This year sees the return of The Art of Reggae Exhibition to Liverpool – a successful collaboration between Positive Vibration and the International Reggae Poster Contest. The exhibition, which supports the Alpha Boys’ School in Jamaica, will showcase 100 reggae-inspired posters, designed by illustrators & artists from all over the world. You’ll also be able…
Acclaimed Greek Designer and Mobay Students link MBJ Airport Ltd. facilitates design lecture for U.W.I. Students On Monday May 8, 2017, The University of the West Indies, Mona-Western Jamaica Campus was host to Greek Visual Artist and Blogger Maria Papaefstathiou under the auspices of Sangster International’s MBJ Airports Ltd. The talk served as part career…
The 5th INTERNATIONAL REGGAE POSTER CONTEST is pleased to announce the top 100 winners of the 2016 contest. The top three winners were successful in securing the Award for Best-designed Reggae Posters 2016. This year, we received 1270 posters by 748 designers from 78 countries! This extension of the contest’s reach is particularly impressive every…
In celebration of the UK premiere of One Love: The Bob Marley Musical, we present an exciting exhibition of the 30 most iconic posters of Bob Marley from the International Reggae Poster Competition. Come along to Birmingham Repertory Theatre to experience the extraordinary life of one of music’s greatest legends through art from around the…
We received 1270 Entries by 748 Designers from 75 Countries! The IRPC is proud for the entries received and we Thank you all for your participation! The voting procedure will start on Friday, 17th February and it will take place on the following dates: ➡ Pre-Selection: 17 February – 3 March 2017: ➡ Final Selection:…
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.…
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…
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 Positive Vibration Festival of Reggae and the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC), in collaboration with Rebel Soul, the Constellations Gallery and the Arts Council England, organized the 17th successful “Art of Reggae” exhibition which opened in the city of Liverpool, UK on June 1, 2016. This distinctive exhibition, now in its 4th year, featured…
1st June – 15th June 2016 Constellations, 35-39 Greenland Street, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, L1 0BS Free admission (entry is subject to venue opening times and other events taking place at the venue) The International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC) and Positive Vibration, Liverpool’s Festival of Reggae, are to host The Art of Reggae Exhibition, featuring 100…