• Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment was passed by voters in 2008 to “protect drinking water sources; to protect, enhance, and restore wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat; to preserve arts and cultural heritage; to support parks and trails; and to protect, enhance, and restore lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater.” But what some legislators want the fund to help pay for: A new Vikings…

A shorter version of this essay, adapted for print publication, appears in the fall 2011 issue ofRain Taxi Review of Bookson stands now. This and other “mnartists.org presents” essays are available online, in theRain Taxiarchives. IN THE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1989 ISSUE OF THE STAR-TRIBUNE, art writer Mary Abbe wrote a column entitled “Lush growth of art blooms in 21 shows.” In it, she previewed a few of…

Calling all artists, art students and teachers, arts organizations, and basically anyone interested resources for artists! What are you doing next Tuesday, October 25th? At 7 pm you should come to Midway Contemporary Art Library (527 Second Avenue Southeast, Mpls, MN) for an excellent presentation by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) who are in town to talk about the services, opportunities and…

• As Occupy Georgebrings infographics about the U.S. economy to dollar bills, some New York activists say they’re bringing Occupy Wall Street elsewhere: To art museums. Hyperallergic publisher Hrag Vartanian calls Occupy Museums “the most peculiar Occupy Wall Street/art-related thing I’ve heard about yet.” He continues: “Where were these protesters yesterday during the Sotheby’s art handlers protest…

dosomething.org just launched a contest called Make Art. Save Art. You can use your art to win money for your education and for your school arts program! Make art! – Create your own visual artwork, showcasing the importance of art education and submit your design. Save art! – Share your artwork on Facebook and Twitter. Artists with the most shares have the chance to win a $5,000 grant for their school arts…

• LA Times critic Christopher Knight excoriates LA MOCA for promoting Christies’ rental of gallery space for an auction over the weekend of items from Liz Taylor’s estate on its website. “The Christie’s deal is just its usual commercial enterprise, with the auction house doing what auction houses do and MOCA doing what art museums don’t do — acting as a shill, publicist and partner for a business.” (LA…

• Forty-seven years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr., was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Two months later he was awarded the prize. • At WNYC, Hyperallergic‘s Hrag Vartanian and Herron School art historian Jean Robertson weigh in on the Shepard Fairey-designed invitation to tomorrow’s Occupy Wall Street “Occupation Party.” • The Proper Business Attire Work Group is seeking donations of…