August 24, 2009, is the deadline for applications to Space for Change, a new funding program supporting "building community through innovative art spaces." LINC (Leveraging Investments in Creativity) announces the program, a funding collaboration between the MetLife Foundation and Ford Foundation, beginning with the MetLife Innovative Space Awards. The program recognizes outstanding efforts in the design/development of affordable space for artists and emphasizes benefits artist spaces yield for their communities. Awards, $10,000-$50,000, will provide support for up to five winning projects. Applications may be submitted by nonprofit organizations, artists, community members, public agencies or a combination. To be eligible, a project must provide work or live/work artists' space offering ownership or favorable leases, be multi-use, be in existence for one year and demonstrate a positive contribution (social, economic, cultural) to the community in which it exists. [LINK] Posted by Linda Frye Burnham