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Open Call: Disappearance: What remains?

The experimental project space “Stockwerk” is located in the E-Werk Weimar, a Gesamtkunstraum in the middle of the city. The concept for the year 2024 revolves around the theme of “disappearance”. This term is linked to the various facets of cultural, political and social events in the history of mankind. With this project, we want […]


Art Prize of the Artists’ Guild

The competition theme is “Modern still life”. Only painting with acrylic or oil paint in the format max. 50 x 50 cm. No overpainted photographs, no informal painting. A digital photo of the work must be submitted with a description of the artist’s career to date and previous exhibitions. A preselection will be exhibited at […]


Thomas Kober and Anne Pruy in Kaufbeuren

BLICK FANG I Contemporary art in the Allgäu – exhibition on the theme of home


Art Prize Germany

Procedure Phase 1: Participation in the KUNSTPREIS DEUTSCHLAND is by submitting photos by uploading a maximum of five works of art (disciplines: painting, sculpture/object, photography/digital art) via an online form at www.kunstpreis-deutschland.de. Phase 2: A jury of five experts (photo jury) will view the digitally submitted works on a large screen – and nominate those […]


International andré-evard Prize

For the seventh time now, kunsthalle messmer is awarding the andré evard prize for concrete-constructive art. From February 1, 2024, artists worldwide can once again apply for the popular prize for Concrete-Constructive Art. The selected participants will be on display from 26.10.2024 to 23.03.2025 in our exhibition accompanying the competition. The andré-evard prize is aimed […]


OPEN CALL – Kunstfest Zeitz 2024

Call for participation in the Zeitz Art Festival from 06.-08.09.2024 The Kunstverein Zeitz e.V. invites all artists from Zeitz, the Burgenlandkreis and Central Germany and with a connection to Zeitz to apply for participation in the Kunstfest Zeitz. Eligible to participate are visual artists from Zeitz and the surrounding area or with a connection to […]



Scholarship of the Kunstverein Donnersbergkreis e.V. “Rural Encounters”

Every year, the Kunstverein Donnersbergkreis e.V. offers a three-month scholarship entitled “Rural Encounters”. All visual artists of all disciplines are eligible to apply, with the exception of sculpture (for technical/practical reasons). Small plastic techniques may also be possible after consultation. The preferred period for the scholarship is May to August, but it can also be […]


Get out! 2024

The Federal Association of Youth Art Schools and Cultural Education Institutions is organizing the national competition “Rauskommen!” 2024. We are looking for good examples from the practice of youth art schools and cultural education institutions that have worked in a participatory way or based on the topics and ideas of children and young people. Application […]


Open Call: We are looking for exhibition projects & D21/Solo for the annual program 2025/26 “ALIEN”

The D21 Kunstraum sees itself as a platform and field of experimentation for local and international artists. He shows group and solo exhibitions on socially relevant themes, primarily in the fields of new media, performance, photography and installation. As part of its annual theme ALIEN, the D21 Kunstraum is looking for exhibition projects that deal […]


WILHELMHÖPFNER PRIZE

The Winckelmann Society has been awarding the Wilhelm Höpfner Prize since 1984. It is primarily awarded to young artists who take up themes from antiquity in their works or are inspired by works from the past. Following in the footsteps of the Magdeburg painter and graphic artist Wilhelm Höpfner (1899-1968), whose estate is administered by […]


Junior professorship for curatorial practice and art education

University of Hildesheim Foundation Application deadline: May 14, 2024


Art in architecture competition for the Bitterfeld-Wolfen district court

In addition to the renovation of the existing building, a new extension with a connector is currently under construction for the district court in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. As part of the construction project, it is planned to realize art on the building. As part of a competition, the BLSA is looking for ideas for innovative works of […]


Open Call International Summer Campus in the artists’ town of Kalbe

The artists’ town of Kalbe, an innovative project in the Altmark (Saxony-Anhalt) with the aim of countering demographic change through art and culture, awards scholarships for a working stay. In line with Joseph Beuys’ concept of social sculpture, the artists’ town of Kalbe sees itself as a place where the creative power of art is […]


Hopper Prize Artist Grants

The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2024 artist grants. We are offering $3,500 and $1,000 grants to artists around the world. For this open call, we will be providing 6 grants totaling $11,000 USD. 2 artists will each receive $3,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000. This is an international open call. […]


Photography and literature

The [deutsche] literature is one-eyed. The smiling eye is missing. (quoted from Erich Kästner) For this competition, we are looking for photographers whose work is inspired by a literary model. The choice of literary form (poetry, prose, drama, etc.) is free. Only one entry per person will be accepted. The entry must not exceed 9 […]


‘German Photo Book Award 2024’

The INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES invites you and your network of artists and photographers to take part in the competition for the best photo books from German-speaking countries. We are looking for photographic images in book form, photo books and illustrated books as well as photo-theoretical text volumes from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From […]