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State Fair sculptures

Adopt-a-River program logo. Each year, the Adopt-a-River program commissions an artist, who creates an outdoor sculpture to be displayed at the Minnesota State Fair. It is made from a variety of materials gathered from actual river cleanup sites. During the fair, look for the sculpture beside the duck pond at the DNR's State Fair Building.

  • A new sculpture has appeared each year at the fair since 1994. To hear some cool information related to the sculptures, listen to the "Trash Art from River Cleanup" podcast
  • What's the 2008 Adopt-A-River sculpture? Check out the video!

To view the past sculptures, by year, click the buttons below.

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