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Burlesque Life Drawing Comes to Fort Worth!
When many artists think “life drawing,” they think of sterile rooms, bad lighting, and bored, silent, models with nary a hint of personality. Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School is here to change all that.
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School is the little New York art event that became a movement. Started in 2005 by artist Molly Crabapple, the concept is simple. Artist’s draw glamorous burlesque dancers, compete in contests, and win wacky prizes. From it’s humble Brooklyn beginnings, Dr. Sketchy’s now has over 100 branches around the globe, including Los Angeles, London, Rome, Tokyo, and Melbourne.
Now, Michelle and Gene Lord have brought Dr. Sketchy’s to the cultural district area. The monthly sessions will feature burlesque babes, roller derby girls, drag queens and fetish models, along with contests, prizes and alcohol galore. Our sessions are on the third Sunday of the month at The Grotto 517 University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76107.
PREPARE YOURSELF!
Here’s what you need to know:
1) Bring your own art supplies. There will be pencils and paper at the event for stragglers, but I promise you’ll have more fun with your own stuff. All media is welcome, provided that you take care of the set-up/clean-up yourself. Please be mindful of the venue staff and other artists; I want you to express yourself and have a great time, not block the aisles with your portable studio. Common sense applies.
2) No personal photography. I have vulnerable, sexy people I need to make comfy, so put away your camera phones. Every event comes fully equipped with its very own official photographer and videographer, so worry not; you’ll get documentation. Speaking of which…
3) By attending a Dr. Sketchy’s event, you agree to appear in the official event photos and videos, just like at any party around town.
4) Come to draw! Can you buy a ticket and then come and sit and be a zombie in a chair for three hours? I mean, sure, I guess you CAN do that, but you’re seriously gonna bum us all out. Yes, it’s full of goofy fun and bonus frivolity, but at it’s core, it’s a life-drawing session. Expect to life-draw.
5) YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE GOOD AT DRAWING. Dr. Sketchy’s has NOTHING to do with talent and everything to do with the fun of actually sitting with a paper and something to put marks on it and going to town like you’re a kid with a handful of broken crayons, a freshly-painted wall, and nobody around to tell you no.
WANT TO HELP?
Help me build my list of hardworking, talented, reliable people who want to be a part of something fun and crazy.
Art Monkeys:
The art monkeys are volunteer, supplementary staff who get to draw for part of the show for free in exchange for brief stints of light manual labor. I’ll need about 5-7 of them per event. I’m a pretty organized individual and will make these jobs as easy and clear as possible so (for the most part) nobody’s lost and everyone gets a chance to draw. Art monkey tasks could include:
-working the door
-collecting artwork from the audience for contest judging
-lights
-sound
-stagehanding (I don’t know what that verb is.)
-any other things that I don’t yet know need to be done but need to be done
Future models:
Want to get paid for dressing in fun outfits in front of an adoring audience? Know people who do? Hit me back—I do not care about your body type, age, size, height, or shape; this isn’t the catwalk. I am always looking for models who have interesting costumes that could be worked into a theme.
Schedule of Upcoming events