Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: ArtsQuest
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 25 West 3rd Street
City: Bethlehem
State: Pennsylvania
Postal Code: 18015
Main Phone: 610-332-1300
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.artsquest.org
Employer ID Number: 23-2280560
Organization Tax Status: Exempt

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/12/2024
Requested Amount: $5,000

Project Title: ArtsQuest’s Free Education & Outreach Programs
Project Description:

Grant funds are requested for supplies for ArtsQuest’s free artistic, entrepreneurial, and leadership programs for local low-to-middle income students. Programs are designed for underserved youth who may not be traditional learners, offering a unique experience to achieve. Through exposure to the arts, students develop artistic skills, experiment with various media, and discover new interests and possible careers.

Since 2004 ArtsQuest has offered the ArtSmart art enrichment program free of charge to over 500 elementary and middle school students each year. Students are challenged to excel through comprehensive, in-depth instruction in a wide range of disciplines including painting, mosaics, fiber arts, ceramics, printmaking, public art, improv comedy, digital illustration and more.

In 2021 ArtsQuest launched the free Teen Takeover afterschool program to give local middle and high school students the opportunity to book a dynamic multi-disciplinary event held at ArtsQuest’s Banana Factory Arts Center. Students research and curate an event that includes energetic programming in dance, visual arts, performance art, media arts, spoken word, and more.

ArtsQuest has offered the free Marketing Musikfest class since 2015 where students in grades 9-12 learn real life marketing skills from ArtsQuest’s staff. As part of this credited business course, students explore careers in the music industry, production requirements, development of business and marketing plans, contract negotiation, and funding.

In 2024 ArtsQuest will launch a new program to support local high school students interested in careers in film and cinema programming. The free Cinema Programming will be held in March 2024, with the goal of expanding the program throughout the year.

Approximately 56% of ArtsQuest’s 4,350 programs and events are free to attend, though students are never denied the opportunity to participate in programming due to financial hardship. In 2023 ArtsQuest awarded nearly $29,000 in scholarships impacting over 250 underserved individuals.

Total Project Budget: $19,910

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Church & Dwight Employee Giving Fund-Committed Stabler Foundation-Committed Martin Guitar Foundation-Committed

Project Duration: 1 year
Geographical Area Served: Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Age Group To Be Served: 5-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: April
Contact Last Name: McGovern
Contact Title: Grants Administrator
Contact Phone: 610-332-1331
Contact Email: amcgovern@artsquest.org