1996 Adelaide Fringe
The 1996 Adelaide Fringe ran from 23 February – 17 March.
The 1996 poster was designed by Wayne Cunningham.
The focus of the Fringe, for the first time, was around the city’s East End. Right next to the East Parklands and only a short stroll from some of Adelaide’s most famous landmarks and tourist attractions.
1994 Adelaide Fringe
The 1994 Adelaide Fringe was held from 18 February – 13 March.
The distinctive poster was designed by Mr Glen McClean, 31, a final-year design student at the University of South Australia. His design was chosen from 394 entries from throughout Australia in The Advertiser/Fringe poster competition. The official Adelaide Fringe Festival poster was unveiled in a splash-up affair which attracted such dubious characters as sporting guru H.G. Nelson and ‘comic terrorist” Rod Quantock.
1992 Adelaide Fringe
1992 Adelaide Fringe Festival ran from February 21 – March 22.
The 1992 Fringe poster was designed by Kirstin Wallace.
The period 1992-93 was one of tremendous change for Focus: Adelaide Festival Fringe. The organisation moved to adopt a new name – Adelaide Fringe; a new rationale – to broaden the role of the organisation; and produced the most successful Fringe Festival in its 32 year history.
1990 Adelaide Fringe
The 1990 Fringe Poster was designed by Driller Jet Armstrong.
Driller’s poster, in the spirit of friendly competition, takes a tongue in cheek dig at its high culture Adelaide Festival equivalent by elevating the classical renaissance imagery into cherry Fringe going Cupids and party going Gods and Angels.
Driller, an ex-policeman launched himself into the art world in 1983. Since then he has exhibited work in Adelaide and interstate.
In 1988, Driller exhibited a sell out show at the Living Arts Centre and was commissioned to bring the Fringe to the east end by painting the distinctive Mural on the corner of Frome Road and Rundle Street.
1988 Adelaide Fringe
The 1988 Poster was designed by up and coming Adelaide artist Bronwyn Platten.
The design features a brightly colored, primitive image wearing a bright yellow skirt which balloons out, and had “FRINGE” written across it.
Bronwyn’s design was selected from about 80 entries. The prize was $1000 worth of art materials. Bronwyn planned to use her prize for her Festival Exhibition.
1986 Adelaide Fringe
The 1986 Adelaide Fringe Poster was designed by Adrian Adams.
There wasn’t one single Poster for 1986 but a series of six, each one sporting a letter. As Jason Daniel – Arts Editor for The News stated, “You can put them together to spell F-R-I-N-G-E or G-R-I-N or F-I-N-G-E-R or whatever.” Adrian Adams, a graphic designer who specialised in design for theatre said, “The six poster concept was more versatile since the individual letters worked on their own ands the series had great impact.”
1984 Adelaide Fringe
The 1984 Adelaide Fringe ran from February 24 – March 18.
The 1984 Poster was designed by Michael Atchison.
Michael, the very well known and loved The Advertiser cartoonist depicts in the poster a plasticine cornucopia of performers bursting through the Adelaide Festival poster, like footballers through a paper banner, to remind people that ‘there are two attractions’ in Adelaide in February and March.
1982 Adelaide Fringe
The 1982 Adelaide Fringe ran from February 26 – March 21.
The 1982 Fringe Poster was designed by Pro Hart and was described as “a piece of dignified art.”
Neville Weston in an Advertiser article described the Poster as “Set against the black background, the colored swaying flame-like figures flow and move with an energy that spells out creative activity whether formal or informal.”
Considered a surprising poster by an ever surprising artist.
1980 Adelaide Fringe
FOCUS Adelaide Festival Fringe March 7 – 29.
The 1980 Poster artist was Brenton Hann.
Brenton also in 1975 wrote and directed the play Evolution for the University of Adelaide Theatre Guild.
In 1980 Focus also officially released its newly designed logo. The logo was designed by Hugh Wilkinson, a student at Adelaide College of Arts and Education. The logo represents the piping shrike and incorporates a double F symbol, standing for Festival Focus.
1978 Adelaide Fringe
The second Focus – Adelaide Festival of the Australian Arts was held from February 25 – March 19.
The 1978 Poster was designed by Vytas Serelis.
From the Focus 1978 promotional Flyer it was stated that: “Focus is the explosion of energy and enthusiasm that is Adelaide’s Alternative Festival of Arts.” The Focus 1978 Festival included all of the theatre, poetry, exhibitions, dance, outdoor events and free happenings that made up the ‘fringe’ of the Adelaide Festival of Arts.
1976 Adelaide Fringe
The first Fringe, independently organised by FOCUS Inc ran from March 6 – 28.
The 1976 Poster was designed by Jim Cain.
It was called Focus to impress on the public and Festival authorities that Focus was not a cultural cringe. Theatre was in the forefront of the development of FOCUS 1976 as a Fringe Festival.
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