Competitions
Ideas competition Place of remembrance of Flensburg’s colonial heritage
Ideas competition for the conceptual design of a memorial to the colonial past of the city of Flensburg. There are no artistic specifications for the memorial site. Both individuals and (multidisciplinary) teams from the visual arts, history education, landscape architecture or architecture of any nationality can apply. In stage 1 (deadline 30.04.2026) only digital design […]
Leo Breuer Award 2026
The Landschaftsverband Rheinland (LVR) is awarding the Leo Breuer Prize for the 14th time this year. In memory of the renowned painter and designer Leo Breuer (1893-1975), the €5,000 prize is aimed at artists from all disciplines whose work represents a current exploration of the concrete-constructive. Applicants of all nationalities are admitted. The application must […]
KaB: Cooperative control center of the Berlin police and fire department
Eligible to participate: Professionally active visual artists and working groups of professionally active visual artists Subject of the art competitionThe subject of the art competition is the design and execution of the art on the building for the Cooperative Control Center of the Berlin Police and the Berlin Fire Department (KLST) at the locations Gallwitzallee […]
International Art Prize for artists up to the age of 35
Together with Monopol – Magazin für Kunst und Leben, the Degussa company is launching an international art prize. The Young Generation Art Award is aimed at emerging artists at the beginning of their careers. The aim of the art award is to accompany promising artists on their way into the art world, to promote talent […]
Berlin Memorial to the Victims of the Communist Dictatorship
The design competition will be held as a restricted competition with a preliminary open application procedure for artists, architects, landscape architects and consortia from the disciplines of art, architecture and landscape architecture in accordance with the Public Procurement Ordinance (VgV) § 69 ff and based on the Guidelines for Planning Competitions 2013 (RPW 2013). The […]
KaB: Pirmasens | Turnstraße sports hall
Restricted competition with prior open application procedure The city of Pirmasens is holding an art in architecture competition as part of the project to build a new municipal sports hall on Turnstraße. The new sports hall, located in the city center, is used for club and popular sports, as well as for school sports in […]
Art on the building for the bicycle station at Place Le Pecq, Hennef
Restricted competition with preliminary application procedure Competition briefThe town of Hennef is planning to build a bicycle station at Place Le Pecq. The square is centrally located in the town center in the vicinity of the train station, bus station and a park-and-ride parking lot. On two sides of the square are buildings with public […]
COAL PRIZE 2026 – “NIGHT”
COAL is an association created in 2008 by professionals of contemporary art, ecology and research. The COAL Prize 2026 invites artists to defend the night as a common good, a major ecological issue for the regeneration of life, a refuge, a diversity of languages to be celebrated, a right to rest and to darkness. Inventing […]
Saxony-Anhalt Children’s and Youth Culture Prize
From animated adventures to note poetry: for the 29th time, the State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt are awarding prizes for contributions that make young people’s perspectives visible and audible in a creative way. Under the motto “Go for it!”, children and young people up to the age of 21 can submit their […]
“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 […]