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Minnesota State Fair crop-art gets record 594 submissions

8/29/2026

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Minnesota artists featured Operation Metro Surge in the State Fair crop-art exhibit.
The exhibit received a record 594 crop-art submissions.
Artists painted loons and ducks cracking ice as resistance symbols.
One work depicted St. Paul resident ChongLy Thao seized by federal agents in January.
Dana Fontaine painted seven immigrants, one fist-raised, captioned “We the people are all immigrants.”

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Story summary

Minnesota artists featured Operation Metro Surge in the State Fair crop-art exhibit.
The exhibit received a record 594 crop-art submissions.
Artists painted loons and ducks cracking ice as resistance symbols.
One work depicted St. Paul resident ChongLy Thao seized by federal agents in January.
Dana Fontaine painted seven immigrants, one fist-raised, captioned “We the people are all immigrants.”