Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Poster
1981 (designed)
1981 (designed)
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The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world's largest arts festival. It began in 1947 when eight theatre groups staged 'fringe' productions alongside the legitimate Edinburgh International Festival. Since the forming of the Festival Fringe Society in 1958, the festival has grown to include theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, cabaret, children's shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken word, exhibitions and events. It has become a national emblem of artistic creativity.
In 1980 the Edinburgh Festival Fringe launched its first Schools' Poster Competition, inviting pupils to present 'what the Festival means to them'. Now hailed as one of Scotland's longest-running arts outreach projects, it has developed into a Fringe event itself, with an exhibition held for the finalists and the winning design used throughout the Fringe's marketing.
In 1980 the Edinburgh Festival Fringe launched its first Schools' Poster Competition, inviting pupils to present 'what the Festival means to them'. Now hailed as one of Scotland's longest-running arts outreach projects, it has developed into a Fringe event itself, with an exhibition held for the finalists and the winning design used throughout the Fringe's marketing.
Object details
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| Title | Edinburgh Festival Fringe (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster for Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 1981 |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic printed white paper poster. |
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| Object history | The 1981 Edinburgh Festival Fringe was held from 16th August - 5th September 1981. It was sponsored by the Life Association of Scotland Limited. |
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| Summary | The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world's largest arts festival. It began in 1947 when eight theatre groups staged 'fringe' productions alongside the legitimate Edinburgh International Festival. Since the forming of the Festival Fringe Society in 1958, the festival has grown to include theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, cabaret, children's shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken word, exhibitions and events. It has become a national emblem of artistic creativity. In 1980 the Edinburgh Festival Fringe launched its first Schools' Poster Competition, inviting pupils to present 'what the Festival means to them'. Now hailed as one of Scotland's longest-running arts outreach projects, it has developed into a Fringe event itself, with an exhibition held for the finalists and the winning design used throughout the Fringe's marketing. |
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| Accession number | S.459-2016 |
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| Record created | May 26, 2016 |
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