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…
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…
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AKTO Art & Design College in Athens, Greece launches a four-week International Reggae Poster exhibition. Curator and co-founder Maria Papaefstathiou of the contest presented the 100 winning posters from the First International Reggae Poster Contest 2012 at the AKTO Art & Design College on November 22, the display will continue until December 15, 2012. At the end…
National Gallery of Jamaica launches six-week Reggae Poster exhibition The Reggae Hall of Fame group presented a selection of the winning posters from the First International Reggae Poster Contest 2012 at the National Gallery of Jamaica on Sunday, 30 September 2012. At the end of the six-week exhibition, the group will hold an auction of…
Reggae Camp 2012 The University will host the exhibition of posters from 50 years of reggae music of Jamaican graphic designer Michael ‘freestylee’ Thompson Artist Without Borders, whose sales will go to the Alpha Boys School, Kingston reform school founded in nineteenth-century music as a major player in the formation of their students. Its role…
The International Reggae poster Contest, 2015 calendar started out with a big bang. This year we continued the tradition of sharing the winning collection with the world, starting with the announcement of three International exhibitions in three countries, Mexico, Cyprus and Greece. All three took place throughout the months of February and March. The explosion…