About the contest
Toward a Reggae Hall of Fame: Celebrating Great Jamaican Music.
The International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC) is an initiative designed to celebrate positive international reggae culture. The contest highlights the globalization of reggae and the resounding impact of its message. The contest was founded by Michael Thompson and Maria Papaefstathiou in 2011. The umbrella term “reggae,” as used by the organizers of the International Reggae Poster Contest, encompasses all the popular Jamaican musical genres: Ska, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae, Dub, Dancehall and the unique Jamaican Sound System.
The primary reason for organizing the poster contest is to construct an international platform to showcase a far-reaching vision: the erection of a world-class Reggae Hall of Fame museum and performance center in Kingston, Jamaica that celebrates the voice, vision and vocabulary of Jamaican popular music. The ideal architect for this grand enterprise is Frank Gehry, a name synonymous with inspiring architectural design that stimulates urban transformation. The International Reggae Poster Contest is the start of a global campaign that takes advantage of the powerful tools of social media and creative expressions through the medium of the visual arts.
The other important objective of the IRPC is to help raise awareness of the Alpha Boys’ School, a vocational institution for underprivileged youths, located in the heart of Kingston and founded in 1880 by the Sisters of Mercy. This school is a great Jamaican success story, producing some of the most notable legends in the history of Reggae, including Don Drummond of the Skatalites, the singer Desmond Dekker and Yellowman, one of Dancehall’s first superstars. We think this remarkable institution should be celebrated and replicated. Without this fertile training ground, we might not have seen the flourishing of the global music we call Reggae.
Main rules
Participation in the 5th International Reggae Poster Contest 2016 (IRPC) constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of Reggae Poster Contest 2016, which are final and binding. Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements in a timely manner.
ENTRY PERIOD: The ENTRY PERIOD of the 5th International Reggae Poster Contest 2016 begins on November 1st, 2016 (12am EST time) and ends on February 14th, 2017 (12am EST time).
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTESTANT: You are only allowed to submit original unpublished works to the Reggae poster contest. Also, do NOT publish your submitted poster art on Facebook or other social media until after the winners are announced.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & PROCESS:
To enter, download and complete the submission form. ( see in the "Further official information" link below this announcement)
You must include on the entry form your complete and accurate information, including your e-mail address, your name from your poster Entry or Entries, a description of the submitted poster entry, and all other information requested.
To qualify, your submission must confirm to the following specific Contest Rules:
Each entry must be an original unpublished work that you have created that does not include material in which a third party has intellectual property rights.
The work should be created:
Size/Resolution: 50cm x 70 cm (5906×8268 pixels), 300dpi Color Space: (CMYK) Orientation: Vertical (portrait) Only.
SEND your poster ONLY as:
Size/Resolution: 700×980 pixels, 72dpi Color Space: (RGB) File type: JPEG or PNG Orientation: Vertical (portrait) Only. File should not exceed the 5mb.
Each Entry must not, in the sole discretion of the 5th IRPC 2016, be obscene, indecent, offensive, violent, hateful, or libelous, or contain any other content otherwise inconsistent with the purposes of the Reggae Poster Contest 2016 as described in these Official Rules and related materials.
Important! Do NOT publish your submitted poster art on Facebook or other social media until after the winners are announced.
Please do not enter promotional or advertising poster in the contest, these will not be accepted.
Please name all 2 submissions (poster, submission form) as (firstname)-(last name)-for-IRPC2016.
Awards and prizes
1st Place Winner:
- A trip to Kingston, Jamaica, Sponsored by the SPANISH COURT HOTEL and SANGSTER International Airport MONTEGO BAY, St. James, Jamaica
- Fonts of €500 worth, by the acclaimed European type foundry Parachute Fonts.
…more awards for the 1st place winner, but also for the 2nd and 3rd, to be announced soon…
How to take part
1. Fill in the Submission Form.
A separate submission form must accompany each poster/s submitted, naming each submitted poster.
You must include on the entry form your complete and accurate information, including your e-mail address, your name from your poster Entry or Entries, a description of the submitted poster entry, and all other information requested.
All information should be completed in English along with a title and a brief description of the poster/s you are submitting, and your biography, a maximum of 200 words.
2. Download IRPC Logo.
You don’t have to use our Reggae Hall of Fame Logo. The file can be opened by Illustrator or Photoshop.
3. File Specifications.
- Entry posters should be submitted 700×980 pixels.
- Resolution: 72 dpi,
- Color Mode: RGB,
- File Formats Accepted: JPEG.
- File should not exceed the 5mb.
4. Name your files.
Please name all 2 submissions (poster, submission form) as (firstname)-(last name)-for-IRPC2016.
5. Number of Posters.
Artists/Designers are allowed to submit any number of original poster Entries, however, you may not submit the same entry more than once. IRPC 2016 reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict participation in the Contest to any person at any time for any reason and/or to disqualify any entry at any time for any reason.
Please avoid sending similar posters.
6. Original unpublished work
Each entry must be an original unpublished work that you have created that does not include material in which a third party has intellectual property rights.
Each Entry must not, in the sole discretion of the 5th IRPC 2016, be obscene, indecent, offensive, violent, hateful, or libelous, or contain any other content otherwise inconsistent with the purposes of the Reggae Poster Contest 2016 as described in these Official Rules and related materials.
7. Do NOT publish your submitted poster art until after the winners are announced.
In case we find your work published on Facebook, your portfolio or other social media your entry will be disqualified immediately.
8. We do not accept promotional or advertising posters.
Please do not enter promotional or advertising poster in the contest, these will not be accepted.
You have time until 14th February, 2017 to send in your posters.
For more information click "Further official information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.reggaepostercontest.com/#