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10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival Seeks Submissions
12:45PM / Friday, September 19, 2014
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Spearheaded by Barrington Stage Company and the city of Pittsfield, the 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival is seeking submissions for the fourth annual festival, which will be held throughout the city's Upstreet Cultural District from Feb. 12-22, 2015.

Last winter's expanded 10X10 festival creatively enlivened downtown Pittsfield for 11 days from Feb. 13-23, 2014. The dynamic mix of art, dance, film, music, theatre, comedy and more drew over 4500 patrons to downtown Pittsfield to experience more than 75 performances, events and art exhibits. In 2014, more than 480 artists participated or had work featured and over 300 new works were created specifically for festival.

The 2014 festival partners included Barrington Stage Company, Beacon Cinema/Berkshire International Film Festival, Berkshire Art Association, Berkshires Jazz, Berkshire Museum, Hancock Shaker Village, Gypsy Lane Cabaret & Co., the Royal Berkshire Improv Troupe/Berkshire Theatre Group, WAM Theatre, The Whitney Center for the Arts, The Funk Box Dance Studio, as well as a comedy show presented by Thomas Attila Lewis.

The 2015 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival will feature signature programming such as the 10X10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage Company; the Ten Spot art show at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts; a Best of BIFF Shorts at the Beacon Cinema; Opera Arias at the Whitney Center for the Arts; performances from the Gypsy Lane Cabaret Troupe; Ten Days of Play at Berkshire Museum; and a return of the Dance Ten performance added last year in which ten companies performed ten minute programs at  Barring Stage Company. The festival will end with a closing party with BIFF celebrating the Academy Awards at the Beacon Cinema on Feb. 22.  The committee is also looking for new and out-of-the-box programming and partners.

10X10 Upstreet has issued a call for submissions to encourage artists, performers and cultural organizations to propose programming for inclusion in the festival. All programming must occur within the Upstreet Cultural District during the festival dates and must relate to the festival's theme of "ten.” The deadline for submission is Oct. 31.

Proposals maybe submitted by email to cultural@pittsfieldch.com or mailed or dropped off at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, located at 28 Renne Ave. in downtown Pittsfield's Upstreet Cultural District.  Interested participants should send a one-page description of your proposed performance, program, exhibition or event including whether it will be free or ticketed, the location, and whether it is proposed or confirmed; bios of key performers, artists or personnel; images or links to video if appropriate; and a list of similar projects you have been involved in.

 

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