The 6th March 2015 is the deadline for budding artists across Scotland to submit their designs for the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Schools Poster Competition and be in with a chance of having their artwork featured as the official poster of the 2015 Fringe.
The 2014 competition received over 3,400 entries from school children all over Scotland and 14 year old Minnie Roe from Dollar Academy in Stirlingshire was the competition’s overall winner. Minnie’s design was imprinted on a range of Fringe merchandise including t-shirts, mugs, postcards and on the iconic official poster for the Edinburgh Fringe which is seen by thousands of festival goers throughout the summer.
Kath M Mainland, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society that organises the Schools Poster Competition supported by Virgin Money, said: “The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the greatest arts festival in the world, is recognised all over the world and is an explosion of creativity and talent so we need something that really expresses that excitement and diversity to our audiences.
“I’d like to thank all of the teachers and schools who have actively embraced the schools poster competition throughout the years as well as Virgin Money for their ongoing support and commitment to the project.”
The competition is open to all 5 to 16 year old pupils at schools in Scotland and the entry pack and learning resources can be downloaded at www.edfringe.com/poster. The cash prizes for the top three artists and their schools are:
- 1st prize: School – £750; Pupil – £300
- Runners-up (x 2) - School – £400; Pupil – £150
The winner and runners-up will also receive six tickets each for the 2015 Virgin Money Fireworks Concert in Edinburgh.
Entries for the Fringe Schools Poster Competition should be sent no later than 17:00 Friday 6 March to:
Schools Poster Competition,
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society,
180 High Street,
Edinburgh, EH1 1QS.