It is four months now since the First International Reggae Poster Contest 2012 was concluded and Alon Braier from Israel was awarded first place for his “Roots of Dub” design. Now that the buzz of our achievements are spreading, and the presentation of the 100 best reggae posters have been showcased reaching far and wide…
Dimitris Evagelou is a graphic artist – illustrator, born in Larisa-Greece in 1977. He studied sketching, painting and architectural design under the guidance of the Greek painter Michalis Vamvakaris for 3 years. Dimitris studied Graphics and Desktop Publishing at Omega Institute in Athens and Design Graphics (BA Hons) at Staffordshire University School of Arts in…
Alon Braier is a 28 years old freelance illustrator based in Jaffa, Israel. He graduated in 2010 from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, with one semester in Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). In the last two years he has been working with a vast variety of clients, including several magazines, high tech…
Tomasz Bartz was born in Poland in 1986. In 2010, graduated with a diploma from the Graphic Design Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Since 2004, has worked as a freelance graphic designer. His artistic and professional work concentrates on poster design, corporate identities, print graphics and packaging. Recently,…
Taj Francis is a 22-year-old graduate from The Edna Manley College’s School of Visual Arts, with a major in Illustration. He is a resident of the island of Jamaica, and has been doing art for as long as he can remember. The media used for his artworks are the usual pen and ink as well…
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 IRPC’s global impact is helping to shape positive attitudes through contemporary reggae poster art. This has encouraged one government institution in Portugal to look at our contest as a tool to encourage positive behaviors and creative motivation. In 2014, the IRPC received an email from the General Directorate of Rehabilitation and Prison Services of…
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…