ArtsQuest Circle
ArtsQuest Circle Benefits for Virtual Musikfest 2020
- Virtual Meet and Greets with Select Artists (subject to availability)
- Possible Virtual Encore Performances with Select Artists
- Reserved Circle Member Parking in the Ruins East Parking Lot (subject to availability)
- Potential Access to Live or Streamed Performances in the Musikfest Café*
- Potential In-person Admission to Service Electric’s Live Recordings of Band Performances*
- Member Area on Non-Gated Levitt Lawn or Presale Access to Gated Reserved Dining Area on the Levitt Lawn (subject to availability) *
- Opportunity to Host an Intimate Gathering at the ArtsQuest Center for Friends and Associates (facility fees waived, only $250 set up fee, plus food and beverage fees)
- Virtual Musikfest Member Bootcamp and Chief Programming Officer Patrick’s Virtual Musikfest “Must-See” Picks
- Virtual Musikfest Digital Exhibition Curatorial Talk with 2020 Musikfest Poster Artist Doug Boehm
- Password-Protected Virtual Musikfest Private Member Website, where you will find the Insider’s Scoop, member updates and more
- One 2020 Musikfest Poster per Circle Membership (to be picked up at a predetermined location)
- Two 2020 Musikfest Mugs per Circle Membership (to be picked up at a predetermined location)
- 20% Discount on Musikfest Merchandise
- Virtual Musikfest 5K Entry Discount
- Opportunity to Provide a Member Testimonial, which could be shared on Virtual Musikfest Social Media Platforms
- Discounts to Partnering Local Business
*Dependent upon health and safety guidelines established by the City and State
ArtsQuest Circle donors champion ArtsQuest’s mission to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities.
In 2011, ArtsQuest fulfilled its long-term vision of creating a 21st Century arts, culture and education campus by reimagining the abandoned Bethlehem Steel plant, with the development of the ArtsQuest Center and SteelStacks campus.
Today, with more than 150,000 square feet of indoor space and nearly 10 acres of outdoor space, ArtsQuest has become a leading provider of cultural programming for our region. ArtsQuest properties and facilities include:
ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks
- 2-screen state-of-the-art movie screens at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
- Capital Blue Cross
- Creativity Commons
- Lee & Stella Yee Family Connect Zone
- Fowler Blast Furnace Room
- Alvin H Butz Gallery
- Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
- Air Products Town Square at SteelStacks
- Community Stage
Levitt Pavilion at SteelStacks
Banana Factory Arts Center
- Crayola Gallery
- Banko Gallery
- Olympus Digital Imaging Classroom
- Hallways to the Arts Gallery
- 28 Artist Studios
- ArtsQuest Hot Glass Studio
- Ceramics Studio
- Visual Arts Classroom
- Photography Darkroom
- Jewelry Studio
The impact of ArtsQuest Circle annual donations is realized across the organization.
Access to the Arts
Each year more than 40% of ArtsQuest programming is provided free of charge, reaching more than 1.8 million people annually. ArtsQuest Circle supports this mission through the presentation of music, visual arts, film, arts education & outreach, youth programming and cultural events.
Education and Outreach
Thousands of students and adults enjoy arts education and enrichment programs through ArtsQuest ranging from middle schoolers attending after school programs, to seniors with
Dementia, to elementary schoolers at summer school classes, to high school jazz participants and much more.
Visual Arts
As a center for arts education, the Banana Factory hosts hot glass, clay, digital media and photography and jewelry studios; award-winning galleries and serves as the anchor to Southside Bethlehem’s First Friday celebrations. Performing Arts Music, film, comedy and dance.
Cultural Events
While many people are familiar with ArtsQuest’s flagship event Musikfest, 10 days of free music, arts and culture on both sides of the Lehigh River in Bethlehem, ArtsQuest also offers more than 4,000 events each year including festivals, patriotic celebrations and year-round family programming.
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