Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School
Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School is both a burlesque cabaret and life drawing event originating 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 who later left to attend to her design studio.[1]
Described as a cross between an old-fashioned life-drawing session and a new-wave cabaret, it currently meets monthly at Flute Champagne Bar, an intimate lounge in midtown Manhattan, and formerly a 1920s speakeasy owned by Texas Guinan, where approximately 50 artists, web designers, cartoonists and hipsters pay $12 each to draw a downtown personalities such as alternative model Raquel Reed or performance artist Amber Ray.[1] In a typical sketching session, artists will drink alcohol, sketch burlesque models, and play art games in a bar or venue like an art museum.
Crabapple will often travel around the world visiting different Dr. Sketchy's.[2] As of 2009 there are branches of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School all over the world.[1]
The Official Dr. Sketchy's Rainy Day Colouring Book, by Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt, was released by Sepulculture Books in December 2006, and is in its second printing. Other projects include a 2008 pin-up calendar, a series of YouTube comedy shorts, a national tour, an art show, and a 21-show run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Artist Mark Reusch, aka Mister Reusch, designed premiere poster for the Bostom branch in 2007.[3]
In 2010, a short documentary by Peter Bolte was made about Dr. Sketchy.
Despite conservatism in continents such as Asia, Dr. Sketchy's appears to be widely accepted in Tokyo, Singapore and the Philippines. The Singapore branch is headlined by Becca D'Bus. The Philippine branch is one of Crabapple's favorite new branches.[4]
Dr. Sketchy Branches
Dr Sketchy started in NYC, and now has branches around the world. As of 2019 there are over 100 branches.
•UNITED STATES
Dr. Sketchy's Akron
Dr. Sketchy's Asbury Park
Dr. Sketchy's Asheville
Dr. Sketchy's Austin
Dr. Sketchy's Baltimore
Dr. Sketchy's Boston
Dr. Sketchy's Boulder City NV
Dr. Sketchy's Burlington (VT)
Dr. Sketchy's Cape Cod
Dr. Sketchy's Charleston
Dr. Sketchy's Columbia
Dr. Sketchy's Dayton
Dr. Sketchy's Denver
Dr. Sketchy's Fort Worth
Dr. Sketchy's Grand Rapids
Dr. Sketchy's Houston
Dr. Sketchy's Indianapolis
Dr. Sketchy's Las Vegas
Dr. Sketchy's Los Angeles
Dr. Sketchy's Middle Georgia
Dr. Sketchy's Nashville
Dr. Sketchy's New Orleans
Dr. Sketchy's New York
Dr. Sketchy's North Jersey
Dr. Sketchy's Oklahoma City
Dr. Sketchy's PDX (Portland, Oregon)
Dr. Sketchy's Philadelphia
Dr. Sketchy's Phoenix
Dr. Sketchy's Pittsburgh
Dr. Sketchy's Raleigh
Dr. Sketchy's Richmond
Dr. Sketchy's Sacramento
Dr. Sketchy's Saint Louis
Dr. Sketchy's San Diego
Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco
Dr. Sketchy's Seattle
Dr. Sketchy's Twin Cities
Dr. Sketchy's Washington DC
Dr. Sketchy's York, PA
Western MA
•CANADA
Dr. Sketchy's Kamloops
Dr. Sketchy's Montreal
Dr. Sketchy's Toronto
Dr. Sketchy's Vancouver
•SOUTH AMERICA
Dr. Sketchy's Lima
•UNITED KINGDOM
Dr. Sketchy's Birmingham
Dr. Sketchy's Bristol
Dr. Sketchy's Cambridge
Dr. Sketchy's Cardiff
Dr. Sketchy's Derry
Dr. Sketchy's Edinburgh
Dr. Sketchy's Glasgow
Dr. Sketchy's Leeds
Dr. Sketchy's London
Dr. Sketchy's Manchester
Dr. Sketchy's Norwich
Dr. Sketchy's Nottingham
Dr. Sketchy's Salisbury
Dr. Sketchy's York
•EUROPE
Dr. Sketchy's Berlin
Dr. Sketchy's Bratislava
Dr. Sketchy's Brussels
Dr. Sketchy's Cologne
Dr. Sketchy's Finland
Dr. Sketchy's Hamburg
Dr. Sketchy's Hanover
Dr. Sketchy's Ireland
Dr. Sketchy's Lyon
Dr. Sketchy's Oslo
Dr. Sketchy's Paris
Dr. Sketchy's Rome
•ASIA
Dr. Sketchy's Philippines
Dr. Sketchy's Tokyo
Dr. Sketchy's Tottori
•AUSTRALIA
Dr. Sketchy's Brisbane
Dr. Sketchy's Darwin
Dr. Sketchy's Ipswich
Dr. Sketchy's Melbourne
Dr. Sketchy's Newcastle
Dr. Sketchy's Perth
Dr. Sketchy's Sydney
•NEW ZEALAND
Dr. Sketchy's Auckland
Dr. Sketchy's Christchurch
•ANTARCTICA
Dr. Sketchy's Antarctica
References
- Kino, Carol (October 2, 2009). "A World Drawn From Wild Tastes". The New York Times.
- Wright, Jennifer (2010). "A Graphic Artist: Whimsical illustrator Molly Crabapple thinks outside The Box". Cityist. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- El-Droubie, Yahya (2009). Burlesque Poster Design: The Art of Tease. Korero Books. p. 154. ISBN 9780955339820.
- MOLLY CRABAPPLE on Don't Panic Online Magazine