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Origin of SteelStacks tmBETHLEHEM STEEL PLANTCEASES OPERATIONS IN 1995• Bethlehem Steel Corporation declares bankruptcy in2001, dissolved in 2003• 1,800 acres; 20% of the City’s tax base• National Trust for Historic Preservation listed site as oneof America’s 11 Most Endangered in 2000The MotiveTHE CONCEPTUAL AGE AND THE RISE OF THE CREATIVE CLASS• Who’s in the Creative Class?• 40 million workers—30 percent of the U.S. expected to grow by over 10 million jobs in thenext decade• The creative class does not live where the jobs/factories are• Creative workers are looking for cultural, social, and technological climates in which they feel theycan best “be themselves”The Lehigh Valley is fiercely competing for talent to grow our workforce and meet demand by developingmentorship programs and increasing K-12 education’s involvement withcommunity and industry leaders• 97% of employers say creativity is of increasing importance but 85% of employers are unable to find theapplicants they seek• Creativity-oriented jobs have gone from just over 10% of the economy to more than 30%• Creative workers and talented employees are seeking cultural, social and technologically sophisticatedlocations to live, work and play• Disadvantaged youth and seniors need access to the arts• ArtsQuest is the Lead Programming Partner for The Kennedy Center Any Given Child Initiative forgrades K-8• First city in Pennsylvania to be included in the initiative; 24th in the nation• Meet the demands of the changing SouthSide• In 2017 5,017 individuals were impacted by ArtsQuest visual arts programs vs. 2,469 in 201613
Back to GermanyA former ironworks and steel plant, this area is now a UNESCO Cultural Heritagesite offering tours, exhibits and events year round. ArtsQuest visited in 2002.SteelStacks Goals• Address physical blight• Offer programming to attract the creative class• Spur economic development• Highlight local/national businesses• Increase access to the arts• Create opportunity for local and regional performing andvisual artists• Support tourism development• Be authentic14
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 and 12: About Bethlehem• As of the 2010 c
Page 13: Christkindlmarkt BethlehemFirst Chr
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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