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Did you know?
The nonprofits arts industry generates 1.3 million full-time jobs.

- Arts & Business Quarterly, Spring 2001
IMPORTANT LINC NEWS

LINC in New York has awarded a two-year $100,000 grant to KC Artist LINC to provide new professional development opportunities and resources in the metro area. The funding will be used to offer a series of entrepreneurial workshops for more than 100 artists in 2009 and 2010, as well as to offer a network connection service of nonprofit resource organizations that will provide information about business-building and support programs to all artists throughout the region. To get the full story about the LINC grant, CLICK HERE.

The funding will help us launch our new Artist, INC seminars to be held five times over the next two years, providing 125 artists with a 8 week course of Monday night sessions that focus on professional development and entrepreneurial training for 25 emerging and mid-career artists at a time. Go to Artist, INC for details about how you can apply to participate in this innovative program. The application deadline is Monday, March 23, so don't delay!

Kansas City Artists -- if you haven't already signed up for KC Artist LINC, please join now! You'll receive emails form us when there's important news about our LINC programs for artists in Kansas City.

If you're a metro area artist, we want to hear from you, and we want to help you to be more successful in your work. Sign up now to be a part of KC Artist LINC.

We're looking for artists working in all disciplines--musicians, visual artists, actors, dancers, writers, filmmakers, and others--artists from all backgrounds and all communities throughout the KC metro area.

How does this work? You let us know:
  • who you are,
  • how to contact you,
  • a little about yourself.
Then you'll be all set to hear more from us about LINC, a national effort to help artists. You'll hear news about:
  • affordable health insurance and health care for artists,
  • professional development and training opportunities,
  • finding studio and live/work space,
  • other great stuff for artists that we haven't even figured out yet.
LINC has been working for the past 6 years with local partners in places like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, and other major cities to find ways to make lives and working conditions better for artists in the United States. (LINC stands for Leveraging Investments in Creativity, and is funded in part by the Ford Foundation.)

So, tell us a little bit about yourself below, get involved, and get ready to roll up your sleeves as we LINC the artist community here more closely together, so we can all work to make this an even better home for you and your fellow artists!
*First Name:
*Last Name:
*Address 1:
Address 2:
*City:
 *State: *Zip:
*Phone:
*Email:
May we have your permission to contact you by email? (We will not sell or divulge your information to others for non-arts related purposes.)
Yes, you may contact me  No, please do not contact me
What is the primary arts discipline in which you work?
Visual Arts
Music
Theater
Dance
Writing
Media Arts
Craft
Other
Are you self employed? Yes  No
Which of the following best describes you?
I work at my art full-time (my art is my primary source of income)
I work at my art part-time (I work outside of my art to support myself)
Other: I am retired or consider my art to be a hobby
Do you have a dedicated studio/work space for your art practice?
Yes  No
Which of the following best describes your health insurance situation?
I have health insurance through an employer
I have health insurance through a spouse, partner, or family plan
I have no health insurance
Which of the following best describes your retirement plan?
I have an individual retirement plan
I have a retirement plan through an employer
I have a retirement plan through a spouse, partner or family member
I have no retirement plan
Gender: Male  Female
Race/Ethnicity: White, non-Hispanic
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
Hispanic, all races
Asian, non-Hispanic
Other races, including multiracial
What age range are you in?
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and over