Thousands of cat fanciers flocked to the much-anticipated outdoor online cat video festival at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis on Thursday night. A French-speaking cat ruminating on the monotony of daily life took a top prize (don't worry, there's subtitles). You can watch all the videos in one place on Walker Art Center YouTube page.

Would you watch Internet cat videos if you aren't wasting time at work? The Walker Art Center is betting that lots of people will and is now taking nominations for what might be the first Internet cat video film festival ever. What's your favorite?

The Walker Art Center's collection of Internet cat videos, which generated some nationwide buzz this summer, is now touring the country. The Pioneer Press reports the Minneapolis-based museum screened its hour and a half collection of cat videos for students at the University of Massachusetts Boston last month. On Nov. 15, the newspaper says it will be shown at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego.

Walker Art Center director Olga Viso has been nominated by President Barack Obama to become a member of the National Council on the Arts. Viso has been director of the Walker since 2008.

A new exhibit at the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis will focus on works from the 1980s. The show, which opens this weekend and runs through late September, focuses on several themes, such as democracy and gender roles.