This is a great opportunity to learn about crop art in general but also about the painted category, which I don’t do. Take a class from these clever people! Help raise money for mutual aid! #cropart #seedart

My Chagall Dream by Jeanne Morales of Minneapolis— a woman in a gown appears to fly over Minneapolis landmarks like First Ave, the state fair giant slide, the Hook and Ladder, in seeds and grains, some painted.

Ceci n’est pas un corn dog by Amy & Steve Saupe of Saint Paul. A corn dog and French text (this is not a corn dog, after Magritte, in small natural colored seeds

MN State Fair crop art 2025 thread:

1. This year, the Minneapolis Institute of Art sponsored two prizes, so there were lots of entries inspired by fine art. These are the two winners:

#cropart #seedart #mnstatefair

Seed Art of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wearing clothing that says Resist Fascism

All Politics Are Locally grown seeds.

#seedart
#minnesotastatefair

Melissa Hortman
Remembered

#seedart #minnesotastatefair

Crop art with images if a fat cat with words “thats not fair - tax cuts for billionaires and a corn dog with no kings written in mustard

Smiling humans in front of crop art. I Worked on the Thats not fair - tax cuts for billionaires. I’m sporting an embellished indivisible hat with No Kings on it

Fun to see our group crop art pieces created with @indivistwincities.bsky.social #cropart #seedart #craftivism #protestart #resistance #mnstatefair @indivisible.org

seedy_statistician › CropArt 54m Crop Art and Scarecrow Assistant Superintendent here. For those of you wanting to see the crop art at the Minnesota State Fair, here are some recommendations: 1/4 seedy_statistician 51m • Author There are two lines: a slow line and a fast line. The fast line isn't fast, but it is faster. The rules are simple: you can pass and you cannot stop. If you want to take a picture, move your whole party towards the art so people can pass you 2/4 seedy_statistician 50m • Author The slow line is closer to the art, so it's great for those who want to look at every piece (there are 450 of them). But it is slow, so allow yourself at least a half an hour. 3/4 seedy_statistician 47m • Author The lines are much shorter by mid-afternoon. We're open until 9. The lines are the worst from 9:30-3:00. You don't need to rush in. 4/4

Spotted on threads: a message about the lines from the Assistant Superintendent of Crop Art and Scarecrow:

#cropart #seedart #mnstatefair

Line of people looking at crop art displayed on the walls. Some different seed examples are on the table in the foreground.

I’m demoing crop art today in the Ag-Hort building. Stop and say hi!

#cropart #seedart #mnstatefair

The Minnesota State Fair takes their crop art very seriously, which is why No Dunks super fan @mnmilkman.bsky.social deserves all the blue ribbons! #cropart #seedart

2/2 of my #cropart submissions for #mnstatefair. #nodunks podcast I've been listening to for literally 15 years. These guys are like family to me (although they don't even know me lol). #seedart @treykerby.bsky.social @nodunksinc.bsky.social @jeskeets.bsky.social

1/2 submissions for #cropart this year at the #mnstatefair. Muffin going down the Giant Slide. #seedart #bluey

Minnesota’s sexiest pro-wrestling beefcake (bean cake?), Ravishing Rick Rude is my crop art entry at the Minnesota State Fair. #cropart #seedart #rickrude #wrestling

My 2025 #MNstatefair seed art entry, in a frame made of mashed potatoes and clouds, Julio Torres, lover of shapes and colors, Aquarian extraordinaire, comedian, and defender of immigrant and LGBTQ+ rights! #cropart #seedart

A Jean jacket vest sparsely decorated with beans featuring Whisky Rock n Roll Club, Palmers bar guy, Rude Girl, and doomtree no kings

Local music bean jacket (wearable category)

#cropart #seedart

Art is broken out into 4 quadrants. Upper left is Fairchild looking down with a disappointed look on his face and his hand up to the upper right square that says “other state fairs”. The lower left square shows a happy Fairchild with a smile and pointing to the lower right square that says “Minnesota State Fair”. There is a 5th place yellow ribbon.

Here’s my second piece I made for this year’s fair, it’s a Fairchild x Drake meme mashup.

#cropart #seedart #mnstatefair

A black circle with black, red and white letters that say “the current: 20 years of music”

I made 2 pieces for Crop Art this year, and here’s the first one. My favorite radio station @thecurrent.org is celebrating its 20 year anniversary this year!

Seeds used:
Black Beans
Black Lentil
Hulled Millet (painted red)
White quinoa

#CropArt #SeedArt #mnstatefair

How Crop Art Is Judged at the State Fair This court decides who assembled the best crop art at the State Fair.

This is a super fun article about how crop art is judged. #cropart #seedart mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

I glued mustard seeds and quinoa with a toothpick for over 2 hours to make the golden rays. Team effort making this for the MN State Fair seed art exhibit #seedart #mnstatefair #protestart #resistance @indivistwincities.bsky.social @indivisible.org

Seed art in progress for MN State Fair with mustard seeds, lentils, quinoa and poppyseeds being glued onto a board.

Seed art in progress with words No Kings written in mustard on a corn dog

Making seed art for MN State Fair with #statefair #craftivism #seedart #protestart #resistance @indivistwincities.bsky.social @indivisible.org #mnstatefair #seeds #nokings #corndog

#seedart #Cropart My art supplies aren't that expensive. Making art for the 2025 #Minnesotastatefair

A gif of the Mandalorian saying “This is the way”.

Working on my crop art piece and I didn’t like how the boundary of 2 different seeds wasn’t lining up very well. I was almost done, but decided it annoyed me so much I ripped the offending parts out and redoing it.

This is the crop art way.

#MSF #CropArt #SeedArt

A white squirrel is on the concrete stoop outside my side door looking at my in progress crop art piece for the Minnesota State Fair as if it is a special snack just for her!

Crop Art problems #497

I usually take progress photos of my crop art as I’m working on it, and tonight this little sneak thought it was a treat for her!

I had to grab it before she got her paws (and teeth) on it. She has no appreciation for art.

I was unamused.

#MSF #CropArt #SeedArt

Went to Blick to pick up paint for painting seeds for my crop art entry for the MSF. Of course, the color I want is OOS. Clerk mentions they’ve been going stock pretty fast lately. Me: I bet it’s crop artists.
Clerk: No, I think it’s airbrush related. Me: It’s crop artists.

#MSF #CropArt #SeedArt

So far working tonight on a new SeedPod drawing in my big A3 sketchbook. Marker and Pentel ink brush pen.
#drawing #sketchbook #moleskine #artist #studiotime #ilovedrawing #mysketchbook #seedpods #seeds #seedart #sketchbooks

Update to my Oregon Trail crop art: I purposely made the image with green split peas knowing they would fade to this beige-ish color to recreate the different old screens, some of which were black and amber instead of green.

#oregontrail #cropart #seedart #mnstatefair #AppleIIe #floppydiskdrive

The baby hippo Moo Deng peeks from behind a tree with text at the bottom that says “When someone says literally anything about crop art”.

It me.

#cropart #seedart

Crop art time! I made a piece just for me in tribute to all the cool things in May 2024. Northern Lights, St. Paul-Chicago train, cicadas, corpse flower.

Also I will be doing demos at crop art this Friday and next Tuesday. Come say hi!

#mnstatefair #cropart #seedart #cicadas

An image of a hand holding a toothpick to place seeds on an M on a wooden board. A drawn design of part of a Ferris wheel is covered by a small glass bowl of tiny black seeds. Entitled: Seed by Seed: Crop Art of the Minnesota State Fair

Y’all thought crop art peaked with Lizz Schreiber’s piece as commemorative #MNStateFair art, but I think this is the year for crop art’s big moment! Please enjoy this wonderfully comprehensive new feature on crop art by Kathy Berdan for the Walker. #cropart #seedart

walkerart.org/magazine/see...

I have a feeling crop art will have a moment this year. Please enjoy this wonderfully comprehensive new article about crop art at the @mnstatefair by @KathyBerdan for @walkerartcenter

#cropart #seedart...

And the Award for Excellence in Alt Text goes to…

#statefairgiveaways
#seedart

I missed another one!! If I were a fish music-related crop art by Lori Anderson

https://youtu.be/dx_vMONe3tM?si=8PUV9HAbY9ClQ1IE

#cropart #seedart #mnstatefair