NOTSTOCK returns for the 17th year at MSU

MINOT, ND ( KXNET ) — Minot State University is hosting NOTSTOCK for the 17th year on campus and in downtown.

For three days from September 19-21, guest artists will share their creativity, knowledge, and talents with the community.

All the events scheduled are free and open to the public.

“We are excited that the epicenter of NOTSTOCK is in our new Hartnett Hall. We will spotlight printmaking, ceramics, poetry, theatre, and much more in the newly updated building,” said MSU art professor and NOTSTOCK co-organizer, Bill Harbort.

Mike Tallman specializes in creative work for the music industry, with an emphasis on gig posters and album covers/packaging.

Carolyn Adkins is a graphic designer, screen printer, and illustrator.

Chris Gray operates as a partner and graphic designer at Half Hazard Press, which has full-service graphic design, illustration, print, and marketing.

The trio will be on the second floor of Hartnett Hall for all three days, and will each give a presentation in Aleshire Theater. Gray will be at 11 a.m. on Sept. 19 while Adkins will be at 11 a.m. on Sept. 20, with Tallman following at noon.

WORDSTOCK will also be returning, with Erin Dorney, who is a conceptual poet and artist. Her work will be shared on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Northwest Arts Center.

The POTSTOCK ceramic artist is Krissy Ramirez. She will be doing demonstrations outside Hartnett Hall all three days and will give a presentation at noon on Sept. 19 in Aleshire Theater.

A new activity for the year is ROCKSTOCK — which will connect the arts community with North Dakota’s past while people discover and document artifacts. Activities will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 19 and 20 in the parking lot north of the MSU Dome.

Theater lovers can participate in the Improv & Movement workshop led by MSU assistant professor of theater, Sarah Honerman. It’ll be at 10 a.m. on Sept. 19 and 20 in Aleshire Theater.

Inside and out of Hartnett Hall, there will be DIY screen printing and hands-on pottery activities each day.

“Saturday is community day at NOTSTOCK. It is the perfect way to spend part of a Saturday with friends and family seeing and making art,” said MSU Vice President for Academic Affairs and NOTSTOCK co-organizer, Laurie Geller. “Print a T-shirt, listen to music, create a clay vessel on a pottery wheel, see the artists in action, and view their work.”

The event’s closing reception will be on Sept. 21 from 6-9 p.m. at Prairie Sky Breads downtown. You can hear from the artists, see their work, enjoy food and drink, and celebrate the arts with live music from Good Doom, Disappear Forever, and Helko Spillovey.

“We are honored to host so many talented artists and share them with the community,” Geller concluded. “The arts are for everyone, and everyone is invited to NOTSTOCK.”

You can visit MSU’s website for more information.

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