For the month of February, a rotating selection of seven, limited-edition framed posters from the World A Reggae exhibition (2012, National Gallery of Jamaica) will be on display in the library at Strawberry Hill, the Island Outpost resort property developed by Chris Blackwell. The posters are available to the public through a silent auction format. Silent bids are being accepted in the library at Strawberry Hill through Sunday, February 24. The posters represent both juried and specially contributed designs to the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC) including five posters that have never been available previously.
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The silent auction at Strawberry Hill will benefit Alpha Boys School, a residential vocational school for at risk boys in Kingston, Jamaica run by the Sisters of Mercy since 1890. In addition to tailoring, agriculture and woodworking, Alpha’s music training program has launched the careers of an all-star list of ska, rocksteady, dub and reggae stars including Don Drummond, Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace and Leroy Smart. Today, the government of Jamaica provides about half Alpha’s operating budget. The balance is made up from self-help projects, donations and volunteers. The International Reggae Poster Contest and Strawberry Hill are pleased to honor Alpha’s past while contributing to its future.
