The Artery.ca started initially as a regular event to meet others interested in drawing- the Draw Jam.

And now, Vancouverites too can share cocktails in a fun atmosphere as they draw burlesque dancers, carnies, and fetish divas modeling in elaborate costumes.

ON a recent fall night in Manhattan, the artist Molly Crabapple convened a group of people with drawing pads for a meeting of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School...