What is Dr Sketchy Nottingham?

Dr Sketchy's Anti Art School is where cabaret meets life drawing. Now in over 100 cities around the world, finally we have a branch in Nottingham, brought to you by local performance and art aficionados Scarlett Daggers and Charlotte Thomson.

Dr Sketchy Nottingham is a 3 hour afternoon event, held every other month in Nottingham city centre. We welcome EVERYONE to come and try their hand at a bit of drawing in a fun, relaxed environment. Professional artists, art students, nervous beginners and 'havent drawn in 30 years' folks, we welcome you all to Dr Sketchy!

You will be treated to the unique opportunity to draw some of the UK (and worlds) best performers and their dazzling costumes, from the world of burlesque, cabaret, drag queens, carnival freaks, fetish divas and any other interesting and curious people we meet along the way! You'll also be entertained by our performers, our DJ playing top tunes from many eras and genres and get to take part in silly drawing compeititons to win drinks and other goodies.

We also hold extra special 'one off' Dr Sketchy events to coincide with festivals, exhibitions and special occassions in Nottingham, in addition to the regular bi-monthly event.

Dr Sketchy History

Dr. Sketchy’s was founded in December 2005 in New York City by Molly Crabapple, an illustrator and former artist’s model. Bored with the sterile classes she had posed for, Molly started Dr. Sketchy’s on the basis of fair pay for models and boozy, decadent fun for all.

There are now over 80 Dr Sketchys around the world, all adhering to the same ethos as Mollys original event.

To read more visit The Official Dr Sketchy Website!

Nottingham - Structure of the event & What you need to bring

Dr Sketchy Nottingham is held in the afternoon with some seating and tables provided, cushioned floor space near the stage and standing space at the back and sides. Doors will open half an hour before the event begins so you can find a space and get settled. You may want to arrive early to get a good spot.
You are allowed to bring art boards or small easels if required.

You must provide your own art materials (DRY materials only please! No paints.). We advise you bring a sketch pad up to A3 size, pencils, charcoal pencils and coloured pencils, an eraser and a pencil sharpener.

At each regular event there will be 2 performers and one model. There will be warm up exercises leading to longer poses and group poses, from 5 mins to 20 mins and regular breaks for trips to the bar, loo and competitions! Professional artists will be on hand if you want tips or advice, or if you want to make them cry with your awesome drawing skills!

Getting to Nottingham

Our venue Escucha is easy to get to on the bus, tram and train and is directly opposite Fletcher Gate multistory Carpark. It is two doors down from Ibis Hotel and Tesco Metro and the part of town full of restaurants, cafes and nice bars! If youre coming from out of town and want advice on where to stay or how to travel give us a shout!

Travelling to Escucha (our venue) By Tram from train station or city centre - Get off at "LACE MARKET"
Useful Transport Links - Tram Time Tables & Routes

Other Dr Sketchys Near Us....

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