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Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School is both a
burlesque A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.
cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...
and
life drawing A figure drawing is a drawing of the human form in any of its various shapes and Human positions, postures, using any of the drawing Drawing#Media, media. The term can also refer to the act of producing such a drawing. The degree of representatio ...
event originating in
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, at the Lucky Cat. Dr. Sketchy's was founded in
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in 2005, by
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and former artist's model Molly Crabapple and illustrator A.V. Phibes who later left to attend to her design studio.Kino, Carol (October 2, 2009)
"A World Drawn From Wild Tastes"
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Described as a cross between an old-fashioned life-drawing session and a new-wave cabaret, 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. As of 2009 there are branches of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School all over the world. ''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
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. Artist Mark Reusch, aka Mister Reusch, designed premiere poster for the Bostom branch in 2007. 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.


Dr. Sketchy branches

Dr Sketchy started in NYC, and now has branches around the world. As of 2019 there are over 100 branches.Life Drawing Academy


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Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School film entry on imdb.comMain site
Education in New York (state) Burlesque in the United States Cabaret in New York City 2005 establishments in New York City