Current competitions
KaB: Worms daycare center Carl-Villinger-Straße
Award Worms – Daycare center in Carl-Villinger-Straße in WormsA new two-storey daycare center with 8 groups (6 kindergarten and 2 crèche groups) in timber construction will soon be built in Carl-Villinger-Straße in Worms.The façade is planned as a pre-greyed wooden façade and in the rear area with a cladding of fiber cement panels in graduated […]
KaB: Renovation and extension of Mainfranken Theater Würzburg
As part of the renovation and expansion of the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg, an art-in-architecture competition is being held for the main foyer as the central location in the future theater building. Artists and artist groups living and/or working in Germany can now apply to take part in the competition with three reference projects (works of […]
Mamidakis Foundation | Art prize 2026
The George & Aristea Mamidakis Foundation invites applications from Greek and international artists for the 2026 Art Prize. Τhe G & A Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize was established in 2019 as a culmination of the Foundation’s thirty-year long efforts to strengthen contemporary artistic leadership and innovation. It supports contemporary artists by offering them the opportunity […]
International competition for ceramics
Every two years since 1987, the city of Carouge (Geneva) has organized an international competition for contemporary ceramics, in which the aim is to create works on a given theme. Each work must be an original created specifically for this competition and must not be exhibited before September 19, 2026, the date of the start […]
Photo competition: Highlights
The “Highlights of Nature Photography” competition is one of the most renowned nature photography competitions in the world. Since its foundation in 1999, it has established itself as a platform that presents the beauty and diversity of nature in outstanding photographs. Since 2024, the competition has been run by Florian and Lisa Marie Smit, who […]
Derwent Art Prize
Derwent, the internationally renowned fine art brand, are proud to announce that the eighth instalment of the Derwent Art Prize is now open for entries! Created in 2012 by Derwent, the Derwent Art Prize celebrates and rewards excellence in contemporary pencil art, inviting artists to submit the very best in 2D and 3D artworks created […]
KaB: New construction and conversion of Giessen main customs office
Reason for and aim of the competition/competition task: A concentrated location for all employees is currently being created for the main customs office in Giessen at the site of the former Bergkaserne (An der Kaserne 10-16 in 35394 Giessen). The construction project includes the demolition of existing buildings, the renovation and conversion of an existing […]
Strabag Award 2026
The STRABAG ART Award has been presented in Austria since 1994 and since 2009 as an international art promotion prize for artists up to the age of 40 in the fields of painting and drawing, whereby these terms have been expanded to reflect the times. Artists from Germany, Slovenia and Austria are eligible to participate. […]
Art prize ‘Encounters in focus’
The blooming paradise “Bad Zwischenahn” is located directly on the third largest inland lake in Lower Saxony, the Zwischenahner Meer, and is also proudly called the “Pearl of the Ammerland”. Bad Zwischenahn has a lot to offer: unspoiled nature that invites you to go cycling and walking, the well-known Ammerland hospitality, a varied gastronomic offer […]
Kalinowski Prize 2026
The “Nachlass-Stiftung Professor Horst Egon Kalinowski” will be awarding the Kalinowski Prize, endowed with 10,000 euros, from November 1, 2025. The prize is aimed at graduates of the Staatliche Kunstakademie Karlsruhe and will be awarded for the 10th time. The Düsseldorf sculptor and graphic artist Horst Egon Kalinowski (1924-2013) founded the “Estate Foundation Professor “Estate […]
Competition to design the hydrogen plant of the Energy and Environment Institute (EUI) Rottenburg
The Energy and Environment Institute at Rottenburg University of Applied Sciences is inviting creative minds to embellish the hydrogen plant with an artistic design concept. The aim is to harmonize technology and aesthetics and at the same time set a visible sign for the energy transition. The theme of the design is to be hydrogen […]
Lesser Ury Prize for Art
Established in 2024, this award for visual arts is presented to artists for individual works that are recognized by a jury of the KünstlerGilde e.V. as part of an art prize competition with an annually changing artistic focus. The award’s namesake, the painter and graphic artist Leo Lesser Ury, born in 1861 in the province […]
Video Art Award Bremen (ongoing possible)
With prize money totaling 10,000 euros, the Filmbüro Bremen enables the production and presentation of at least two video art projects every two years. All facets are welcome: classical, (non)linear, audio-visual project ideas, those with an installation character as well as all those that move at the boundaries of media art. Funding is provided for […]