Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School
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Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School is both a burlesque cabaret and life drawing event originated in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at the Lucky Cat. Dr. Sketchy's was founded in New York City in 2005, by illustrator and former artist's model Molly Crabapple and illustrator A.V. Phibes. Phibes later left to attend to her design studio.
A Dr. Sketchy's class consists of a burlesque dancer (or other performer) modeling, with drawing contests during breaks. Sketchers are known as "art monkeys", a term borrowed from the Madagascar Institute. Dr. Sketchy's features heavy drinking games and onstage go-go dancing. Its alcoholic content was created by John Leavitt, a cartoonist for The New Yorker referred to as a "wino" by The Village Voice.
Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School was featured in episode 219 of "Deadline" on HD.net.
Time Out NY magazine featured Dr. Sketchy's in "The Scene" section in issue 555, May 18th-24th, 2006.
In spring 2006, Dr. Sketchy's went from a New York event to an international franchise. As of December 2006, Dr. Sketchy's branches exist in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Norfolk, London, Detroit, Philadelphia, Toronto, Scotland, Portland, Denmark, Melbourne, Raleigh, Auckland and Austin. Branches vary in their conservatism, nudity levels and the skill of their artists. However, Ms. Crabapple insists that they pay their models high wages.
The Official Dr. Sketchy's Rainy Day Colouring Book, by Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt, was released by Sepulculture DIY publishing in December 2006. It is also distributed in the UK, by Freak Ash Books.
[edit] External links
- Dr. Sketchy's Official Website
- Dr. Sketchy's Los Angeles
- Dr. Sketchy's Phoenix
- Dr. Sketchy's Toronto
- Dr. Sketchy's Norfolk
- Dr. Sketchy's London
- Dr. Sketchy's Melbourne
- Dr. Sketchy's Philadelphia
- Dr. Sketchy's Detroit
- Dr. Sketchy's Scotland
- Dr. Sketchy's Raleigh
- Dr. Sketchy's Austin
- Dr. Sketchy's Auckland, New Zealand
- Molly Crabapple's Village Voice Interview
- Molly Crabapple's Official Website
- J. Leavitt's Official Website
- A.V Phibes's Official Website
