M&C Saatchi x Saatchi Gallery
2024 Art for Change Prize
Winners Announced
A huge thank you to everyone who entered this year's prize.
The 2024 Art for Change Prize challenged emerging artists worldwide to tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues through the theme 'Tomorrow'ing: Visions of a Better Future.'
With a grand prize of £10,000, the competition offers a platform for artists to envision solutions for a brighter tomorrow and showcase their work at London’s Saatchi Gallery.
Congratulations to our winners…
Meet the winners
Chosen from 4,667 entries across 140 countries, the winners were judged by top business and creative leaders from M&C Saatchi Group, alongside renowned guest judges
from the arts and creative industries.
Americas Regional Winner
Paola Boyance (Mexico)
Asia Regional Winner
Wincy Kung (Hong Kong)
Australia & New Zealand Regional Winner
Jo Mellor (Australia)
Europe Regional Winner
Ana Monsó (Spain)
Middle East & Africa Regional Winner
Hiba Baddou (Morocco)
UK Regional Winner
Lulu Harrison (UK)
The Theme
Tomorrow’ing: Visions of a better future
As we enter 2024, the world is confronted by a waning sense of optimism, with urgent social, political, and economic issues front of mind for people around the globe. So, what can we do to build a more optimistic vision of tomorrow’s world?
This year’s prize invites emerging artists to tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues and act as a beacon of hope in the pursuit of a better tomorrow.
Meet the regional judges
Our six winners have been decided by some of the best business and creative minds from M&C Saatchi globally and eminent guest judges.
The Prize
A total prize fund of £20,000 will be split between six regional winners, five to receive £2,000 each and one overall winner to receive £10,000.
All artists will exhibit their winning works in a dedicated exhibition at Saatchi Gallery in London, a recognised authority in contemporary art, where the overall winner will be announced in November 2024. The exhibition will be open to the public until January 2025.
Entry information
Eligibility CRITERIA
The prize is available to emerging artists based in the following M&C Saatchi key global regions: Americas, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Europe, Middle East & Africa and UK.
To apply artists must be aged 18 or over and within the first five years of what they hope to be a successful artistic career.
Accepted media includes painting, drawing, illustration, photography, collage, 2D mixed-media, video or film.
Submitted works must creatively respond to the theme ‘Tomorrow’ing: Visions of a better future’ and have been executed since 1 January 2021.
Works must be stable and capable of being shipped and installed on a walled surface.
Submitted works must be available between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025 for an exhibition in London.
One application per artist is permitted with a maximum of five artworks accepted.
Artists may only enter the prize in the region associated with their country of residence.
The artwork(s) must be the participants own work(s) and the participant warrants that they have full title to the artwork(s) and that they have all rights to submit the artwork(s).
key dates
Call for entries open: 9 May 2024
Deadline for entries: 31 July 2024, 11:59 UK BST
Regional winners announced: October 2024
Overall winner announced: November 2024
Exhibition dates: November 2024 – January 2025
