Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC), the ten-year national initiative committed to helping artists make a living and contribute to community life, has announced a leadership change that will be effective later this month. The transition occurs at the critical half-way mark of the initiative, which is redefining arts funding by providing direct support for individual artists and their access to adequate healthcare, affordable live/work space, professional skills development and other resources.

Teri Parker Lewis, a South Carolina-based Theatre Performance Teacher attend a recent conference hosted by LINC and the South Carolina Artis Commission, and wrote about her experience for The Fine Arts Center Newsletter.

Under the headline "Institute helps South Florida artists retool themselves for business," The South Florida Sun-Sentinel runs an article praising LINC partners Community Partnership for Arts and Culture in Cleveland and The Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute for thier creating of funding and training opportunites for artists.

LINC News: The Kansas City Star recently ran an article
praising the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City and the Charlotte
Street Fund for their involvment with LINC's national efforts!

Street Views in Siem Reap

Health Insurance News: Susan Blumental, M.D., has created a side-by-side comparison of the leading Democratic and Republican Presidentail candidates.

Health Insurance News: The New York Times recently published an excellent article the challenges Gov. Edward G. Rendell will face in his attempt to solve the health care crisis in the state of Philadelphia.

Space News: The Boston Globe recently published an article about a trend in Massachusetts, promoted by LINC-sponsored ArtistLink, to use affordable artist housing to revitalize downtown areas in formerly industrial cities.

Health Insurance News: Backstage.com gave a rave review to the recent Artists' Town Hall in Los Angeles.

Health Insurance News: According to a recent article in the St. Cloud Times, 14% of artists don't have health insurance.