Anthro Northwest

Anthro Northwest is an "Anthromorphic Art Convention" held in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Anthro Northwest was founded to promote charity, hospitality and creativity through art, education and building community in the Anthropomorphic Arts Fandom. Anthro Northwest is known for having a strong humanities focus and for being all ages inclusive. Since its inception Anthro Northwest has partnered with Sarvey Wildlife to provide educational opportunities about wildlife rescue and to provide funding to support their work. As of the end of 2020 the convention has raised $16,531 in support of Sarvey Wildlife.

Some of the distinguishing features of Anthro Northwest include: A thanksgiving feast, The Anthro National Film Festival, Andy's Adventureland, fine arts panels, a 24/7 art jam room, a large children's track and a fursuit exhibition.

2017
Anthro Northwest 2017 was held at the Seattle Renaissance Hotel November 9-12.

The convention started with a catered opening celebration event at GameWorks Seattle. For the first time ever, full costumes were allowed. The attendees enjoyed playing games together and the complimentary buffet.

By the time the convention had ended, they had 162 events on their schedule, 54 vendors, 76 panelists and 58 volunteers. Attendance was over 809.

The guest of honor for ANW 2017 was Telephone, chosen for extraordinary contributions to charity and anthropomorphic art.

The charity partner for ANW 2017 was Sarvey Wildlife, which specializes in large avian rehabilitation. $3100 was raised for their charity.

Panellists included Uncle Kage, Fox Amoore, Pepper Coyote, DJ Recca, NFT, Dreamvision Creations, Crystunes, Dandylions, Kenket, Balaa and Sunny Valley Creations. Vendors room capacity for ANW 2017 was 55 tables, all of which sold out by March 2017.

In 2017, Lisa Ling, host of This Is Life with Lisa Ling‎ from CNN, filmed a documentary called Furry Nation, about the socially transformational aspects the fandom. The documentary was a positive portrayal of some of the social healing aspects of the fandom. The personal stories of Captain Boones, Leilia Spaniel and Ashaeda were featured in the production. The documentary first aired one week after Anthro Northwest 2018.

2018
Anthro Northwest 2018 was held at the Seattle Renaissance Hotel November 8-11.

The convention sold out and had attendance over 1051 people. The convention raised $5394.61 for their charity Sarvey Wildlife. The theme for 2018 was exploration. The guest of honor was Leilia Spaniel.

2019
The theme for Anthro Northwest 2019 is "Growth Beyond Self" and was held on November 21–24, 2019 at the largest hotel in the Pacific Northwest - the Hyatt Regency Seattle. A Thanksgiving feast was provided to all attendees on November 23rd, which contained the typical Thanksgiving delicacies including turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and gravy. To make the feast possible for all attendees, the dinner was included as part of the convention registration with each attendee given a time-slot to eat at random. Attendees were then encouraged to swap time-slots with each other so that they could sit with their friends during the feast.

The guests of honor were Kijani and Kitwana Lion.

2020
Anthro Northwest held a Virtual Reality convention with a custom Pacific Northwest Themed VR-Chat world, charity auction, livestreams and panels. Attendance was estimated to be around 1250. The theme was "Hope".

The physical 2020 iteration of Anthro Northwest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme and plans have all been moved to 2021.

Anthro Northwest 4 - 2021
The theme for Anthro Northwest 4 is "Friendship" and will be held on November 18-21, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency Seattle.

The guests of honor is Matrices chosen for her exceptional contributions to the fandom through continued public service.

About the convention
Anthro Northwest Charities, is a 501c3 organization that operates and organizes the convention.

In a Meetup.com event page for "Anthro Northwest Convention - Forming the Vision",

A video "The Dream of Anthro Northwest" was posted on YouTube on August 14, 2016 stating that: The dream of Anthro Northwest is built upon the best attributes of the anthropomorphic arts community. Currently, we have defined those to be: creativity, charity, beauty, and hospitality.” The focus of Anthro Northwest is art, education, and building community.

Anthro Northwest is an all ages event, with a maximum rating of PG. 

Future Dates and Themes
ANW4: November 18-21, 2021 "Friendship" ANW5: January 5-8, 2023 "Love" ANW6: January 4-7, 2024 "Remberance" ANW7: January 3-6, 2025 ANW8: January 2-5, 2026 ANW9: January 1-4, 2027 ANW10: January 4-7, 2028 ANW11: January 3-6, 2029 ANW2030: January 2-5, 2030