After 6 successful annual competitions (2011-2018), the International Reggae Poster Contest is now biennial. Today, we announce the 7th Call for entries. Competition dates are as follows: Submissions open: November 1, 2019. Submissions close: March 1, 2020. No extension will be given. Voting dates: March 15 to April 20, 2020. Announcement of winners: May 1,…
The National Gallery of Jamaica came alive for the gallery’s Last Sundays programme June 30 which began with Sparrow Martin and the Ska Sonics blessing the place with wonderful music and knowledge. And then,150 people filled the the lower and upper gallery for the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC) auction. Benefiting the Alpha Institute School of Music,…
The Alpha Institute is pleased to announce limited edition International Reggae Poster Contest prints will be available to the public using Alpha’s online store. Proceeds will support Alpha’s educational and vocational programmes. The new “IRPC Limited Edition Alpha Prints” series of poster art is made possible by the International Reggae Poster Contest and its partners,…
On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, the 25th Art of Reggae Exhibition opened at the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ). It features the top 101 entries in the 2018 contest and highlights the winning poster by Vinicio Sejas from Bolivia. A reception was held on March 31 to celebrate the exhibition. O’Neil Lawrence, Senior Curator at the Gallery,…
Welcome to the 25th Art of Reggae Exhibition, showcasing the 101 top-ranking entries in the 6th International Reggae Poster Contest! It is a great pleasure for me to be here today at the National Gallery of Jamaica, 7 years after our very first exhibition was mounted in this space. I must thank Geoff Lewis of Paperboy…
In 2012, for the first time in its almost 40-year history, the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) hosted an exhibition of poster art. It was a coup. As was to be expected, there were initial reservations about the elitist gallery descending to the level of pop art. It is certainly true that, in recent years,…
On Tuesday February 12, 2019 the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) will be opening the 25th Art of Reggae Exhibition held by the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC). At the NGJ, we will have the top 100 designs on view, in addition to the winning 2018 entry by Vinicio Sejas of Bolivia. The posters in…
MBJ Airports Limited, operator of Sangster International Airport (SIA), hosted the 24th Art of Reggae Exhibition on November 30, 2018. This was the second year in a row that MBJ supported the exhibition. The red-carpet affair was the culmination of yearlong celebrations marking MBJ’s 15th anniversary as operator of the airport. The courtyard outside the…
WORLD’S LARGEST INDEPENDENT REGGAE LABEL VP RECORDS CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY Keepers of the genre to mark the occasion with year-long celebration NEW YORK, NY – VP Records, the world’s largest reggae music company, announces a year-long calendar of activities in celebration of its 40 years in the United States. The year will feature a variety of…
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of reggae. This year, BASS2018 and Punch Record pay homage to the culture and heritage of a distinctive genre that has enriched the soundscape of the world over the last five decades. As part of the celebrations, the Art of Reggae Exhibition was mounted from October 2-…