10x10 Call For Art Extended

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Deadline for the Call for Art 10x10 Real Art Party (RAP) has been extended to Feb 3.
 
Submissions will be accepted through Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. Go to: https://bit.ly/10x10-2022  ​to submit your information and upload images. Artist (and websites) will be added to the Artists Registry berkshireartassociation.org.
 
The Berkshire Art Association seeks donations of original artwork for our annual 10x10 RAP (Real Art Party) show and fundraiser raffle. In collaboration with the Berkshire Museum and the City of Pittsfield's 10x10 Festival in February, the BAA welcomes submissions from artists from the Berkshires and beyond. 
 
All artwork will be included in a raffle to benefit art students of Berkshire County. The raffle and Real Art Party (RAP) will be a free, live and in-person event hosted by the Berkshire Museum on ​Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. A $25 ticket purchase guarantees a 10x10 work of art. 
 
All visitors to Berkshire Museum 18 years and older, must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination accompanied by photo ID. Acceptable forms of proof include a photo or hard copy of an official immunization record of a vaccine administered from within or outside the U.S. Digital forms of state or federally issued proof of vaccination such as the NY Excelsior Pass are also acceptable. Masks are required for everyone over two years of age while indoors.
 
ART SPECS
All artwork must measure 10x10 inches, prepared with a wire or hooks for hanging (wire and hooks may be provided). Artwork may be in any medium and should reflect the quality of your usual work. Three dimensional work in any media should fit in a 10x10x10 cube. Attach an Art ID (bottom of this document) to the back of each piece you donate (limit three works.).
 
They are also seeking donations of 5-inch by 5-inch original art for the 5x5=10 RAP for Artists under the age of 10! for a fundraiser benefiting Berkshire County art students.
 
The 5x5=10 RAP will be at the Berkshire Museum during the City of Pittsfield's 10x10 Festival in February. It's an art exhibit of Young Artists under the age of 10 years old and a FREE real art party for ALL Ages. A $10 ticket purchase guarantees a piece of original art, drawn at random, to take home. 
 
"ARTIX" will be sold at the Berkshire Museum front desk during the exhibit and the night of the party.
 
ART Specs: All artwork must measure 5 inches by 5 inches prepared with a wire or hooks for hanging (wire and hooks may be provided). Artwork may be in any medium and should reflect the quality of your usual work. Artists under 10 years old may submit up to two pieces. Attach an Art ID (bottom of this document) to the back of each piece you donate (limit two works).
 
To register, please submit your name, guardian's email, plus title and medium for each piece to https://bit.ly/5X5-2022 and Email the image to 10x10@berkshireartassociation.org with "5x5=10 RAP" in  the subject line. Artists under 10 years old (and websites) will be added to the Artists Registry at berkshireartassociation.org.
 
DROP OFF 10x10 and 5x5 ENTRIES to the Berkshire Museum, 39 South Street, Pittsfield
  • Feb 5, Saturday, 1 - 4 pm 
  • Feb 6, Sunday,   1 - 4 pm
  • Feb 7, Monday,   2 - 5pm
 
DATES TO REMEMBER:
  • February 3, 2022 Registration deadline for 5X5 and 10x10 submissions
  • Feb 14 to 24 - 10X10 RAP EXHIBIT on view at the Berkshire Museum
  • Feb 24, Thursday - 10x10 RAP (FREE ADMISSION)
  • 5pm - Doors open to the 10x10 Real Art Party 
  • 6 pm - 5x5 at 10x10 ARTIX drawn:  Each $10 ARTIX guarantees a piece of original 5x5 art to take home. 
  • 7 pm -10x10 ARTIX drawn:  Each $25 ARTIX guarantees a piece of original 10x10 art to take home.
 
Proceeds will benefit Berkshire County: BAA Fellowships for college art majors , Art field trip awards for high school art classes, and Free admission for art students to the Berkshire Museum.
 

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Pittsfield ConCom OKs Wahconah Park Demo, Ice Rink

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Conservation Commission has OKed the demolition of Wahconah Park and and the installation of a temporary ice rink on the property. 

The property at 105 Wahconah St. has drawn attention for several years after the grandstand was deemed unsafe in 2022. Planners have determined that starting from square one is the best option, and the park's front lawn is seen as a great place to site the new pop-up ice skating rink while baseball is paused. 

"From a higher level, the project's really two phases, and our goal is that phase one is this demolition phase, and we have a few goals that we want to meet as part of this step, and then the second step is to rehabilitate the park and to build new a new grandstand," James Scalise of SK Design explained on behalf of the city. 

"But we'd like these two phases to happen in series one immediately after the other." 

On Thursday, the ConCom issued orders of conditions for both city projects. 

Mayor Peter Marchetti received a final report from the Wahconah Park Restoration Committee last year recommending a $28.4 million rebuild of the grandstand and parking lot. In July, the Parks Commission voted to demolish the historic, crumbling grandstand and have the project team consider how to retain the electrical elements so that baseball can continue to be played. 

Last year, there was $18 million committed between grant funding and capital borrowing. 

This application approved only the demolition of the more than 100-year-old structure. Scalise explained that it establishes the reuse of the approved flood storage and storage created by the demolition, corrects the elevation benchmark, and corrects the wetland boundary. 

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