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Pop artist Michael Albert will give a cost-free presentation nowadays at the Minot Public Library and will be a highlighted artist Sunday during the “Arts in the City” concert series at Oak Park.

Pop artist Michael Albert will give a free artwork presentation on how to build artwork working with cereal containers and other printed cardboard consumer packages on currently from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Minot Public Library. The Pop Artwork Collage Workshop at the Minot Community Library will give all people the opportunity to produce artwork from recycled supplies. The workshop will start off at 10:30 a.m. with a temporary presentation, but the workshop will run until eventually 2:30 p.m. and people today are welcome to fall in any time.
On Sunday, he will also be a highlighted artist for the duration of the Minot Region Council of the Arts’ “Arts in the City” concert collection at Oak Park at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Albert, from White Plains, New York, is the creator of “An Artist’s The us,” a 2008 artist autobiography that is available at lots of libraries. He has been traveling the region supplying displays at libraries, museums, senior facilities and festivals for about 10 many years. This summer season he is traveling to four states he has in no way noticed before, together with North Dakota. This week he has offered shows in Bismarck, Dickinson, Beulah and Hazen before he heads to Minot.
He explained Thursday that he enjoys looking at the place and assembly new folks. As he was driving in the western aspect of the condition, he appreciated looking at Salem Sue in New Salem and the extensive open up prairie and the wonderful sunset.
“This is the way to see the state,” he reported.
He shares his journey and course of action as an artist with individuals in the audiences and conjures up them to be creative by themselves.
“This minor lady yesterday did a collage of a guitar that was remarkable,” said Albert, talking of a little one who attended a single of the shows he gave this 7 days in North Dakota. “It seemed like a Rickenbacker electric guitar. It was gorgeous.”
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Albert gave many presentations virtually about Zoom. This summer time he is ready to resume providing in particular person presentations. Some people today at his shows are just starting off to enterprise out to in individual general public gatherings yet again.
Albert mentioned he likes utilizing text as very well as photographs in his operate. One of his posters features the Gettysburg Address comprised of text minimize out from various containers.
He explained he suggests that spouse and children teams do a identify collage, with every buying out lettering for the names in the household along with cutouts of names or sayings that have importance to them.
People generally have muddle close to and simply cannot retain just about every ticket stub or flyer, but some of those people tangible reminiscences can be included in a solitary collage that can be exhibited as a important art do the job for the relatives.
He likes applying cereal packing containers because of their brilliant colours, legendary figures or illustrations or photos and textual content, but other merchandise can be used as effectively.
Albert explained any person of any age can generate collages making use of recycled resources. Even preschoolers can sign up for in the enjoyment if they are ready to use a pair of scissors and glue and are supervised by an grownup.
He encourages individuals who are attending the occasion to provide alongside a box or other cardboard that can be applied in creating their art but other merchandise will be on hand to make artwork.
People today can also see much more of Albert’s art on his web site at www.michaelalbert.com.