Creative Activities Display Area Improvements
To better highlight local talent by making the exhibits of the creative activities more visible and engaging to fair visitors. Funds will be used to improve lighting by upgrading wiring and fixtures, adding electrical hookups to allow spotlights on specific displays, and installing a glass board.
These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage;
Tom Franke
Sue Alberts
Mike Brual
Kevin Asprey
Doug Gochnauer
Bryce Gransee
Jess Harris
Beth Hodgman
Larry Kruckeberg
David Marquez
Larry McMartin
Roger Noterman
Craig Ross
Robert Scherger
Scott Schley
Eric Severson
David Wetzstein