Competitions
ART.PRIZE DIANA RUMPENHEIM 2026
VORBRENNER is a contemporary art platform that promotes process-oriented work across all disciplines and genres. It offers short-term opportunities for collaboration for both collectives and individual artists in search of new insights and contemporary forms of expression that engage with an interdisciplinary concept of art and science. The focus is on a movement that is […]
FBZ art award
The application phase for the ninth edition of the FBZ art award starts on December 23, 2025. Artists residing within the EU can apply for the FBZ art award 2026 worth up to €10,000, awarded by the Research and Treatment Center for Mental Health (FBZ) at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. The aim of the art award is […]
KaB: Berlin school construction Haltoner Straße
New construction of a 3-stream elementary school in modular timber construction at Haltoner Straße 21, 12683 Berlin Marzahn Hellersdorf with associated sports hall and leisure areas. Application deadline: February 15, 2026, 11 p.m. Type of procedureNon-open two-phase competition with a Germany-wide open application procedure (registration, proof of professionalism, lottery procedure) Implementation costsA total of up […]
Participation competition unser.museum from the project “dreistrom.land – culture for all
The project is part of the program“Aller.Land – zusammen gestalten. Strengthening structures.” program. The program is funded by * the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), * the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs (BMLEH) * and the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb). The program partner is the Federal […]
Tender “Water cover 2026”
Pure Water for Generations e.V. invites art students and professional visual artists to design the “Water Cover 2026” and make their connection to water visible – on a small format with a big message. What’s behind itThe “water lid” is the symbol of the Association for Water Awareness. One side bears the messages of Pure […]
KaB: Bingen University of Applied Sciences
The new lecture hall building (Audimax) on the grounds of Bingen University of Applied Sciences (TH Bingen) is to be given an artistic design. The new building closes a gap in the university’s teaching facilities and completes the campus area. In addition to a sufficiently large lecture hall with modern equipment, the university will also […]
Bernhard Müller-Feyen Art Prize 2026
The Bernhard Müller-Feyen Art Foundation is awarding the Bernhard Müller-Feyen Art Prize 2026. Bernhard Müller-Feyen created sculptures as well as paintings, which are often in an exciting dialog with each other. His work is characterized by a clear, abstract formal language.(https://www.kunststiftung-bmf.com/ZUM-WERK) The competition is aimed equally at sculptors and painters. Artists who combine both disciplines […]
Eb-Dietzsch Art Prize for Painting
Since 2008, a biennial art prize for painting has been awarded in Gera, dedicated to the Gera painter and graphic artist Eberhard (Eb) Dietzsch. It is intended to commemorate this artist, who had a decisive influence on the creative scene in Thuringia for decades and was actively committed to the realization of humanist ideals. The […]
Art Prize 2026 of the Cultural Foundation of Sparkasse Karlsruhe
The Kulturstiftung der Sparkasse Karlsruhe is awarding an art prize on the subject of “Radical Uncertainty”. The online application is open from January 12, 2026. It will end automatically as soon as the limit of 1,000 registrations is reached, or on January 18, 2026 at the latest. The art prize exhibition with approx. 90 juried […]
August Sander Prize 2026 for portrait photography
The August Sander Prize for Portrait Photography, donated by Ulla Bartenbach and Prof. Dr. Kurt Bartenbach, will be awarded for the fifth time in 2026 in collaboration with the Photographische Sammlung/ SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne. The idea behind the award is to promote young contemporary artistic approaches in the sense of objective and conceptual photography. […]
Art and Culture Prize of the City of Meissen 2026
The city of Meissen, which is over a thousand years old, is a city of art and culture rich in tradition and has always been a center of attraction and a place of activity for important artists and other culturally active people. In 2001, the city of Meissen awarded the Art and Culture Prize for […]
“New World Heritage Visitor Center in Wörlitz | Art in Architecture | The Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Kingdom – Coded Enlightenment”
The Dessau-Wörlitz Cultural Foundation is holding an “Art in Architecture” competition for the new World Heritage Center in Wörlitz (non-open two-phase art competitionwith an EU-wide open application procedure). The competition is for a single or multi-part work for the exterior and/or interior of the new building. Realization budget 180,000 euros gross. The competition is open […]
Promoting Democracy competition
We now hear and see it all over the world: democracy can no longer be taken for granted! But without a democratic form of government, there can be no free practice of art. Art needs democracy and democracy needs art! With this competition, we want to make a contribution to the defense of our democratic […]
Design competition: art meets future energy
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. We are looking for talented artists who would like to embellish the technology container of the hydrogen plant with a creative design concept. The aim is to harmonize technology and […]
MONOM Art Prize
Please note: The call is aimed at students of a state art college who will graduate in 2026 and graduates who will have completed their studies in 2025. The MONOM Art Prize is aimed at students at a state art academy in Germany at the end of their studies. The prize serves to support art […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]