Clay County Fair Arts and Heritage Programming

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Clay County Fair
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
July 2013
Counties Affected
Clay
Clay
Project Overview

To offer hands-on art workshops with local artists. The Clay County Fair will hold hour-long classes with Melissa Kossick and Steve Stark, for both children and adults, on portrait-painting, painting with fingers, pointillism, collage, and local historical drawing. The project is meant to have lasting impact on participants by instilling interest and confidence in order to inspiring them to pursue more art projects on their own.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of MN, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 10
Appropriation Language

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

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783
Recipient Board Members
Pam Aakre, Don Abarr, Heidi Ackerson, Lloyd Alm, Jerry Arneson, Randy Barta, Bruce Bang, Sherrie Berg, Duane Brendemuhl, Mike Butenhoff, Brian Halverson, Don Halverson, Jay Rehder
Project Manager
First Name
Sherrie
Last Name
Berg
Organization Name
Clay County Fair
Phone
(218)233-8937
Email
info@mnclaycountyfair.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

625 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-6000
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