36 Distillation Guidebook Co-Lab • 9.18–9.19 2025 Seth Moglen, English Professor at Lehigh University and Greg Funfgeld, of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, speak about a few of the major influences on the identity of Bethlehem, Pa, and the importance of art and place to City identity. that stimulate local artists to “tell our story, enchant the space”? • How might we encourage funding organizations and foundations to better stimulate art creation that serves fundamental needs in the City’s unfolding understanding of its creative and practical life? Mindset and Collaboration When it comes to building 2. a healthy City/Community, one box that needs to be checked off first and foremost ua the “attitude box”, our belief and understanding in the importance of the arts. To put it bluntly: the arts are not icing on the cake, but, as Greg Funfgeld says, fundamental “like bread”—at the center of what makes a healthy, vibrant community. To accomplish this, you gotta’ get your hands dirty, experience for yourselves what it’s like to collaborate and work with artists to advance the considered needs of your city.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTA0OTQ5OA==