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M&C Saatchi Group & Saatchi Gallery Announce Six International Winners of Art for Change Prize responding to theme 'Regeneration'.

A huge thank you to everyone who entered this year's prize.
We saw 20% more submissions than last year with 3,000 entries
from across 130 countries within M&C Saatchi key global regions.

Congratulations to our winners...

Meet the winners

Selected from over 3,000 entries from across 130 countries within M&C Saatchi key global regions.

Haining Wang, Asia – Overall Winner

Molt, 2023, silicone installation

Alina Zamanova, Europe

Our Children Are Fighting Too, 2022, oil on canvas

Ingrid Weyland, Americas

Topographies of Fragility XXXV, 2023, photography - collage with interventions in its materiality

Natasha Botelho Cook, UK

The Garden of Dried Roses, 2023, oil, acrylic, emulsion and latex on upcycled deadstock fabrics

Jen Valender, Australia

Sediment, Dookie Quarry, 2023, Australian pythons activating aeolian harp-sculptures created from local antique surveyors' tripods, played by the wind, DP Gene Alberts

Chibuike Ifedilichukwu, Middle East & Africa

Equality Sense, 2023, mixed media installation

Meet the grand jury judges

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

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Justine Simons, Chair of Judges

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

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Paul Foster

Director at Saatchi Gallery

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Ronaldo Tavares, UK

Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment

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Klara Eide, Europe

Partner & Executive Strategy Director at M&C Saatchi Stockholm

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Lucas Crigler, Americas

Creative Director at SS+K, Part of M&C Saatchi Group

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Emma Robbins, Australia

National Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Australia

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Ali Shabaz, Asia

Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi Singapore

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Ryan Reed, Middle East & Africa

Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi UAE

Meet the regional judges

Our six winners will be decided by some of the best business and creative minds from M&C Saatchi Group globally and eminent guest judges.

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Darren Bowles, UK

Partner & Executive Creative Director at Re, Part of M&C Saatchi Group

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Ronaldo Tavares, UK

Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment

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Sophie Morgan, UK

TV Presenter, Writer & Disability Advocate

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Klara Eide, Europe

Partner & Executive Strategy Director at M&C Saatchi Stockholm

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Christian ‘Kidde’ Schuck, Europe

Managing Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Berlin

Michael Elmenbeck, Europe

Founder and Creative Director of CF HILL Art Space and Bon Magazine

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Lucas Crigler, Americas

Creative Director at SS+K, Part of M&C Saatchi Group

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Nicholas Rotondi, Americas

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

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Mickey Smith, Americas

Conceptual Artist and Photographer

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Emma Robbins, Australia

National Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Australia

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Patrick Guerrera, Australia

Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Re, Part of M&C Saatchi Group

Claire Bridge, Australia

Artist Melbourne Now 2023, National Gallery of Victoria

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Ali Shabaz, Asia

Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi Singapore

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Dami Sidharta, Asia

Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi Indonesia

Nadya Wang, Asia

Editor of Art & Market and Fashion & Market, Lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

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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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Ryan Reed, Middle East & Africa

Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi UAE

Zeinab Alhashemi, Middle East & Africa

Conceptual Artist, specialised in site specific art installation and public art, Artist Mentor and Founder of Athmad Projects

The Prize

This year’s prize asks artists to creatively respond to the theme Regeneration.

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 on 29 November 2023. The exhibition will open to the public 30 November 2023 – 7 January 2024.





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Entry information

Eligibility CRITERIA

The prize is available to emerging artists based in the following M&C Saatchi key global regions: UK, Europe, Americas, Asia, Australia, and Middle East & Africa.

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 ‘Regeneration’ and have been executed since 1 January 2020.

Works must be stable and capable of being shipped and installed on a walled surface.

Submitted works must be available between 1 October 2023 and 31 January 2024 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: Wednesday 26 April 2023

Deadline for entries: Monday 31 July 2023, 11:59 UK BST

Regional winners announced: 24 October 2023

Overall winner announced: Wednesday 29 November 2023

Exhibition dates: Thursday 30 November 2023 - Saturday 7 January 2024



Meet last year's winners

Selected from over 2,500 entries from across 130 countries
within M&C Saatchi key global regions.

Overall Winner & Regional winner for Africa, Samuel Nnorom

UK Winner, Felix Chesher

Americas Winner, Rachel Zhang

Asia Winner, Sharon Cheung

Europe Winner, Jaroslaw Lisicki

Australia Winner, Clare Jaque Vasquez