Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant
To enhance the creative arts exhibit areas in the open class and 4-H buildings. Improved lighting will better showcase locally created works in a variety of categories, including but not limited to: painting, quilting, sewing, woodworking.
Funds will also be used to create an agriculture in Minnesota program for children and host a polka band.
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;
Survey participants to guage whether lighting increased their appreciation of the exhibits.Count number of participants in kids program.Survey audience after polka band performance.
Attendees noticed the lighting upgrade during daylight and evening hours.No participation numbers.Good cross section of ages listening to the performance.
Chisago County Agricultural Society
Tanika Bender
Jeremy Blazek
Chad Buehring
Steve Carlson
Ralph Carlson
Darrin Forcier
Jon Gorman
Carolyn Heinonen
Mike Hochstatter
Al Hoffman
Colleen Hoffmann
Lyle Holmstrom
Tim Holt
Dan Johnson
Jason May
Richard Muellner
Tangy Schaapveld
Tim Sperry
Kevin Todd
Dan Zach