The CSPC needs your creative (and other) juices flowing for Paddlepalooza! This promotion will gather hand-crafted/decorated unused BDSM toys from our members and auction them off to the highest bidder. Proceeds from this charity auction will go to the CSPC as donations, and the artist who brings in the highest bids with their toy will win a fabulous prize (details to be announced soon)!

How to make and submit your smacking-good art:

1. Your Paddlepalooza donation of $25 gets your art a spot in the auction (and you get a wooden paddle to hand paint/decorate)

a. Click here to donate $25 to the CSPC’s Paddlepalooza fund (scholarships may be available). Please email paddleme@thecspc.org if you have any questions or need assistance.

b. We will provide you with a Greek-style blank wooden paddle to use as a starting point. You can pick up your pristine paddle by attending one of our events at the Gallery Erato or at a location nearer to you by arranging with our Paddlepalooza personnel. We can send paddles by post if pickup proves problematic.

2. Paint, engrave, or otherwise pretty up your paddle. You are not required to use the paddle provided -- it’s okay to keep the paddle and submit another hand-crafted/decorated BDSM toy for the fundraiser auction.

3. Submit to the CSPC:

a. The original item you’ve created (all work MUST be original and of your own crafting)

b. One or more photos of the item (we will select one to display on our web site)

c. A title for the item (can be “untitled”), and any details or stories you’d like shared with the paddle

d. An indication whether it’s intended to be decorative or functional (so a prospective buyer knows whether it can be used in play)

e. Name and contact info for you, the artist (can include website/e-commerce site, email, or social media links if you’d like to promote in this way)

Early bird date for submissions: December 1st, 2021

As soon as we receive your submission, we will publish a photo of the item (with its title as well as the artist’s name and contact info) in our rotating Paddlepalooza gallery! Multiple submissions are allowed. We will promote the gallery several times in our newsletters and social media during the submissions period and leading up to the auction, so the earlier you get your artwork in to us, the longer it will generate free publicity in the gallery.

What happens to the paddles/toys?

As soon as we have enough submissions (likely mid-December to mid-January) we will promote and host a charity auction to benefit the CSPC, at which all paddles will be auctioned. This will get even more eyes on your artwork, and best of all, the item that commands the highest bid will win a fabulous prize for the artist who submitted it!