We’ve been in the news recently. Check out the articles and links:

• 9-5 Poet, UnConventional Art
• artnet news, Artists Take on the Convention
• Buzzle.com, Minnesota Welcomes the Republicans
• Chicago Sun-Times, Sometimes it’s not the squeaky wheel that gets the oil. Protesters gather for quiet, yet ‘effective’ demonstration
• City Pages, Q&A: Liberty Parade organizer Chris Pennington
• City Pages, Labor Day weekend: More than a JCPenny sale
• Cleveland Leader, The Republicans Are Coming! Minnesota Welcomes the GOP in a Unique Way
• Current TV, Unconventionally Yours
• Downtown Journal, The Art of Politics
• Downtown Journal, Unconventional Voices
• The Huffington Post, Make an Effort
• Laughing Squid, My Yard Our Message, Non-Partisan Yard Signs
• MinnPost.com, Look at Me, RNC
• mnartists.org, The Convention, the UnConvention, and the UnUnConvention
• New Voices of Philanthroopy, Democracy in Action
• New York Daily News, Hear, here! My impresson of politaoke
• New York Times, Your (Nonpartisan) Message Here
• New York Times, Battles Over Billboard Space Precede G.O.P. Gathering
• Page OneQ, Tongue-in-cheek ad to gays: Be good hosts to your Republican visitors
• pinknews, Video: Local gays asked to be “Minnesota-nice” to visiting Republicans
• Star Tribune, Speakouts, parades, music, nightlife, pageantry — no, it’s not the RNC gathering but rather a week’s worth of artsy events billed as the UnConvention
• Star Tribune, Galleries and museums feature politically-themed shows during the RNC
• The Guardian (UK), Minnesota welcomes the Republicans
• The New Yorker, Purple Prose
• Ugly Doggy, Creative Messages for Your Yard