SEATTLE, Dec. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The
Seattle Erotic Art Festival is accepting art submissions
December 1 through January 15, for
the 17th annual Festival, to be held April
26-28 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Selected art
will be featured throughout the event to thousands of
patrons.
"I'm looking forward to a good balance of political art that
explores agency, the Me Too movement, and gender, as well as art
that focuses on the joy of connecting with another person
sexually," said Festival Director, Sophia
Iannicelli.
The Call For Art closes on Tuesday,
January 15, 2019. All artists 18 and older, from anywhere in
the world, are encouraged to submit art at SeattleErotic.org.
Call for Visual Art: On average the Festival sells more than 28%
of exhibition art, has low submission fees, and competitive
commission rates. Artists may submit up to five works of erotic art
of any medium. Sculptors, multimedia artists, and painters are
particularly encouraged to apply. Visual art for the festival is
selected through a "blind" jury process. This means each piece of
art is evaluated on its own merit and the jury is not influenced by
an artist's fame, or lack there of.
Call for Installation Art: Installation art is extremely popular
at the Festival, and artists enjoy significant notoriety as a
result of media and audience reviews. The Festival is happy to be
able to offer grants for installation pieces. Selected artists may
be granted up to $300 to create works
of art that feature a participatory element and invite the audience
to become part of the art. Artists may submit up to three
installation proposals. Installations are selected by the
Installations Director, Andrew
Moran.
Call for Literary Art: The Festival is proud to feature work by
poets, playwrights and authors from across the nation and world.
Selected works are exhibited through both live and recorded
readings and collected in a professionally printed anthology.
Artists may submit up to five pieces. Literary art is curated by
the Literary Director, Briana J.
Call for Store Art: The popular Festival Store is a
museum-quality shop that features thousands of works of erotica
selected to meet every budget and taste. The Store includes prints,
small works, jewelry, cards, books, collectibles, and more. All
artists accepted into the Visual or Literary Exhibition are also
accepted into the Store. This year, there will be no submission fee
for Store submissions.
Call for Performance Art: The Festival showcases ambient
performances throughout the space. Performers are encouraged to
submit an application to create an original piece or adapt an
existing piece of work, based on an aspect of the erotic.
Performances are selected by internationally performing artist and
co-producer of Sinner-Saint Burlesque, Jesse Belle-Jones.
The Festival also showcases ambient and interactive performances
throughout the space. Interactive performers are both encouraged to
come with a proposal, and also to collaborate with other performers
within the Interactive Troupe. Interactive performers are selected
by the Interactive Performance Lead, Aimee.
Additional Details: Artists may apply to as many Calls for Art
as they wish, though each Call for Art has distinct requirements
and may have submission fees. Early-bird (discounted) submission
fees apply until Saturday, December
15. All artists outside of North
America apply for free. All artists and models depicted must
be age 18 or older.
For additional information about any of the Calls for Art,
please visit SeattleErotic.org or email
info(at)SeattleErotic.org.
Seattle Erotic Art Festival encourages the creation, enjoyment,
and purchase of erotic art–sparking conversations to ignite
personal and cultural evolutions.
The Festival is the flagship program of the nonprofit Pan Eros
Foundation, which celebrates and cultivates sexuality through
education and the arts.
SOURCE Seattle Erotic Art Festival