Notstock 2013: Closing Reception at 62 Doors Gallery and Studios

NOTSTOCK, WORDSTOCK, and POTSTOCK guests had a blast at the closing reception. Thanks, 62 Doors Gallery & Studios for always throwing a great party.

Guest Artist Mark Brickey

Our NOTSTOCK guest artists

Wild Hands performance

Guest Artist Billy Bauman

Guest Poet Sam Cook performance

Notstock 2013: Adventures in Design Podcast

MSU NOTSOCK guests Mark Brickey, Billy Baumann, and James Flames are all hosts of a popular podcast called Adventures in Design. Adventures in Design is a podcast about the culture in and around design and illustration. The three did a live recording of the podcast on the campus of MSU where they interviewed NOTSTOCK co-organizers, Laurie Geller and Bill Harbort, and MSU alumni and 62 Doors Gallery & Studios artists, Dan and Alyssa Sharbono. The podcast is guaranteed to bring laughs while also informing the crowd and listeners. You can listen to the episode here.

Billy Bauman and Mark Brickey

James Flames

Adventures in Design interviewing NOTSTOCK co-coordinators Bill Harbort and Laurie Geller

Adventures in Design interviewing Dan and Alyssa Sharbono of 62 Doors

Wordstock 2013

Sam Cook, a National Poetry Slam Champion and founder of Button Poetry, was the guest for this year's WordStock. WordStock events included a performance by Cook for a full house in Aleshire Theatre, a Poetry Workshop where he spoke to aspiring writers about bringing their work from the page to the stage, and emceed Slam in the Dam, an exciting poetry slam competition located in the MSU Beaver Dam.

Cook performing one of his poems in Aleshire Theatre.

Cook Leading WordStock Poetry Worshop 

Guest Artist Mark Brickey competing in Slam in the Dam

MSU Student competing in Slam in the Dam

1st place winner of Slam in the Dam competition receiving his prize

Notstock 2013: Screen Printing Workshops with Jessica Christy

This year at NOTSTOCK, North Dakota guest Jessica Christy lead 90-minute silk screen printing workshops on campus. Participants had a blast creating their own multi-color prints and even got to take them home.

Notstock 2013: Instant Theatre Improv

This workshop, lead by MSU faculty and students, was the perfect opportunity for students to learn improv tools and techniques in our very own Theatre Department.