Art & Architecture Festival | 2025
September 10-14, 2025
Peace Rises
BuildFest 2 asks candidates to submit designs for timber “Peace-Infrastructure,” which will be installed at various locations on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock festival located at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
Submission Deadline: April 21
Submission Format: Single PDF (max 20MB) to BuildFest@bethelwoodscenter.org with the subject line “Peace Rising”
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