Art Dash Fundraiser

by | Mar 20, 2023

This much loved tradition unites Chisago Lakes Area Community Foundation (CLACF) supporters, community nonprofits, and local artists in celebration of our unique Chisago Lakes community.  

To produce Art Dash, a team of volunteer board members collects an eclectic mix of works from area artists and craftspeople, plans a night of food and fun, then sells tickets  to eager attendees. At the event, ticket holders wait for their number to be called in turn,  then “dash” to choose a piece of art to take home. CLACF annual grants will be presented at Art Dash. 

Art Dash was inaugurated in 2010 to promote awareness of the new foundation, and  was repeated, due to popular demand, in 2012 and 2018. The final installation was hosted on September 16, 2023.

Franconia Sculpture Park—Grantee

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Chisago Age Well —2022 Big Idea Grantee

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Chisago Age Well launched in 2018 as the result of the statewide Silos to Circles Initiative. Today they are a nonprofit coalition of more than 30 local community members and service  providers both private and not-for-profit, who work together to benefit older adults...
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Chisago Lakes Good Neighbors Club — 2022 Big Idea Grantee

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Project Wild Rooted — 2022 Big Idea Winner

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Franconia Sculpture Park—Grantee

Franconia Sculpture Park—Grantee

Chisago Lakes is the proud home to Franconia Sculpture Park, the pre-eminent, artist-centered  sculpture park in the Midwest, sited in rural Shafer.  CLACF has awarded several grants to Franconia Sculpture  Park over the years, including support for solar lights and a winter ice rink.  

Chisago Age Well —2022 Big Idea Grantee

Chisago Age Well —2022 Big Idea Grantee

Chisago Age Well launched in 2018 as the result of the statewide Silos to Circles Initiative. Today they are a nonprofit coalition of more than 30 local community members and service  providers both private and not-for-profit, who work together to benefit older adults...

Project Wild Rooted — 2022 Big Idea Winner

Project Wild Rooted — 2022 Big Idea Winner

GRANTEE—PROJECT WILD ROOTED Created by experienced educators, native to Chisago Lakes, Project Wild Rooted offers hands-on, experiential, nature based learning for kids at its local outdoor campuses.