ArtsQuest Board Orientation 2020

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ArtsQuestHelped Revitalizea CityMusikfest ConceptDeveloped in May 1983 throughChamber of Commerce• Bring tourists to Bethlehem• Support the downtown retail district• Enhance the image of the community• Ultimately to bring businesses andpeople to the CityWhy Music…Why German?• Moravians focused on music in worship• Bethlehem’s Bach Choir – oldest in U.S.• Vibrant, local music scene already existed• Diverse styles of music• Language of Bethlehem 1741-1840• Nerd Alert: Downtown Bethlehem has thelargest collection of 18th century Germanicarchitecture in the U.S.• “Platz” is a fun wordMusikfest 2010 EconomicImpact: $39,000,000(The last time Musikfest was held entirely on the northside of Bethlehem)First MusikfestAug. 18-26, 1984• 250 live music performances• 5 outdoor stages• 1 indoor stage• 182,000 attendees• $300,000 budget• 300 volunteers• Restored sense of pride in community• Why did residents love Musikfest?• Music for all tastes• Food for all tastes• In their town• Affordable• Authentic11
Christkindlmarkt BethlehemFirst Christkindlmarkt established in 1993• Modeled after similar outdoor German holiday markets• Two outdoor tents• 62 vendors and crafters• Located in Historic Moravian Area near Main Street• Capitalized on Christmas City brand• Well received because it was authentic withattendance of 20,000Banana Factory Arts CenterFirst opened January 1998• The Banana Factory is actually six different buildingswhose past uses included• Auto Parts Store (Crayola Gallery)• Banana Warehouse• Residential Unit• General Warehouse• $5.5 million project• Leads to other development• Riverport• New residences• “South Side” of Bethlehem• Heavy industrial area• The Banana Factory Arts Center features• 30+ resident studio artists• 2 award-winning galleries• 5 art classrooms• Olympus Digital Imaging Center• ArtsQuest Glass – hot glass studio• Pennsylvania Youth Theatre• Pediatric Cancer Foundationof the Lehigh Valley12
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 and 10: ArtsQuest Mission StatementArtsQues
Page 11: About Bethlehem• As of the 2010 c
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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