“The Art of Reggae” opened on Friday, March 6, 2015 to a strong gathering of designers and Reggae lovers for the first time on the southern most island in the Mediterranean. The IRPC exhibition and events were organized by Graphic Designers and Visual Communication Cyprus, Aggeliki Michalopoulou-Karra and Miltos Karras, title “Graphic Stories Cyprus“. This…
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Bob Marley’s birth, and Reggae Month Mexico, the co-organisers of the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC), Michael ‘Freestylee’ Thompson and Maria Papaefstathiou are pleased to be exhibiting, on the 18th of March 2015, a very special collection of 36 posters of the reggae icon Bob Marley in the…
On the February 6, 2015, on Bob Marley’s 70th anniversary celebration Dr Carolyn Cooper made an announcement at the Bob Marley Foundation in Kingston, Jamaica. “In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Bob Marley’s birth, the co-organisers of the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC), Michael ‘Freestylee’ Thompson and Maria Papaefstathiou, are donating 20 posters of…
On Saturday, August 16, the eighth International Reggae Poster Contest exhibition marked a tremendous milestone when opened to the public at the Rototom Reggae University at the 21st Rototom Sunsplash Festival. This world class reggae festival hosts over 280,000 reggae enthusiasts annually from all across Europe and the world. “I am delighted with the growth…
The International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC) saw a record visitor turnout on the opening evening of the 7th World-A-Reggae poster exhibition. The exhibition, which will open until May 30, is a major exhibition of contemporary poster art by designers representing 20 countries. The exhibition at the Organization of American States Headquarters (OAS) in Washington D.C. was…
Hello Andrew! Congratulations to you for the successful design collaboration with the upcoming reggae star Chronixx for his acclaimed EP “Dread and Terrible.” Tell our readers how this connection come about? How did Chronixx linked with you to commissioned this design? Thank you ! and thanks for this interview. Actually Chronixx got in contact with me by…
Recently, for the first time in Mexico, the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City was rocking to the heart throbbing sounds of roots reggae music. The occasion was the opening of an exhibition of 50 poster art from the 2012-2013 International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC) collection. This exhibition brought together key poster designers works…
The International Reggae Poster Contest would like to thank all those involved in making our 2014 IRPC / Live Unchained exhibition at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington D.C. such a wonderful success. All the proceeds received in excess of expenses helped to support the Alpha Boys’ School in Kingston, Jamaica. This year through the Washington D.C. exhibition and…
Balazs Pakozdi, Grand Prize winner of the 2013 International Reggae Poster Contest, pose with some of the wonderful prizes awarded. Prizes include Apple iPad, Classic reggae box-set CDs, vinyls, Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones, Bob Marley Legend, Global Reggae book, and reggae apparel.
Michael Thompson-IRPC visiting world’s largest reggae music label-VP Records, meeting legendary Mrs Patricia Chin, founder of VP records.