With the recent acquisition of the rights and license to open up a Dr. Sketchy branch in Manila, we hope you can help us spread the word and give Dr. Sketchy’s its very own Filipino flavor. How does it fit in to our local art scenario? For years and years, little or no attention has been put to the plethora of creative indie talent found amidst the Philippine art underbelly. If you DO mention “the art scene”, one would automatically assume “bourgeois, snooty, impenetrable”. When people see bare-bodied drawings, they immediately label them as “vulgar and immoral”. We WANT this to change. We want to break these pre-conceived notions people have about art, nudity and the human form, burlesque, cabaret, performance art, tattoes, piercings, and everything that is a part of self-expression and individuality. We want to bring out appreciation of the filipino “gift”. So, get your pens and sketchbooks ready. Let’s change the way the world sees art.