Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA, March 12, 2025—For the 15th year, ArtsQuest is transforming the SteelStacks campus into a living memorial honoring our hometown heroes. From May 23 to July 7, the campus will be draped with images of local military heroes as a display of appreciation and gratitude for their sacrifices and contributions.
ArtsQuest and Embassy Bank invite the public to submit photos of their family, neighbors and friends who have served or are serving in the military. Over the years, more than 1,700 images of local servicemen and women from all branches of the military have been on display to honor our hometown heroes.
ArtsQuest will accept the first 200 photos submitted with a deadline of March 31, 2025. Individuals can upload digital photos of their heroes. Images must be a high-resolution JPEG, TIFF, bitmap or PDF file. Color or black-and-white photographs are accepted. Hardcopies will be accepted at all Embassy Bank locations or at the ArtsQuest Center at 101 Founders Way in Bethlehem. All hard copies will be returned promptly to the location where they were received.
Each submitted photo will be displayed on one of the “Our Hometown Heroes” banners on the SteelStacks campus and include the soldier’s rank, branch, dates of service and hometown. All images submitted in previous years will automatically be displayed as part of the ‘Our Hometown Heroes’ display.
Additional details on the 2025 Memorial Day events and activities at SteelStacks will be available later this Spring.
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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.
Information provided to TVL by:
Bryn Keeney
