkable, memorable, and thoroughly enjoyable!”

• “My favorite part of the Festival is finding that one piece of visual art that makes a profound impact on my life in that moment, and that stays with me far beyond when I leave the exhibition…”

2012 has been an epic year, celebrating our 10th anniversary with our biggest and best year yet.

Never before have we offered so much. I hope you’ve had an amazing year with us, and that you look forward to all that’s ahead for 2013.

Above all, I hope you will join us in making the 2013 Festival better than ever.

Click here to donate today.

2012 Highlights

You always ask for more, and we are listening.

Ten Days of Seattle Erotic Art Festival

We Gave You Ten Days of Seattle Erotic Art Festival — We expanded from being a one-weekend event to something so much bigger, with two weekends at Fremont Studios and a week of special off-site events in between. We welcomed you and over 8,000 other people from across the nation and world to celebrate art and sexuality….

All efforts to give you more time to experience more art, and for more people to join us.

More Art (of all kinds!)

We Gave You More Art (of all kinds!) — We unveiled the Masters of Erotic Art exhibit, and invited showcases from Detroit’s notorious Dirty Show and Florida’s esteemed Nude Nite; we expanded our erotic short film exhibition to include three unique film programs curated with Three Dollar Bill Cinema; we featured the largest and most impressive interactive installations we’ve ever presented, including the stunning Spiderweb; and so much more…

All efforts to give you more art, higher quality art, and different types of art, while supporting and showcasing more artists.

More Support of Artists

We Gave Artists More Support  -- We continued to award grants for installation art and to sell about 25% of the art featured in our gallery; we maintained low submission fees and competitive commission rates; we offered a variety of free events for artists (see below); we gave both accepted and declined artists free entry to the Festival and various other special rewards; we promoted artists by name on our website and in our professional Festival catalog; we displayed accepted art for longer and to more patrons than ever before…

All efforts to support a vibrant creative community in as many ways as we can.

More Parties

We Gave You More Parties — We presented our third annual Launch Party, this year at Neumo’s and with more people than ever before; the Festival itself offered three vibrant after-parties for those who wanted to celebrate all night with us, including one during our opening weekend; and to top things off, we produced our second annual Seduction, Seattle’s sexiest Halloween party, with over 1,600 attendees…

All efforts to meet your demand for more opportunities to dance and celebrate.

More Free Events

We Gave You More Free Events — We continued our tradition of offering an “open house” suggested donation day at the Festival, as well as offering discounted tickets for certain days and times, so everyone is able to attend; we hosted workshops for artists, offered free to those accepted into the Festival and at low cost for anyone else; we threw a lavish artist reception and invited all participating artists to attend for free; we created three pay-what-you-can events for Seattle’s community-driven Arts Crush which were well-attended and loved…

All efforts to provide events that are accessible to everyone. 

More Upscale Events

We Gave You More Upscale Events — We produced the elegant Black Tie Affair fundraiser, marking the launch of our prestigious new membership program, the Art Activist Society; we created indulgent VIP options for the Festival and Seduction, to pamper our special guests; and we co-produced Sexuality 2012, a gourmet dinner and panel with The Kinsey Institute…

All efforts to serve our more affluent supporters, and raise funds to better serve everyone.

Donate to the Festival and help us continue offering these events and services. We depend upon your support.

Join Us for 2013

For 2013, we plan to present you with even more, and need your support to make all of this possible.

Director Clayton Hibbert

Your donations to the Festival are tax deductible and make an enormous impact.

There are many ways for you to support us: learn more and donate today.

We greatly appreciate your generosity.

Sincerely,

Clayton Hibbert
Festival Director

Click here to donate today.

The Festival is the flagship program of the 501c3 nonprofit Foundation for Sex Positive Culture — donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Your employer may also match donations, making your contribution go twice as far.

Large featured photo of Seduction 2012 by Robert Fisher.

What makes for a sexier holiday gift than some delightful erotic art? Come visit us at the Center for Sex Positive Culture’s Winter Vendor Fair, and shop!

We will be showcasing an enticing array of erotic art, from small prints to large framed pieces. There will be artwork for every budget and taste — so come prepared to fall in love and add to your art collection (or shop for your loved ones)! Festival merchandise will also be available for sale.

There will also be many other vendors in attendance.

Saturday December 1, 2012, 12pm – 5pm
Center for Sex Positive Culture, Annex entrance
1608 15th Ave W, Seattle 98119

Whether you are shopping for yourself or for loved ones, we hope you’ll join us at the Winter Vendor Fair!