ArtsQuest Foundation Announces Full List of 2025 Linny Awardees
Winners will be honored on October 23 at 5 p.m. in the Musikfest Café
Bethlehem, PA, July 1, 2025 – The ArtsQuest Foundation announces its complete list of 2025 Linny awardees. The Linny Awards are presented to distinguished individuals from the region for their long-term commitment and dedication to the arts. The 2025 Linny Awards will be held in the Musikfest Café in the ArtsQuest Center on October 23, starting with a cocktail hour featuring live music from 5 to 6 p.m. with dinner, awards, and festivities from 6 to 9 p.m.
“The Linny Awards are a celebration of the incredible individuals and organizations whose creativity, generosity and passion strengthen the cultural fabric of our community,” said Kassie Hilgert, ArtsQuest President and CEO. “Each of this year’s honorees embodies the spirit of Linny Fowler’s legacy, championing the arts and inspiring others through their work. We are proud to honor their impact and elevate the importance of arts and culture in our region.”
NEW this year, all Linny Awards attendees will be automatically entered to win:
- A $200 voucher toward a visual arts class
- Two complimentary tickets to a Musikfest Café show of their choice
The winner will be announced live at the Linny Awards!
The Full List of 2025 Linny Awardees is listed below:
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Thomas Riddle
- Philanthropy in the Arts Award – Chuck Stehly
- Business Supporter of the Arts Award – PPL Foundation
- Emerging Artist of the Year – Jacob Morrow
- Visual Artist of the Year – Mallory Zondag
- Arts Educator of the Year – MaryJo Rosania-Harvie
- Performing Artist of the Year – Matt Pfeiffer
- Student Artist Scholarship Award – Todd Croslis
- Volunteer of the Year – Jada Amirah Lewis
Sponsorship opportunities and tickets for the Linny Awards are now available for purchase at https://www.artsquestfoundation.org/linnyawards/.
Take advantage of Early Bird pricing from July 1 through September 1, 2025. During this period, individual tickets are available for $199, and a full table of eight tickets can be purchased for $1,500. *After September 1, prices increase to $250 for individual tickets and $2,000 for a full table. Don’t miss your chance to save—secure your tickets early!
Winners for this year’s award ceremony were selected by the ArtsQuest Foundation Board of Trustees, the ArtsQuest Board of Trustees, the ArtsQuest Performing Arts Board and the ArtsQuest Visual Arts Board.
About the Linny Awards
Named after the late Marlene ‘Linny’ Fowler, a stained-glass artist and community leader who supported artists and arts organizations throughout the Lehigh Valley for more than a quarter century, the Linny Awards are designed to recognize and celebrate the region’s flourishing arts community. The Linny’s are open to individuals living or working in Lehigh, Northampton, upper Bucks and upper Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania, as well as Warren County in New Jersey.
Proceeds from the Linny Awards go to support the nonprofit ArtsQuest Foundation, which Fowler helped found in 2003. The foundation is focused on supporting and strengthening the long-term sustainability of ArtsQuest, the nonprofit that presents Musikfest and more than 4,000 other programs, events and educational classes annually for our region.
For complete information on the ArtsQuest Foundation and the Linny Awards, please visit www.artsquestfoundation.org/linnyawards.
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 40 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
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