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…
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…
The International Reggae Poster Contest is pleased to announce that the 24th Art of Reggae exhibition will be held in Jamaica. It will be hosted by MBJ Airports, operator of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. The exhibition opens in the departure terminal on November 30, 2018. The exhibition will feature the top 100 posters from…
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 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…
For the first time, the Reggae Jam Festival will host the ”Art of Reggae” exhibition. It will showcase 60 reggae-inspired posters, designed by illustrators & artists from all over the world for the 6th International Reggae Poster Contest, 2017-2018. The launch of the exhibition takes place on Friday, 3rd August 2018 at the Bersenbrücker Klostergarten…
The IRPC and its co-founder Maria Papaefstathiou invited 50 designers from 27 countries to participate in the first Cannabis Poster Exhibition. 43 posters were submitted and were exhibited at the BALKANNABIS EXPO in Athens, Greece, on June 1-3, 2018. The EXPO is an international trade fair and conference on medical cannabis and hemp applications. More…
The 6th International Reggae Poster Contest is pleased to announce the top 100+1 winners of the 2017-2018 contest. This year, we received 1060 posters from 68 countries. The top 100 winners were divided into two categories. The Professional with 60 winners and Student with 40 winners and we also added one more winner, the Grand Winner. On the…
NEWS ALERT! DEADLINE EXTENDED New deadline date: March 20th, 2018 The International Reggae Poster Contest, on December 1st, 2017, announced its 6th annual call for entries for social communication reggae poster designs. The goal is simple: create a poster about Reggae Music – the rest is up to your imagination. Feel free to explore topics…