
Jamaican Art in Museum im Kloster in Bersenbrück
From June 28th to August 24th, 2025, the exhibition presents art by Jamaican artists such as David Pottinger, Richard Gayle, Ras Dizzy, Laura Facey, Gene Pearson, Cecil Baugh, Neville Garrick, Michael “Freestylee” Thompson, Limonius, Sean Henry, Gavin Jordan, Karin Rahts, Acquille Dunkley, Phyll Williams, Taj Francis, Judy Ann MacMillian and many more (further information).

"DUB Conference - 50 Years of DUB from Jamaica" & "DUB - The Sound of Surprise"
In 2022 and 2023, the reggae magazine Riddim's reader poll crowned GJS-member Helmut Philipps and his book "DUB Conference - 50 Years of DUB from Jamaica" the best book of the year. The winner of the year 2024 has now been chosen; it is Helmut Philipps again. The german version of the book has been voted first, the english version "DUB - The Sound of Surprise," published in 2024, took second place in the poll (see description of both book versions).
GJS Annual Conference 2024
The annual meeting of the GJS in cooperation with the Arbeitnehmerzentrum Koenigswinter took place from October 18th to 20th, 2024 in Koenigswinter. The working title was: „Independent at last?“ Decolonization in der Caribbean and the search for independence – the example of Jamaica.
Click here for further information and the program of the conference.