Fringe festivals are popping up everywhere and more popular than many of the curated arts festivals. Audiences love seeing new work by upcoming artists, with the work accessible and affordable. For many artists it’s where their careers start.
Most fringe festivals in Australia and around the world have open access policies in which any artist can participate. With limited places for artists to get ‘gigs’ in Australia and the chance of being programmed by festival directors in a main stream festival very slim, without fringe festivals many artists would never have a place to have their work seen or be discovered.
