Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant
To enhance the free arts and cultural heritage performances on Pope County Fair's Free Stage by installing a permanent sound system and bring a Medicine Wagon Show to perform multiple shows each day of the fair. Additionally, to mount historical markers around the fair to explain the history of the buildings and fairgrounds.
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;
Track attendance at performances.Collect feedback regarding sound system.
Between 10-50 people watched each Medicine Wagon Show.A permanent sound system allows performers, who do not own their own equipment, to participate at the fair. Historic markers were well received and many said they'd like to see additional markers in the future.
Pope County Agricultural Society
Greg Weidauer
Jennifer Olson
Melissa Schultz
Matt Bouwman
Karen Brosh
Andrew Gaffaney
Peder Gerde
Thom Greiner
Courtny Kalina
Jocelyn Leavitt
Kari Peterson
Mark Tolifson