War Child invites sixty one artists to create Paul McCartney-inspired artworks for Sound & Vision

For the third edition of Sound & Vision, McCartney personally selected the lyric “Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun” from "Band on the Run", the title track from the 1973 album by Paul McCartney and Wings. The line serves as a starting point for several artists to create a collection of original artworks that will be exhibited at Iconic Images Gallery between 6-8 November 2026 and auctioned online to raise money for War Child, supporting their work providing specialist mental health support, education, protection, and immediate aid to children whose lives have been devastated by war. This year's artists include painter Genieve Figgis, multidisciplinary artist Alvaro Barrington, British-Ghanaian painter Joshua Donkor, Moscow-born painter and sculptor Sanya Kantarovsky, illustrator George Underwood, and more, all of whom offer a unique perspective on McCartney's lyrical prompt. The first edition of Sound & Vision was inspired by a lyric from David Bowie. Last year, Kate Bush selected the lyric for the second edition, which raised more than £140,000 for War Child. “We couldn’t be more grateful to Paul McCartney for donating his lyric from Band...