M&C Saatchi x Saatchi Gallery

Art for Change Prize 2024
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)

¿Y si le pongo estrellas?

Photography intervention, Fine art paper

Pato, pato, ganso

Photography intervention, Fine art paper

Bronceado Estelar

Photography intervention, Fine art paper

Asia Regional Winner

Wincy Kung (Hong Kong)

(L-R) Experiencing the craftsmanship and Street Life Cultures AND Re-using Bamboo [Recycling of the Material after the Festival]

Digital Art, Hand Drawing, 3D Modelling 

(L-R) The Beginning of Bamboo Craft Festival [Dragon Dance Performance] AND Reshaping the Taste of Hong Kong [Bamboo See-saw Wonton Noodles]

Digital Art, Hand Drawing, 3D Modelling 

The Section Drawing of the Bamboo Craft Festival

Digital Art, Hand Drawing, 3D Modelling 

Australia & New Zealand Regional Winner

Jo Mellor (Australia)

Cobalt rust, Wilyakali Country

Digital textile print on Luna fabric. Tasmanian oak frame. 

Gossan. Wilyakali Country

Digital textile print on linen, hand sewn with wool. Tasmanian oak frame. 

Wilyakali Country (yellow)

Digital textile print on linen, hand sewn with wool and embroidered with cotton thread. Tasmanian oak frame.

Europe Regional Winner

Ana Monsó (Spain)

Las picaduras de todos los mosquitos que hay bajo tu árbol

Acrylic, ink, oil stick pastel, colour pencil, marker and spray paint on canvas 

Me dijiste que mi cabeza estaba en las nubes, ¿o quizá me lo acabo de inventar?

Acrylic, ink, oil stick pastel, colour pencil, marker and spray paint on canvas 

¿Es la luz de la noche o es que todo está brillando?

Acrylic, ink, oil stick pastel, colour pencil, marker and spray paint on canvas

Middle East & Africa Regional Winner

Hiba Baddou (Morocco)

Orion City, Paraboles

Film still 

Spiral, Paraboles

Film still

Celestial Staircase, Paraboles

Film still

UK Regional Winner

Lulu Harrison (UK)

Thames Glass Carafe

Local river sand, waste wood ashes, waste quagga mussel shell, recycled glass, flux

Thames Glass Tumbler

Local river sand, waste wood ashes, waste quagga mussel shell, recycled glass, flux

Thames Glass Tile

Local river sand, waste wood ashes, waste quagga mussel shell, recycled glass, flux

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 grand jury judges

One overall winner will be chosen by our Grand Jury, led by Chair of Judges, Justine Simons OBE.

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Justine Simons, OBE

London's Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries and Founder and Chair of the World Cities Cultural Forum

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Paul Foster

Director at Saatchi Gallery

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Jo Bacon

UK Group CEO at M&C Saatchi UK

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Rob Doubal

Global Joint Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi Group

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Laurence (Lolly) Thomson

Global Joint Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi Group

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.

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Grant Cornett, Americas

Director & Photographer

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Nicholas Rotondi, Americas

Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment North America

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Benita Antony, Americas

Associate Creative Director at SS+K, part of M&C Saatchi

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Raania Durrani, Asia

Creative Director (Culture, Arts & Music)

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Shakeel Hasan, Asia

Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi World Services Pakistan

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Henry Yap, Asia

Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Malaysia

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Stephen Ormandy, AUNZ

Artist

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Vanessa Graham, AUNZ

Head of Strategy at M&C Saatchi AUNZ

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Steve Coll, AUNZ

Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi AUNZ

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Sumita Maharaj, AUNZ

Creative Director at Re, part of M&C Saatchi Group

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Louise te Poele, Europe

Artist & Curator

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Andrei Kaigorodov, Europe

Creative Strategist at M&C Saatchi Milan

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Javier Suarez, Europe

Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Berlin

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Ayman Zedani, Middle East & Africa

Visual Artist, Curator & Filmmaker

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Ryan Reed, Middle East & Africa

Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi UAE

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Robert Grace, Middle East & Africa

Founding Partner and Chief Strategy Officer for M&C Saatchi Group South Africa

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Kurt Beers, UK

Founder & Director of BEERS London.

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Guy Bradbury, UK

Creative Partner at M&C Saatchi UK

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Sophie Newman, UK

Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Talk

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