
2021 WINNER ANNOUNCED!
JACOB LOVE – MY FAVORITE THINGS
Congratulations to Jacob Love for his winning three-channel audio-visual installation, created in response to Rodgers & Hammerstein’s My Favorite Things.
The work explores themes of trauma, the autonomic nervous system, human agency, and the sublime. It contains two main elements, a three-channel audio visual installation and an ‘oddly satisfying’ content farm style YouTube channel. His complex piece draws on his experience of somatic therapies such as EDMR and his ongoing research into visceral video content. He is interested in the way platforms such as YouTube and Tiktok interact with our psycho and physiological selves to provoke certain reactions, in particular catharsis. He regards the song My Favorite Things as a description of sensory experiences that people are unconsciously drawn to for relief. He sees self-soothing in the way people have become addicted to screens. In many ways, for Love, platforms such as Tiktok, with their highly sensitive algorithms, construct new mobile lists of ‘our favourite things’. His final piece is an intense video exploration of these complex concepts at the basis of contemporary human experience.
You can view his full winning work here.

“We were delighted with all of the finalists’ work and felt their contribution to the inaugural Prize was exceptional. We will continue to follow their careers going forward. Jacob’s work proved subversive, thought provoking and timely. For us it stood out as a relevant and contemporary interpretation of this iconic piece of music.”
encouraging art inspired by music
An annual prize of £10,000 launching in London 2021
Open to all in the uk
Free to enter
SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED!
It is no secret that great art comes from great art.
That is why we want to create a new opportunity as part of that process. By encouraging visual artists at any stage in their careers, we hope that music will be a part of their futures.
We have chosen 10 of the greatest pieces of music from our catalogue - from Mark Ronson to Stravinsky, Krept & Konan to Pink Floyd to act as inspiration for visual artists to create their own works.
Whether a painting, sculpture, installation, video or piece of photography - whoever you are and whatever the music moves you to make, we would love to see it.
Here’s how you do it…
Step 1 - Choose the song that inspires you the most…
Step 2 - The rules…
Step 3 - Submit your proposal before April 30th 2021
Step 4 - We’ll be in touch!
The finalists will be announced on June 1st 2021 and granted a £1,000 bursary to create their artwork.
Those final works will be exhibited at a London gallery in September 2021.
On opening night, the winner will be announced and awarded the £10,000 prize.
"Art and music have always intertwined – that’s why I'm excited that my music can help to interpret an aspect of the art that Concord is bringing to the public."
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"You may certainly use Music for 18 Musicians as a stimulus for art works in your Concord Art Prize project. Over the years I have heard from several artists, including Gerhard Richter, saying they have used this piece while painting, sculpting or working with media."
THE RULES
1. Artists must submit a proposal that describes their vision.
b. The proposal must be accompanied by a visual representation of the proposed work.
c. This visual component can be a sketch, a filmed work in progress of the idea, a model or a photographic image if the proposal falls in the photographic or film medium.
2. We will accept proposals for painting, sculpture, installation, video and photography.
3. If the artwork incorporates the original piece of music, the visual artist cannot make any changes or edits to the track or lyrics.
4. The artwork cannot exceed two meters in height and three metres in length.
5. Materials must be listed within the proposal. Artworks cannot include fire hazards or anything that might be deemed potentially at odds with public safety.
6. Your submission will be accompanied by images of previous work, even if unrelated to the proposal to give a sense of your artistic background.
7. Only one proposal may be submitted per entrant.
Once submissions close on April 30th 2021, the expert panel of judges will decide on the ten finalists – one representing each piece of music.
On June 1st 2021, the finalists will be announced and each finalist given a bursary of £1,000 to create their piece within 8 weeks.
The winner will receive a £10, 000 cash prize and retain ownership of the winning artwork. The winning artwork will be displayed at Concord’s head office.
Every selection process is influenced by multiple factors, from the variety of submissions entered to the coherence of the finalists.
If you weren’t selected for this year, please consider applying next year and good luck!
“The most enjoyable part of my job here at Concord Music Publishing is delving into our incredible catalogues and sharing it with others who create. By encouraging visual artists at whatever stage of their career to let loose with a song or piece of music that moves them – felt like a no brainer. Music and art – what more could you ask for?"
JUDGES

Pamela Golden
Royal College of Art


JULIE LOMAX
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Mark Ronson
Musician/Producer



Sara Lord
Concord Music Publishing


Ali Hillman
Friday Trampoline


Whitney Hintz
Hiscox


Robert Yates
The Observer


Mat Collishaw
Artist

Joan Armatrading
Artist/Songwriter
SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
“The submissions showed an extraordinary wealth of visual voices presenting a huge wide range of possibilities of imagining each of the songs"
THE EXHIBITION
The exhibition of our 10 finalists will be open to the public on the 10th & 11th of September. 12PM – 6PM
180 The Strand – 2 Surrey Street, London, WC2R 2ND
FREE ADMISSION!
With thanks to our partners…
MEET THE 2021 FINALISTS

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