{"id":133790,"date":"2024-08-16T20:59:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T00:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=133790"},"modified":"2024-08-16T20:59:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T00:59:48","slug":"artsquests-banana-factory-and-lehigh-valley-international-airport-abe-to-complete-community-mural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=133790","title":{"rendered":"ArtsQuest\u2019s Banana Factory and Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Complete Community Mural"},"content":{"rendered":"

ArtsQuest partners with the PCA and ABE Airport to introduce art to the community with residency program artist Matt Halm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., August 15, 2024 \u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest<\/a>\u2019s<\/u>, Arts in Education partnership through the\u00a0Pennsylvania Council on the Arts<\/a>\u00a0(PCA) and Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), is excited to announce a continuation of the community mural project with rostered teaching artist and muralist\u00a0Matt Halm<\/a>, along with students from a one-week \u201cPublic Art Intensive\u201d session held at the\u00a0Banana Factory summer camp program.<\/p>\n

Halm\u2019s instruction encourages students (ages 10-12) to learn more about public art and the role it plays in the community. Not only does public art encourage imagination, but it also stimulates learning and critical thinking about art and society. Students and their families will participate in the one-day event on\u00a0Friday, August 16 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0at the Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) in Allentown, specifically at the pedestrian tunnel entrance in the lower level (near the short-term parking lot).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to, once again, partner with PCA and ABE on this community mural,\u201d says Lisa Harms, ArtsQuest Senior Director of Visual Arts and Education. \u201cThe campers, who have spent the week learning about public art, will be Matt\u2019s \u2018helping hands\u2019 in facilitating the mural. The way Matt takes inspiration from the ABE team and works with the students to create a project of this nature, one that takes art from the classroom and\u00a0\u00a0incorporates it into the community, is a beautiful demonstration of our mission to expand art education throughout our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore completion of the first mural last Fall, the Airport and ArtsQuest had already started building a vision for the opposing wall which remained a blank canvas,\u201d commented Thomas R. Stoudt, Executive Director, Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to welcome muralist Matt Halm and his students back to ABE to continue this amazing transformation of our passenger access tunnel through a creative blend of art and aviation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Media are encouraged to attend Friday\u2019s event. Please arrive at 10 a.m.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Parking will be allowed in the short-term parking lot at the airport.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

About ArtsQuest<\/strong><\/p>\n

ArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mission 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,\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>;\u00a0the\u00a0Banana Factory Arts Center<\/a>;\u00a0and the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0SteelStacks<\/a>\u00a0arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than\u00a01.9 million people\u00a0annually. 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

Information provided to TVL by:
\nBryn Keeney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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