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- •Venue: The Toff in Town Curtain House 2/252 Swanston Street Melbourne
“Dr. Sketchy’s will cure you of every boring art class you’ve ever been to.”
- The Sunday Age, Melbourne
Throughout history artists have paid beautiful courtesans to sit for their most intimate works.
Lautrec, Klimt, Schiele, the list goes on. Now, you can join them…
Tired of bowls of fruit and lifeless life classes?
Fancy having a scribble but not sure where to start?
Need something fabulous for a Sunday afternoon?
Part art class, part cabaret, all fun. Join us for 2 hours of drinking, drawing and decadence. You bring your pencils and paper and we’ll bring you the most beautiful, bizarre and outrageous models for your sketching delectation. This class is not about refining how to draw the gluteus maximus (although it will be on display) or how the wrist connects to the arm.
This art ‘class’ is about being inspired by the wonderful personality of the performer on stage before you and capturing that on paper with the aid of booze, music and atmosphere!
From humble beginnings…
Dr. Sketchy’s is the little Brooklyn event that became a movement. Founded in December 2005 by artist, model, and occasional burlesque performer Molly Crabapple. Tired of the sterile buttoned-up art classes she posed for, Molly envisioned a life-drawing class that was decadent, sexy, relaxed with stellar treatment for models and boozy fun for all.
Present day…
What started as a little event in New York has now spread to over 80 cities across the globe. At 4 years and counting, Melbourne is proud to be the first International and longest running Dr Sketchy’s branch outside of the New York HQ.
Dr.Sketchy’s is for everyone, no previous artistic ability required as long as you’re prepared to have a good time. We’re all about bringing the creativity out in you and having a good time. Have a drink, bring a sketchpad, a pencil and your enthusiasm.
www.drsketchymelbourne.com
LAST Sunday of each month
4.30 - 6.30pm Doors at 4pm
Tickets $18 www.moshtix.com.au or on the door
The Toff in Town
Curtain House 2/252 Swanston Street
Melbourne
BRING YOUR SKETCHPADS
Schedule of Upcoming events
Comrades! Let us come together to welcome the return of Dr Sketchy Melbourne's ultimate Muse. This elusive, globe trotting star of the stage has not been sketched by Art Monkey's since December 2007.
The glorious blue eyed, crimson lipped, and large lunged (pun intended) Simone Page Jones will be gracing us with her award winning persona - the foul tempered, loud and petulant Russian cabaret diva Sveta Dobranoch. After winning the Spinning Wheel Award - Best New Cabaret Artist, Sveta went on to tour with Strut and Fret’s ‘A Company of Strangers’, picking up The Advertiser Award in 2009 and was later nominated for a 2010 Helpmann Award.
This multi talented Vamp is also a composer, writing songs for Melbourne based band Clairy Browne and the Bangin Rackettes, and her country-folk duo act with Miles O’Neil. Her most recent theatre credits include The Blacklung’s ‘Glasoon’, Hayloft Project’s ‘Delectable Shelter’ and ‘The LoveBirds’, an original cabaret work devised, written, composed, directed, choreographed and performed by Simone herself as part of the 2011 Melbourne International Arts Festival, which also recently toured to Adelaide as the headline act in the Spiegeltent, Garden of Unearthly Delights.
"Dobranoch is amazing; a diminutive, tempestuous force of nature, a thing of pure soviet kitch and high-velocity promiscuity...Funny, rousing and even a little bit touching"
Liam Pieper, RHUM
"Picture Toulouse Lautrec on acid. In a tent. With feathers. Multiply that image by a thousand and it still won’t do The LoveBirds justice. It’s the way cabaret should be... ★★★★'s" ArtsHub
Join us on Sunday 27 May at 4pm for a ridiculous fusion of exotic cabaret, seduction, kitsch, hedonism, glitter, fur and feathers... What more could you possibly draw!!!
Harzest Mag describes the event as “a room full of friendly people, an appreciation for art, beautiful models, unreal costumes and a truck load of fun times”
DJ The Knave spins the tunes to keep things funky throughout the evening and of course, The Toff has one of Melbourne best stocked bars to keep your creative spirits well lubricated!
http://simonepagejones.com
http://lovebirdscabaret.bandcamp.com
When: Sunday May 27
Doors open 4.00pm, Session runs 4.30 to 6.30pm
Where: The Toff in Town
Curtain House 2/252 Swanston St Melbourne
http://www.thetoffintown.com/shows
Bookings: $18 at the door, or pre book at Moshtix phone 1300 GET TIX (438 849) online http://www.moshtix.com.au or Moshtix outlets including Polyester (Fitzroy & City)
(Please bring your own sketchpad and art materials)
Contact:
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http://www.drsketchymelbourne.com
Scarlett Dagger’s, by Andrea Joseph, at Dr. Sketchy Sheffiled.
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