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 Reggae Jam Festival and HELP Jamaica! brought 60 winning posters from the 6th International Reggae Poster Contest to Germany in August. This was the Contest’s 22nd exhibition and the first in Germany. Sponsored by VP Records and Reggae Jam, the exhibition was a great success. It included a silent auction which raised €500 for…
Activist and artist Michael Thompson, also known as Freestylee, Artist without borders, died at his home, August 15, 2016 of a heart attack, according to the coroner’s result. He was 58. Born in Kingston, Jamaica lived for more than 25 years in the small city of Easton in Pennsylvania, United States. He studied graphic design…
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,…
For the first time, Ostróda Reggae Festival will host the Art of Reggae Exhibition. The exhibition, which supports the Alpha Boys’ School in Jamaica, will showcase 40 reggae-inspired posters, designed by illustrators & artists from all over the world for the 5th International Reggae Poster Contest, 2016. The launch of the exhibition will take place…
We wish to inform all designers that the Contest will now be biennial, not annual, as in the past. The 7th Call for entries will be announced at the start of 2020. In 2019, the Contest will celebrate 6 successful years. We will continue to host exhibitions showcasing the best posters produced since the inception…
Theme: Toward a Reggae Hall of Fame: Celebrating Great Jamaican Music. CALL FOR ENTRIES: The 5th edition of the International Reggae Poster Contest 2016 will open for entries on November 1st (12am EST time), and will run until January, 31st, 2017 (12am EST time). The 100 best posters will be selected by a jury panel comprising…
The 19th International Reggae Poster Contest Exhibition, “The Art of Reggae,” opened on August 11, 2017 in Ostróda, Poland. Hosted by the Ostróda Reggae Festival, the exhibition showcased 40 winning posters from the 5th International Reggae Poster Contest 2016. Photos by Rastatrooper The exhibition was one of the highlights of the Ostroda Reggae University. To…
This year, BASS celebrates the golden anniversary of Reggae music by focussing on the global impact of the genre. Concerts, film screenings and other events will take place throughout October. Some of Reggae’s biggest names from Jamaica and the UK will perform including Toots and the Maytals, Freddie McGregor and Carrol Thompson. A highlight of…
We are excited to announce a generous new prize offer from the International award-winning type foundry PARACHUTE, based in Athens, Greece. The package of fonts worth 500€ will be awarded to the First Place winner in the 2016 International Reggae Poster Contest. Their fonts have been use in International branding campaign, such as Bank of America, European Commission, Emirates, Adidas Group, Nike, and European Football Association.…