Dunn County Historical Society sponsors seed art contest

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Make cool art from seeds and we'll show it off at the Dunn County Fair!

Seed art is a mosaic made with all kinds of seeds on a flat surface. You can make your art at home or at the museum. (We'll have some limited supplies for you, and plenty of space to work.)

Your submission should:

Be your own original design.
Be any size or shape, but not more than 11 inches on any side.
Be 2-dimensional.
Have picture-hanging hardware mounted on the back.
Be turned in to the Rassbach Museum before July 18.

Register online HERE or in person at the Rassbach Museum. You can submit multiple entries. Please read the complete rules, guidelines, and FAQs below on the DCHS website.

DETAILS

Important dates

Turn in your art at the Rassbach Museum for museum exhibit: NO later than July 18, 2026
Judging will be held on Saturday, July 18, by Museum Board of Directors
Dates at the Fair: July 22-26th
Art can be picked up at the museum between July 28 and 31st. Any art not picked up will be disposed of.

Who can participate

Any resident of Dunn County can submit an entry.

Categories are:

Youth (10 and younger)
Young Adult (11-17)
Adult (18+)

Size

Submissions must not exceed 11 inches on each side. If your art is cut out, it must fit inside an 11x11-inch square. Your piece must be 2-dimensional, and hang from either a string or a hook on the back.

Themes

You must pick from one of the following themes to enter:

Dunn County Critters(animals that are native to our area) or Natural Landscapes
Historic Scenes and People of Dunn County
Still life or geometric

Allowed materials

Seeds, stems, heads or panicles, and fruiting bodies or structures of oats, wheat, quinoa, barley, flax, rye, all corn types, amaranth, canola, lentils, soybeans, edible field beans, sunflowers, common buckwheat, field peas, millets, safflower, sorghum, sugar beet, sudan grass, common forage grasses (timothy, bluegrass, bromegrass and grasses, etc.), clovers, alfalfa, wild rice and all poppy seeds, as well as yellow mustard seed.

Paint and dye are not permitted.

How entries are judged

Entries are not judged on a numeric scale. Here are some criteria that judges will consider:

Originality
Innovative use of materials, or unique materials used
Complexity of design
Use of natural colors and textures
Neatness
Identification of all materials used.

Entries are eligible to win if they follow all the rules. The decisions of the judges are final.

From the Dunn County Historical Society website.