Competitions
“Who laughs last… – Caricature competition for new images of old age”
The BAGSO – Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Seniorenorganisationen is looking for caricatures that satirically deal with one-sided images of old age and forms of age discrimination. The closing date for entries is May 8, 2026, and an independent jury will award 12 prizes worth a total of 30,000 euros. The caricature competition is funded by the Federal […]
Andreas Art Prize 2026
Dear artists, After a year of creative pause and further development of the content, we cordially invite you on behalf of the town of Braunlage and the Harz National Park to apply for participation in the 31st art exhibition NATURE – HUMAN 2026. The exhibition will take place from October 3 to October 31, 2026 […]
ZukunftsGut 2026: Prize for institutional cultural mediation
The application phase for ZukunftsGut 2026 has begun: From now until March 20, 2026, cultural institutions can apply for the prize for institutional cultural mediation in Germany, which is endowed with a total of 80,000 euros. All public and private non-profit cultural institutions in Germany that deal with the contemporary communication of artistic and cultural […]
KAF Young Prize 2026
Krupa Art Foundation announces a new edition of KAF Young Prize, an international competition dedicated to emerging artists from across Europe. Following the success of the inaugural edition, which attracted over 1,600 submissions, the competition has been expanded and now embraces a broader range of artistic practices. For the 2026 edition, artists are invited to […]
Call for entries for the sculpture competition
Lommatzsch is close to the major cities of Dresden and Leipzig, which receive all the attention in the federal state in terms of culture with their visual and performing arts offerings. In rural areas, on the other hand, cultural offerings are rare. There are no exhibitions by renowned artists. Objects of art, such as historical […]
Andrea Neumann Art Prize 2026/2027
The Andrea Neumann Art Prize is a continuation of the art and cultural work of the painter Andrea Neumann (* 1969 † 2020). At home in Lorraine and Saarland, active in Luxembourg’s art scene, she was particularly interested in networking artists in the Greater Region. She is committed to fair working conditions and access to […]
Bernhard Müller-Feyen Art Prize 2026
Please note: Artists who have not yet reached the age of 35, are resident in Germany and have completed their studies at an art academy are eligible to participate. 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 […]
KaB: Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry at Freie Universität Berlin
Open two-phase art competition Eligible to participate: Professionally active visual artists and working groups of professionally active visual artists Deadline: 2026-03-18 16:00:00 Subject of the art competition:The subject of the art competition is the design and execution of the art on the building for the Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Freie Universität Berlin […]
ART PRIZE 2026: “from the inside out”
Please note: The call for applications is aimed at young applicants born in or before 1991. The 2026 Prize for Young Art marks the end of the long and special series of BauSchau Art Prizes. It was an intensive and enriching time – characterized by highly committed artists and outstanding jury and team members. We […]
REVIERPIONIER ideas competition
The REVIERPIONIER ideas competition is starting a new round! From March 10, all citizens are once again invited to submit their creative, bold and forward-looking ideas. We are delighted that the REVIERPIONIER ideas competition organized by the State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt is being continued. It offers citizens in the central German […]
3rd “time ship earth” – art prize 2026
Supplement to the “Manual for Spaceship Earth”: Category: Maintenance and servicing Keyword: Lubricant replacement Tool: Art !! The world machine is running hot. The system is visibly losing the necessary rhythm. A terrible screeching fills the orbit. The roar of bombs, the wailing of the starving, the muffled cry of the drowning. The glaciers are […]
LOBA Women Grant 2026
The LOBA Women Grant 2026 is being announced for the first time. As part of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), the new category for project funding is explicitly aimed at female photographers. With the substantial support of the LOBA Women Grant, female photographers will have the opportunity to realize a new project idea and […]
Art prize “stand.punkte”
Please note: For the determined participation in the [KUN:ST] Prize 2026 and the art prize exhibition in the Orangery of Schwetzingen Palace, a fee of 95 euros is payable for members and a fee of 125 euros for non-members for each admitted artwork This year, the art association [KUN:ST] INTERNATIONAL e.V. is organizing a competition […]
TISA PRICE
The Tisa Prize commemorates the life and work of Tisa von der Schulenburg. She was born in 1903 in Tressow and died in 2001 in Dorsten, where she had lived and worked as Sister Paula in the Ursuline convent since 1950. Throughout her life, Tisa worked intensively with people in borderline situations. Situations that affect […]
Artus Art Prize
EigenArt has been awarding the Artus art prize since 2012. The Artus art competition is aimed at self-taught, educated artists. The competition sees itself as a forum for contemporary art – regardless of academic career or commercial success.The competition for the Artus Art Prize takes up a different theme each year, which invites participants to […]
Federal Ecodesign Award
The Federal Ministry for the Environment and the Federal Environment Agency have been awarding the prize in cooperation with the International Design Center Berlin since 2012. Innovative content, design quality and environmental characteristics are at the forefront of the assessment. The Criteria matrix and the material instructions in the Ecodesignkit provides an overview of the […]
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 […]