Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School

Anti-Art Show

SUBMIT... To the First Annual Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art Show

You're about to find out.

Dr. Sketchy's is searching for 13 artists from around the world with the sexiest, dirtiest, funniest, silliest, shockingist best work ever... to show at the First Annual Anti-Art Show in New York City. Are you one of them?

$50 Cash Prize for best in show (plus gifts from our sponsors)

First and Second runners up get gifts from our sponsors

For everyone else.... a massive, booze fueled opening party, complete with the Dr. Sketchy's models, posing as living art throughout the night. And a chance to see the depraved, art monkey genius at the core of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Send the following to antiartshow@gmail.com-a brief bio/CV
-two/three LOW-RES scans of work you're done, or that's been inspired by, a Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School session
-your $5 submission fee, payable hereFirst Annual

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art Show

FAQ

Welcome, Art Monkeys!

Thanks for considering submitting to the first annual Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art Show. At the Anti-Art Show, we pick the best work from Dr. Sketchy's around the world and throw a giant party around it, complete with booze, burlesque dancers, prizes, and for raffle, the Secret of Eternal Life ™

Now, your questions...

1. What sort of work do you accept?
   Any 2-dimensional work produced at (or inspired by) Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School drawing classes. That means, if you came to a class in Tokyo and drew a straight drawing of the model, you're welcome to apply. If you went home, and used the drawing as a basis for a perverse oil painting involving chipmunks, you're also welcome to apply. We do accept photography, but only the most stunning, fantabulously original work will be considered. No 3-D work. Work must be less then 24 "x 24" when framed.
2. How is the work judged?
   Work is judged by technique, originality, and whether it makes us laugh, turns us on, or shocks us on the inside. We'll try to get a diversity of mediums, approaches, and cities/countries of origin.
3. Who's curating?
   Molly Crabapple, with help from John Leavitt, Steve Walker, and the rest of the Dr. Sketchy's NYC crew
4. Why should Molly and her loser friends judge my brilliant work?
   We ask ourselves that every day. Molly started Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, is an award-winning artist herself, and is, quite frankly, the only one willing to do it. You can judge Molly at www.mollycrabapple.com. Be gentle.
5. Where's the show? Is it a big gallery that will awe curators and make me famous?
   Rapture is a café/gallery/bookstore in the East Village (New York's once hipster-now-yuppie neighborhood). While Rapture is lovely, friendly, and bohemian to the hilt, it is not the Mary Boone Gallery and will not make art critics ejaculate.
6. Why are you charging a $5 submission fee?
   Looking at hundreds of blurry jpegs takes time, for which we feel we should be compensated. Money also goes to flyers, hammers and nails, dancing girls, and throwing a mind-blowing opening party.
7. So why should I submit to this damn thing anyway? Will it get me laid?
   Depends what you say to the person at the bar. You should submit to the Anti-Art Show to get your work shown in New York City, with a debauched, packed to the gills opening party and probable press coverage.
8. Now you're talking! How do I submit?
   Send 2-3 LOW-RES jpegs to antiartshow@gmail.com. Include a brief bio/list of accomplishments/statement. We're not going to read a whole CV, but if you're a Qalandari dervish, we'd like to know. Do not send hi-res jpegs. We will not open them. Paypal your $5 entry fee to mollycrabapple@gmail.com. Forward your paypal receipt along with your application email. Sorry- no checks or money orders. Paypal only.
   
   If we choose your work, we'll let you know by September 1.
   
   If we don't choose your work, we probably won't email you about it. Sorry.
9. What happens if I get accepted?
   Your final work is due on October 7th. The show hangs October 21st, and comes down November 20th
   
   Your work will be returned, via UPS ground (for domestic) or US Postal Service (for international) within a month of November 20th.
   
   You pay your shipping to and from New York.
   
   Your work must be framed and ready to hang.
   
   Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School takes a 30 percent commission from sales. So, price your stuff accordingly.
   
   Shipping is a brutal business. Pack your stuff well- we'll be using your packing to mail it back. Sorry, but we're not responsible for any broken frames, damaged work, or other degradations wrought by the US Postal Service.
   
   Best piece in the show gets a $50 cash prize and a pack of goodies from our sponsors. The runner up gets a pack of goodies, but no cash.