Established with Musikfest in 1984, ArtsQuest is a community-focused nonprofit dedicated to presenting music, art and cultural experiences that aid in economic development, urban revitalization and community enrichment.
For more than three decades, ArtsQuest has presented impactful programming that draws people from all backgrounds together, spurring economic investment, aiding urban revitalization in the region and promoting the Lehigh Valley as a vibrant and creative place to live, work and play.
Over the past three years, the nonprofit has dedicated itself to strengthening its outreach and education programming for the region, with a strong focus on programs for Pre-K to 12th grade students. The result is a 123 percent growth in the number of people impacted by our educational programming. ArtsQuest now reaches more than 10,000 young people annually through classes, workshops, artist residencies and arts programming at its festivals.
ArtsQuest remains deeply committed to making arts and education accessible to all, which is why more than 40 percent of our nearly 4,000 total programs and events are offered to the public for free. Today, the nonprofit is in the top 10 largest arts and cultural organizations in Pennsylvania, and has an annual economic benefit of $145 million on the region.
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CONTINUE THE QUEST
NAMING OPPORTUNITIES
You can help to Continue the Quest by pledging your support today. We have many options for you to help us Re-Imagine That! The following is an initial list of early naming opportunities that will allow you to attach a corporate name, your name, or that of a special person in your life to ArtsQuest. There is no better way to make a lasting impact than through named recognition.
NEW CULTURAL CENTER
Name the Building
A tremendous option for a business or individual who would like their name connected to ArtsQuest, or an extraordinary opportunity to honor someone in the community. Your name can be prominently displayed at the entrance of the SouthSide Arts District!
Main Arts Plaza on 3rd Street
This is where the magic begins and is at the edge of imagination and creativity. If your creativity is searching for freedom and a borderless space, you can fill that need here.
Digital Design Display
Through the use of powerful projectors and seamless image blending the Cultural Center is magically transformed into breathtaking and unforgettable displays. You play the leading role in making this building a dynamic showstopper!
Arts Plaza
This open space is neatly tucked in the back of the Cultural Center and meets a variety of needs! We envision this as a small event space, a place to meet friends for a quick lunch or a cup of coffee, an area for focused learning or a quiet respite to develop your next great idea. Like the art that emerges and changes every day inside the building, the uses of this space are in constant evolution.
Outdoor Classroom
Aspiring minds will benefit from the outdoor classroom that brings learning to life, becomes a gathering place for teachers and students and provides an opportunity to integrate nature into learning. The Outdoor Classroom in your name will Re-Imagine learning for every type of student.
Interior Lobby
The lobby at the ArtsQuest Cultural Center is where visitors will first experience everything offered in the Cultural Center. This space welcomes all students, residents and groups to the building. Re-Imagine walking into the Cultural Center and seeing the lobby, named in your honor or for a special person in your life.
Artist MakerSpaces
If you believe that making, tinkering and curiosity are empowering ways to learn, then the Artist MakerSpaces are for you! Here you will find creative workspaces where everyone can experiment, create, learn, and share knowledge. The opportunities for invention and resourcefulness are endless!
2-D MakerSpace Gallery
This part of the MakerSpaces offers muliti-media labs for everything from painting and photography to printmaking and graphic design. If your creativity comes alive through drawings, paintings and prints then you have found your home in the 2-D MakerSpace Gallery.
3-D MakerSpace Gallery
Height, width and depth describe the 3-D MakerSpace Gallery. There is nothing flat about this space which combines technologies and equipment to create volume! This is where art and technology will truly merge.
Pre-K Art School Space
Our ambitious and most imaginative young artists learn in this part of the Cultural Center! Children will spend countless hours on a journey of creativity and artistic discovery. The Pre-K Art School is an open canvas for teaching young inspiring learners.
Comedy Theater
This venue features a place for stand-up comedians as well as corporate experiences, seminars and trainings. You help to bring the laughter when you support the Comedy Theater.
Glass Studio
You know the beauty that happens when molten glass is formed into various objects and the excitement you feel by spinning a glowing orb of fiery hot glass. This hot medium is super cool. Like you, no two objects in the glass studio are ever alike!
Gift Shoppe
Your experience with ArtsQuest doesn’t end when you leave! We want our guests to continue to expand their minds and to take a reminder of their visit with them. The shoppe is also an invaluable revenue stream that helps to support the operations of ArtsQuest.
Resident Artist Studios (36)
Our Resident Artists are our most important asset and represent everything ArtsQuest. A residency at ArtQuest is an opportunity for artists to find their Quest which will have a lasting effect on their work. Resident artists may use the time to teach courses, participate in a group show, work with other artists and create. The studio of your choice will support artists at a pivotal moment in their career.
Visiting Artist Studio
You can provide visiting artists the opportunity to work in a new environment which is away from the restrictions and pressures of their everyday lives. By supporting the Visiting Artist Studio, you give an artist the time and space he or she needs to develop work and creatively explore new ideas.
Emerging Artist Studio
Emerging artists are the young creatives who are on their way to the high point of their career. These individuals show great potential and could just possibly be that next great artist. Your named space will help emerging artists grow their fame!
THE TURN & GRIND SHOP AT STEELSTACKS
Name the Building
This is your opportunity to name a piece of history! This unique space provides a once-in-a-lifetime chance to add your name to a community building that will serve as a cultural destination for residents and guests. Your support preserves one of the remaining Bethlehem Steel buildings.
Open Gallery Space
This impressive interior space features two crane runs, high ceilings, doors that lead to the outdoor plaza and a historic rosette window encased in stone located on the eastern end of the building. The gallery space, like the steel that was transformed for over a century in this building, is able to adapt and change for multiple uses. You can be a part of Re-Imagining this 19th century building into its rightful place in this century.
Turn & Grind Shop Entry
For more than 100 years steel shafts were brought into this building to be turned and ground to a fine polished surface. Soon, hundreds of students, visitors, artists and the curious will enter these same doors and they will be transformed through new educational experiences, new knowledge or simply through recreation and entertainment. Bring the polish to all of us when you name the Turn & Grind Entry.
Workshops (10)
Workshops were used primarily for the final detail and processes involved in the manufacturing of steel. They were also used for small maintenance and repair work. Our workshops will be used as offices for ArtsQuest staff to Continue the Quest!
