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-…
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…
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…
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…
