Erotic Art Week Trinidad & Tobago 2026 — Thirst!, 21 September – 3 October 2026
21 September – 3 October 2026
Venues across Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
The festival
A 13-day conversation across Woodbrook and Port of Spain
Erotic Art Week TT returns in 2026 for its fourth instalment. Previous editions took place in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Across 13 days and a range of venues in Woodbrook and Port of Spain, the festival brings together artists, venues, businesses and audiences through exhibitions, performances, conversations and shared experiences.
The festival makes space for work that explores identity, intimacy, sensuality, freedom and society. It encourages questions, exchange and new ways of understanding contemporary Caribbean art and life.
- Established
- 2009
- Edition
- Fourth instalment
- Duration
- 13 days
- Venues
- Multiple venues
- Location
- Woodbrook & Port of Spain
Thirst! is the 2026 theme. Full programme details are published as they are confirmed.
Call for artists
Interpret Thirst!
The Erotic Art Week T&T Committee invites proposals from visual and performing artists interested in exploring and exhibiting works of erotic art.
Thirst can be read widely — as desire, longing, drought, appetite, ambition, survival, celebration or refusal. We are looking for contemporary works that explore erotica in earnestness and honesty, delving into the under-explored local vernacular of erotica.
- 2D and 3D work
- Performances
- Short film and video
- Spoken word and poetry
- Literature
- Photography
- Innovative uses of new technology
- Advertising
- Artistic merit
- Mastery or a high degree of experimentation in technique, and work that addresses the challenge of provoking sexual thirst rather than presenting the pornographic.
- Relevance
- A unique approach to the theme that sheds new light on erotica in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean.
- Feasibility
- The scope should be compatible with EAW's resources, with clear plans for installing and maintaining the work for the duration of the festival.
Closing date: 31 August 2026
Notification of selected artists: 4 September 2026. Foreign applicants may be fast-tracked to allow for transportation arrangements.
Selected artists
The 2026 line-up
Artists selected for Erotic Art Week TT 2026 are announced here as the programme is confirmed.
2026 participating artists will be announced soon.
Selections from the open call are still under review.
Programme
What's on
All times are local Trinidad and Tobago time (AST (America/Port_of_Spain)). Tickets and bookings, where they apply, are handled by each venue or promoter.
The full EAW 2026 programme will be announced soon.
21 September – 3 October 2026 · Woodbrook, Port of Spain
Venues
Where the festival happens
Erotic Art Week TT 2026 takes place across venues across woodbrook, port of spain, trinidad and tobago. Confirmed venues are listed here as they are announced.
2026 venues will be confirmed soon.
Venue partners are being finalised. The Woodbrook area map below shows where the festival takes place.
woodbrook area map
The festival takes place across Woodbrook, Port of Spain. Confirmed festival venues will be added to this map as they are announced.
Archive
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Look back at previous editions of Erotic Art Week Trinidad & Tobago.
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12 Girls by Brianna McCarthy — Brooklyn Bar, 2011
Partnership
Partner with the festival
Organisations can support Erotic Art Week TT 2026 through funding, products, services, venues, media coverage, hospitality or promotional support. We work with partners to shape involvement around what they can offer and what they would like to achieve.
Become a partner
Tell us what you can offer and what you would like to achieve, and we will shape a partnership around it.
Contact
Get in touch
For submissions, partnerships, press or general questions, reach the festival team directly.