Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., January 15, 2025 – ArtsQuest is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Challenge America award of $10,000. This grant will directly support the Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks, presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network, for its 2025 season. The NEA awarded 272 Challenge America grants nationwide this year, totaling $2,720,000.
“The NEA is proud to continue our nearly 60 years of supporting the efforts of organizations and artists that help to shape our country’s vibrant arts sector and communities of all types across our nation,” said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. “It is inspiring to see the wide range of creative projects taking place, including ArtsQuest’s Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks.”
“Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks presented by LVHN is honored to have been selected as a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America award,” said Shayna Super, Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks Executive Director. “We believe that the arts serve as a powerful connector of bringing people together and supporting culture and community while simultaneously stimulating the economy. This grant will support our free family-friendly outdoor concerts and the Family Movie Series on the Levitt Lawn in 2025.”
ArtsQuest’s Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks is part of a national network of changemakers, and nonprofits dedicated to strengthening the social fabric of communities through free, live music in outdoor public spaces. Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks presents nearly 50 free concerts each summer as part of the Levitt Summer Concert Series as well as an outdoor Family Movie Series.
For more information on other projects included in the NEA’s grant announcement, visit https://www.arts.gov/news.
About ArtsQuest
ArtsQuest’s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, of which nearly 50 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
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Bryn Keeney
