{"id":125503,"date":"2023-11-28T21:07:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T02:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=125503"},"modified":"2023-11-28T21:07:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T02:07:06","slug":"artsquests-visual-arts-and-education-classes-at-the-banana-factory-are-now-on-sale-give-the-gift-of-an-experience-in-the-arts-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=125503","title":{"rendered":"ArtsQuest\u2019s Visual Arts and Education Classes at The Banana Factory are Now On Sale \u2013 Give the Gift of an \u2018Experience in the Arts\u2019 this Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bethlehem, PA, November 28, 2023 \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=TeZUXWpUv-2B6TCY38pVLo9psLTBwg89bWFsItgpXrPNJIEA65AY5zH2QwtpxNIjjDXK4N_L6zuFFtuDGTKYGXwbUb1mI8G9zGWgbwF3m8yk5rHNNls9VsAok1Y9A9qtsTo9vciKtb4qqQze6a1aXFJUT-2FM-2BNhW6kAVJKa9tabIZoQssCeMPfAtXKvl1Rq02zQvZ9ioa74r7rpCpSrryDteNlFAo1gTUVjfbkX9ljc-2Fqp408RNgXQL8-2Fj8C4ReB2OuDJnUD73rOTFYhTagoHEaTV9QpZgJrM2UESBiwFcq26F3kOl7y2JMZ-2B1kMK4JRXFC81et8pR4LAT4Tgs199FkL2bV6n2BUZC-2B-2FZsL0CZOkXWbpzQyKzZLCap55AlDS-2BkQ8ifHzVMrDUOpJLgROCtM3rE3ybNpGOvJpy03WKGS-2Fg-2FbE2go-3D\">ArtsQuest<\/a>\u00a0Visual Arts and Education team is offering an array of winter and spring classes in the arts, perfect to give as a gift to family and friends this holiday season. All classes are held at The Banana Factory and scholarships are available.<\/p>\n<p>NEW classes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introductory Wheelthrowing<\/li>\n<li>Watercolors and Embroidery<\/li>\n<li>Darkroom Film Photography<\/li>\n<li>Poetry (5-week class)<\/li>\n<li>Jewelry Making<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To learn more about these new classes in addition to favorites such as: watercolors, ceramics, Glass, Paint like Bob Ross, family holiday-themed classes and more, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUa-2F-2Bh78l7nc2AFIDufb0BdLXXk-2FZKvMISzIXnRTADc-2BIVXWeOxhFSsIt31cE-2FGofFA-3D-3DpNvF_L6zuFFtuDGTKYGXwbUb1mI8G9zGWgbwF3m8yk5rHNNls9VsAok1Y9A9qtsTo9vciKtb4qqQze6a1aXFJUT-2FM-2BNhW6kAVJKa9tabIZoQssCeMPfAtXKvl1Rq02zQvZ9ioa74r7rpCpSrryDteNlFAo1gTUVjfbkX9ljc-2Fqp408RNgXQL8-2Fj8C4ReB2OuDJnUD73rOTFYhTagoHEaTV9QpZitb9vVp3L0UaEOxB8PX2KlMMKMGzwFrEkvoKYAVTvlklFg9-2FN58SKPlkz-2Bm0BUila2y1bS-2B45RWvA4yNqR3UmZu4AlSwOGl1X40GDTfhf0ESIYxkDWRwKigo-2FWQGaJQBPAeh89Nyx7i-2FbzwAVDHIlY-3D\">Bananafactory.org<\/a>. If you\u2019re not sure what experience to give, an ArtsQuest gift card\u00a0makes a great gift, too!<\/p>\n<p><strong>About ArtsQuest<\/strong><br \/>\nArtsQuest\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. 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, of which over 50% 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>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nJennifer LoConte<br \/>\nDirector of Communications<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>Bethlehem, PA, November 28, 2023 \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0ArtsQuest\u00a0Visual Arts and Education team is offering an array of winter and spring classes in the arts, perfect to give as a gift to family &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=125503\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ArtsQuest\u2019s Visual Arts and Education Classes at The Banana Factory are Now On Sale \u2013 Give the Gift of an \u2018Experience in the Arts\u2019 this Holiday Season<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125504,"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":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/arts-crafts.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125503"}],"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=125503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/125504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}