ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE – A Global Movement Using Art To Tackle The Negative Social Issues Impacting On All Our Lives – Starting With The Epidemic of Loneliness. Enter the Art For Social Change Awards and help us tackle loneliness together.
ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE – A Global Movement Using Art To Tackle The Negative Social Issues Impacting On All Our Lives – Starting With The Epidemic of Loneliness. Enter the Art For Social Change Awards and help us tackle loneliness together

Art For Social Change Awards Judges

The judges will include Sir John Hegarty, Sir Mark Thompson, Paul Bainsfair, Juli Beattie OBE, Stephen Maher, Sophie Devonshire and Rory Sutherland.

Award Winners

The winning ideas will become the centrepiece of a major multi media London behavioural change street campaign.
The campaign will launch on Blue Monday 18 January 2027 and will be seen by millions of people on London streets and online.

The Visual Data Bank

Art For Social Change will build the world’s first Visual Data Bank - a permanent, open source, evolving library of scientifically tested artworks proven to change behaviour.
Teachers, councils, NGOs and citizens worldwide will be able to download and use these evidence-based images to help tackle negative social issues.

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Creative Brief

Tackling the Epidemic of Loneliness

Loneliness has reached epidemic levels: 1 in 2 young people in the UK are lonely. The first mission of Art For Social Change is to create visual ideas that will make our cities less lonely, more caring, more empathic places to live.

We want you to create a bold visual poster that might change people's behaviour. Think about your poster acting as a behavioural nudge for people walking in streets and public spaces – to catch their attention, to make them think, feel or act differently. Your aim is to make London feel more human, more friendly, more caring, more empathic.

Remember, even small gestures or acts - a comment, a nod, a smile, a quick hello, a moment of concern - can create a ripple effect of kindness, empathy and connection. Create artwork to inspire connection, empathy, kindness or maybe just to make people smile or laugh. We want artwork that is powerful and thought provoking.

Keep in mind that the winning poster will become the centrepiece of a major London behavioural change street up media campaign, appearing on poster sites and digital billboards as well as the sides of buses and in shop windows! It will be seen by millions of people.

Because what we see changes what we do.

Posters can be painted, drawn, collage, multimedia, photographic – they can be visual with words, just visuals or just words,  whatever you feel is right.

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Entry and Submission Criteria

You need to submit a single static visual image size A3/A4 Artwork must be designed to work in public space as a poster – think digital billboards, bus sides, bus shelters. You may enter as many times as you like, but please only submit one image per entry.

Technical Requirements (Important but Simple)

Your image must be

  • At least A4 size at 300dpi (minimum 2480 x 3508 pixels)
  • Clear and high resolution/not a mock up
  • RGB colour
  • JPG or PNG format
  • Maximum 4MB
  • Submissions must be uploaded via our digital Art For Social Change portal
Deadline

Deadline for submission is 30 June 2026 via the Art For Social Change portal

Terms & Conditions
  • You will need to agree T&Cs on submission-which will involve licencing the artwork to AFSC. This will not affect your commercial rights.
  • Al-assisted tools are allowed but you must hold the rights to all elements used.
  • Winning ideas will be displayed across London on posters, in public spaces, on transport and across digital screens.
  • If you are shortlisted, we may ask you to provide original artwork and potentially higher-resolution or editable version of your artwork so it can be prepared for professional production.
  • Don't worry if you're not a production expert our team will support you to ensure your work is ready for exhibition while preserving your original idea
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Art For Social Change is a simple, brilliant idea - to inspire creators everywhere to do some good
Sir Mark Thompson
Global CEO CNN
You had me at Art For Social Change – the world needs help
James Beatton
Managing Partner, Cripps LLP
Art can change our behaviour
Juli Beattie OBE
AT The Bus
ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE – A Global Movement Using Art To Tackle The Negative Social Issues Impacting On All Our Lives – Starting With The Epidemic of Loneliness. Enter the Art For Social Change Awards and help us tackle loneliness together.
ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE – A Global Movement Using Art To Tackle The Negative Social Issues Impacting On All Our Lives – Starting With The Epidemic of Loneliness. Enter the Art For Social Change Awards and help us tackle loneliness together

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