ArtsQuest Board Orientation 2020

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About Artsquest• Nearly 2 million people served annually from 47 states and 35 countries• The 9th largest arts and cultural organization in Pennsylvania• Musikfest is the largest non-gated music festival in the nation• We hire 1,200 visual and performing artists andeducators annually, of which 50% are local talent• Offering nearly 4,600 concerts, classes and camps each year,50% of which is free to the community• 225 Corporate Partners, 105 Nonprofit, Arts and Community Partners• 1,800 Volunteers; 3,500+ Members• 5 Governing Boards• 30,000+ youth served annually• Operates on a $22 million budget9
About Bethlehem• As of the 2010 census a total population of 74,982, makesBethlehem the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania• Part of the Lehigh Valley, home to more than 800,000 people• 75 miles from Manhattan• 65 miles from Philadelphia• Founded Christmas Eve in 1741 by the Moravians• Became a city in 1917• Did not have a city hall until 1966• Designated “The Christmas City” in 1937• Established State’s first Historic District in 1962• Bethlehem Steel was major employer from 1902-1995• In 1983 Bethlehem Steel has second Black Friday, massive layoffs• Bethlehem Steel plant ceases operations in 1995• Bethlehem Steel Corporation declares bankruptcy in 2001,dissolved in 2003• Tax Increment Financing (TIF) passed in 2000• Gambling legalized in 2004• Sands Casino opens May 200910
Page 1 and 2: BOARDORIENTATION
Page 3 and 4: Board PoliciesTERM AND TERM LIMITS
Page 5 and 6: Programming BoardsPatrick Brogan,Ch
Page 7 and 8: ArtsQuest Foundation Board of Direc
Page 9: ArtsQuest Mission StatementArtsQues
Page 13 and 14: Christkindlmarkt BethlehemFirst Chr
Page 15 and 16: Back to GermanyA former ironworks a
Page 17 and 18: Outreach and PartnersSTEELSTACKS PU
Page 19 and 20: LEVITT PAVILIONBEFORENOW• 1 of 9
Page 21 and 22: PNC PLAZABEFORENOW• Programming s
Page 23 and 24: VISUAL ARTS | LOANED PUBLIC ARTLOAN
Page 25 and 26: FESTIVALS• Improv Comedy Festival
Page 27 and 28: OUR MAJOR BRANDSB E T H LPresented
Page 29 and 30: B E T H LPresented byE H E MCHRISTK
Page 31 and 32: The ArtsQuest ImpactNUMBER 2 10 BES
Page 33 and 34: BUILDING THE COMMUNITY’S BRANDArt
Page 35 and 36: Impact EconomicDevelopmentLehigh Va
Page 37 and 38: Tourism DevelopmentNEARLY 2 MILLION
Page 39 and 40: Support ServicesADVANCEMENT/SPONSOR
Page 41 and 42: City of Bethlehem | WayfindingArtsQ
Page 43: Capital CampaignArtsQuest is embark

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