ArtsQuest Board Orientation 2020

Welcome to the
ArtsQuest Family!
As a member of ArtsQuest’s Board - a dynamic
group of innovative business, community and
arts leaders - you are an important part of the
volunteer leadership team helping to guide and
shape ArtsQuest and its mission of providing
exceptional arts and cultural experiences that
aid in economic development, tourism, urban
revitalization and community enrichment.
Started with a single event, Musikfest in 1984,
ArtsQuest has grown into the ninth largest arts
nonprofit in the Commonwealth and one of the
most well-respected arts and cultural
organizations in the nation. Over the past 36+
years, we’ve introduced Christkindlmarkt
Bethlehem (1993) to support holiday tourism in
the Christmas City, opened the Banana
Factory arts center (1998) to provide arts and
education programming for students and
residents on Bethlehem’s SouthSide, and
partnered with the City of Bethlehem,
Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority,
Bethlehem Area School District and many
others to transform the city’s old Bethlehem
Steel mill, once one of the largest Brownfields
in the nation, into the SteelStacks arts and
entertainment campus (2011).
Today, we present nearly 4,000 different
concerts, programs, classes and events
annually, with more than 40 percent of these
free for our community to attend. We’ve also
expanded our arts education programming by
more than 120 percent over the past two years
as part of our renewed focus on providing
dynamic educational experiences for
Pre-K – 12th Grade students.
We are excited for you to join our board as we
embark on the next generation of impactful arts
and cultural programming for our region. On
behalf of all the staff, volunteers and members
of ArtsQuest, thank you for your commitment,
dedication and leadership!
Thank You,
Kassie Hilgert, President & CEO
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