Joy for poster girl

Eve wins Fringe contest

A West Lothian teenager is regional winner of a top design competition.

Linlithgow Academy pupil, Eve Hanson ( 13) is The Lothians regional winner of the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Schools Poster Competition.

Eve’s winning design will be displayed as part of a special free exhibition, open to the public, at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh from June 6 to August 28, alongside 13 other regional winners, the three winning designs and more than 150 shortlisted designs.

To mark the 70th anniversar y of the Edinburgh Fes t i v a l Fringe, the competition’s top prize offered the next generation of artists the chance to design the cover of the official Fringe Programme and, for the first time, schoolchildren were encouraged to submit their entries.

The competition was judged by an expert panel, with representatives from Education Scotland, City of Edinburgh Council, Dynamic Earth, the Fringe Society, Whitespace, Virgin Money as well as the competition’s champion artist, Jon Bishop a.k.a The Grey Earl.

Chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, Shona McCarthy said: “We had a fantastic response to the competition in this our 70th anniversary year. The variety of ideas and different creative techniques were truly inspiring.

Champion artist, Jon Bishop a. k. a. The Grey Earl said of Eve’s entry: “Creativity is something to be celebrated and nurtured. Eve’s entry beautifully captures the joy of artists and audiences arriving at the Fringe or travelling between the many venues across the city and having a great time.”