{"id":117346,"date":"2023-04-04T21:31:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T01:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=117346"},"modified":"2023-04-04T21:31:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T01:31:54","slug":"artsquest-foundation-accepting-nominations-for-2023-linny-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=117346","title":{"rendered":"ArtsQuest Foundation Accepting Nominations for 2023 Linny Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong><em>Winners to be Honored Nov. 9 at SteelStacks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BETHLEHEM, PA, April 4, 2023\u2014The ArtsQuest Foundation invites the public to submit nominations for the 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0annual Linny Awards, the multi-discipline arts awards that celebrate the extraordinary contributions made by the region\u2019s artists, educators, businesses, volunteers and philanthropists. Now through May 12, nominations are being accepted for visual and performing artists, as well as emerging artists and arts educators who have made significant contributions to the arts through their work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonoring area artists, philanthropists, educators and volunteers who help create a better community is fundamental when celebrating the legacy of Linny Fowler,\u201d commented Selena Lavonier, Executive Director, ArtsQuest Foundation.\u00a0\u201cLinny\u2019s impact on ArtsQuest, the ArtsQuest Foundation and the Lehigh Valley arts community will be palpable for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 Linny Award categories open for submissions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visual Artist of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Performing Artist of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Emerging Artist of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Arts Educator of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Student Artist Scholarship Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any individual, business or community group interested in nominating a person for the Linny Awards can do so at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsquestfoundation.org\/linnyawards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.artsquestfoundation.org\/linnyawards&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1680730374657000&amp;usg=AOvVaw38HRRbVQbLYkZKDa8yCH2n\">www.artsquestfoundation.org\/<wbr \/>linnyawards<\/a>. Winners will be selected by ArtsQuest\u2019s Performing Arts Board, Visual Arts Board, and the ArtsQuest Foundation\u2019s Board of Trustees by July 15.<\/p>\n<p>All 2023 Linny Award winners will be honored during the\u00a0<strong>Linny Awards celebration\u00a0<\/strong>to be held on Thursday, November 9 at the Musikfest Caf\u00e9 presented by Yuengling, located in the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>Previous Linny Award winners include Academy Award-winning costume designer Ann Roth, actor and director Daniel Roebuck, renowned artist Emil Lukas, actor and producer Daniel Dae Kim, actress and comedian Kate Micucci, 2019 Musikfest poster artist Jessica Bastidas, David Yanoshik of St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network, philanthropists Robert and Cindy Oster and four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Carol Guzy.<\/p>\n<p>ArtsQuest also has select opportunities for sponsors who are interested in saluting the \u2018rock stars\u2019 of the Lehigh Valley\u2019s arts scene. If you or your company are interested in sponsoring an award or table at the 2023 awards ceremony, contact ArtsQuest Foundation Executive Director Selena Lavonier at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:slavonier@artsquest.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slavonier@artsquest.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About the Linny Awards<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nNamed after the late Marlene \u2018Linny\u2019 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\u2019s flourishing arts community.<br \/>\nProceeds from the Linny Awards go to support the 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 4,000 other programs, events and educational classes annually for the region, of which over 50% are free to attend.<\/p>\n<p>For complete information on the ArtsQuest Foundation and the Linny Awards, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsquestfoundation.org\/linnyawards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.artsquestfoundation.org\/linnyawards&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1680730374657000&amp;usg=AOvVaw38HRRbVQbLYkZKDa8yCH2n\">www.artsquestfoundation.<wbr \/>org\/linnyawards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About ArtsQuest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ArtsQuest\u2019s 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\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events.<\/p>\n<p>Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the Banana Factory Arts Center; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, over 50 percent of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nJennifer LoConte<br \/>\nCommunication Director<br \/>\nArtsQuest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/\">http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winners to be Honored Nov. 9 at SteelStacks BETHLEHEM, PA, April 4, 2023\u2014The ArtsQuest Foundation invites the public to submit nominations for the 5th\u00a0annual Linny Awards, the multi-discipline arts awards &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=117346\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ArtsQuest Foundation Accepting Nominations for 2023 Linny Awards<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5717,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bethlehem","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/linny.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117346"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/96542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=117346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=117346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}