Posts Categorized: Visual Art

Salon of SEAF: Spookily Seductive Life Drawing

October’s Salon of SEAF features a drawing lesson with our life drawing! Join us for a spooky, seductive life drawing session performed with guts, gore, and gaiety on Monday, October 29th. And arriving in costume are certainly encouraged! At 7pm, there will be a 30 minute drawing lesson on foreshortening, mass, gravity, and lines of… Full Article »

Five Reasons YOU Should Attend Seduction

In just a few days, Gallery Erato’s doors open, inviting Seattle’s sexiest art-lovers to the most sensually delightful Halloween party in the city. Check out the top 5 reasons you should attend Seduction, and get your tickets today (prices increase at the door)! From the moment you arrive, you’ll be treated to shockingly sensual surprises…. Full Article »

Drown in Depictions of Dark Eros

  This year, Gallery Erato is hosting the visual art showcase of Seduction.  As you enter, you will see art depicting the darker side of eroticism in paintings, illustrations, glass, photography, and on vinyl. These spooky, yet alluring, pieces of art are nothing to be scared of. Many of these artists are Seattle Erotic Art… Full Article »

Salon of SEAF: Pin-Up Art in the 21st Century

Join Master of Erotic Art, Jim Duvall as they discuss their own take on a modern version of the pinup genre. Challenging assumptions and norms of sexuality today with the humor and innocence of yesterday. Gallery Erato will be open 6pm-10pm this evening for browsing and art purchases. We will have a selection of original… Full Article »

Salon of SEAF: Rope Art Salon

This June’s Salon of SEAF features the “beyond life drawing” offering of Rm. 1618 of festivals past, the Rope Art Salon. Rope art Salon is the brainchild of local artist, Nell and we are very lucky to have her and her bondage enthusiast co-horts spend an artistic evening with us. They have a bunch of… Full Article »

Gallery Erato Opening

We are proud to announce that the Seattle Erotic Art Festival will have a year round presence at Gallery Erato! Gallery Erato will be open for the First Thursday Artwalk on June 7th, 2018. Pioneer Square is the home of the original monthly artwalk and we are excited for our first chance to be a… Full Article »

Visual Art Award Winners of SEAF2018

At the Festival, every artists who gets their work in the exhibition is a winner. The visual art is the backbone of the Seattle Erotic Art Festival.  Here are the pieces of art that caught the attention of our jury and attendees. Selections are based on: execution, emotions elicited, subject matter, the ability to spark… Full Article »

The Art of SEAF2018

Hello, all you sexy lovers of erotic art! Let us tell you all about the art that we chose for #SEAF2018. This year we got a total number of submissions of 1640 pieces of art submitted through our artist Portal from 405 artists. These submissions came from 21 countries around the world and 36 of states… Full Article »

Guest Curator Spotlight: John Franklin Koenig

We are excited to announce a special showcase of a singular artist whose body of erotic artwork spans 4 decades. This year’s guest curators are Claire Koenig and Steve Jensen. We are honored that they have put together a fantastic collection of works, creating a one of a kind erotic retrospective never before seen in… Full Article »