Please Share the news! Deadline is EXTENDED! Designers from around the world will have more time to create fresh, new, original reggae poster designs for our 2015 collection. This contest is a search for 100 of the most striking reggae posters, capturing the essence of reggae music and culture. The posters should exemplify the essence of…
The 13th International Reggae Poster Contest Exhibition, “The Art of Reggae,” opened officially on August 14, 2015 at the beautiful Andador Héroes plaza in Chetumal, Mexico. It was a huge success. Hosted by the Secretariat of Public Education, the Government of the State of Quintana Roo, the Secretariat of Education and Culture of the State…
The International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC) exhibited 36 brilliant Bob Marley posters at the “Bob Marley: Time Will Tell” symposium held at Cuba’s historic Casa de las Américas, located in the beautiful Art Deco Vedado district in Havana. The week-long exhibition and symposium were part of the larger International Colloquium on “Cultural Diversity in the…
IRPC organizer Michael Thompson “FREESTYLEE” was invited to design a special poster by the organizing committee at Casa. The poster commemorate the event, and also celebrate the life and message of the legendary reggae icon. IRPC and Michael Thompson are delighted to participate in this cultural event at the most important cultural institution in Cuba. In…
The 11th IRPC exhibition was hosted by the AKTO, College of Art Design in Athens, Greece. This was the 3rd IRPC exhibition in Greece organized by AKTO. “The Art of Reggae” showcased a collection of 75 posters from, both, 2013 and 2014 winners from across the world, including the Greek winners’ posters of Stavros Damos,…
“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…