2026 archive: Andrea Joseph’s artwork was selected for the 2026 Buxton Fringe programme. See the Fringe website for current information.
Artist and illustrator Andrea Joseph, a member of High Peak Artists, was announced as the cover artist for the 2026 Buxton Fringe programme in January 2026.
A competition run by the Fringe in 2024-5 open to members of Peak District Artisans, High Peak Artists and The Green Man Gallery, resulted in submissions including Andrea’s design, which was used on the programme cover. Created in pen and entitled ‘Show! Here! Today!’, it features a multi-talented bird bringing all kinds of artistic performance to Buxton.
Fringe Marketing Officer Stephanie Billen said in the 2026 announcement: “It is such fun and so unusual, we couldn’t get it out of our minds. As well as being beautifully executed as one might expect from this professional artist, it captures all the many types of entertainment one might have at the Fringe and the sheer ingenuity of our entrants as they put their shows together, often on a shoestring. The fact that it is different from what we have had before also appeals given that we celebrate innovation from our participants.”
The 2026 announcement described Andrea as an artist and book illustrator originally from South Wales and living in New Mills. Her work combines text and images using pens, coloured pencil, gouache and collage; it also mentioned her charity work and Drink & Draw events in the High Peak.
She said of her design: “When I decided to enter the Fringe competition I knew immediately that I wanted to do some sort of One Man Band image. I love working in the details so someone who carries all of the equipment to create a show, on their back, really appealed to me. Where the bird idea came from I have no idea!”
The 2026 Buxton Fringe ran from 8–26 July. The Fringe website has details of future festivals.
More of Andrea’s work can be found on Instagram @aheavysoul
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