Competitions
Henri Cartier-Bresson Creation Award
Awarded every two years, the Henri Cartier-Bresson Creation Award (formerly known as HCB Award) supports a photographer in the realization or pursuit of an ambitious project. The Henri Cartier-Bresson Creation Award is aimed at established photographers, who already have a strong documentary-inspired body of work. The recipient of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Creation Award receives an […]
KaB: Community center and daycare center Lerchenberg Mainz
An area of 3×3 meters on the forecourt of the Bürgerhaus Lerchenberg, which borders directly on the sidewalk, is planned for the art on the building. A free-standing sculpture is desired that occupies the entire area or only part of it. The materials and type of work are optional. It can be an interactive, static […]
Kick-off for the third round of the CROSS INNOVATION competition
Saxony-Anhalt’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Sven Schulze, is today launching the third round of the CROSS INNOVATION funding program. From July 7 to August 8, 2025 business networks from Saxony-Anhalt that want to realize innovative projects together with companies from the creative industries, creative trades and other sectors. We are looking for ideas in which […]
Joseph and Anna Fassbender Prize 2025
In 2025, the Joseph and Anna Fassbender Prize will be awarded for the 35th time. Works from the fields of printmaking and hand drawing are eligible. There is no age limit. The prize is endowed with 1,500 euros. The prizewinner is given the opportunity to hold a two-week exhibition in Brühl. The expert jury consists […]
Call for proposals for the design of artworks for the European Commission in Luxembourg (with new link)
Call for proposals for the design and realization of one or more artistic works. The procedure consists of two phases: – a first phase with a call for applications and a selection procedure for candidates; – a second phase with tenders.The information and conditions required for submitting an application can be found on the public […]
Open Monument Day® photo competition
Under the motto “Valuable: priceless or irreplaceable?”, we are once again inviting you to showcase special monuments in your area in 2025. Tell us about the value of your favorite monument and use your camera or smartphone to record what you think it is worth. Are there masterpieces of craftsmanship, rare materials, expensive details, curiosities […]
International competition H-TEAM e.V. – Artist Award 2025
The theme of this year’s competition is: “Volunteering”. Everyone is invited and encouraged to take part in the art competition and may submit a digital work from the category of film documentary or comic (a sequence of images on a sheet of paper). Please read the conditions of participation and instructions below carefully before submitting […]
Photo competition ‘Lust for more’
Together with Sparkasse Burgenlandkreis, Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, the Rotary Club Weißenfels, the Saaleck Design Academy and Naumburg Theater, Burgenlandkreis invites all interested photographers and photography enthusiasts to take part in this year’s district photography competition. The motto of this year’s competition is “Lust for more”. One photo can be submitted per participant – […]
German Photo Book Award – Submission deadline extended
From April 15 to June 30, 2025, publishers, editors, artists, authors and designers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the extended D-A-CH region can submit their titles to the competition for the German Photo Book Award. This includes photographic images in book form, photo books as well as photographic text and illustrated books. Every year, special […]
GENIUS LOCI WEIMAR | Competition for video mapping and façade projections
All interested artists can submit their concept ideas for this year’s location until June 15, 2025. The jury will award prizes to two concept ideas for the building/object. A budget of €10,000 is available for the realization of each winning submission (for two concept ideas €10,000 each, i.e. a total of €20,000). As part of […]
International Art Prize – Degussa
The prize money for the winner is 10,000 euros. The other four finalists on the shortlist will receive 3,000 euros. All five finalists will also receive a 500 euro production fee. The company Degussa Goldhandel, together with Monopol – Magazin für Kunst und Leben, is organizing an international art award. The Young Generation Art Award […]
Trier | former Gneisenau barracks
Competition summaryThe “Gneisenaubering” monument zone in the Trier-West district is a testimony to Prussian and German military and social history as well as Trier’s urban development. For the two measures “Renovation and conversion of the former barracks building for social housing” (completion 2021) and “Conversion of the former riding hall into a park hall” (completion […]
KaB: New school building Berlin
New school building Integrated secondary school Landsberger Straße 178, 12623 BerlinWood-compartment school with sports hall, sports and leisure areas Total budget 300,000 euros (gross) – realization of up to three works by different authors up to a budget of 100,000 euros per realization. Type of procedureNon-open two-phase competition preceded by a Germany-wide openapplication procedure (registration, […]
Arche Guntrams photo competition 2025 – “Nature up close”
Nature Museum Ark Guntrams Cash prizes Naturmuseum Arche Guntrams cash prizes worth a total of 1,700 euros for impressive photographic achievements on the subject of “Nature up close. The photos must be demonstrably taken in the wild in Austria and in countries bordering Austria, the term “nature” refers to plants, animals and microorganisms, the term […]
Mainz Art Prize Iron Tower
Hans-Jürgen Imiela Memorial Prize organized by Kunstverein Eisenturm Mainz e.V. donated by Volksbank Darmstadt Mainz eG October 2025 – Theme “self-portrait – the staged self“ Technique Photography and drawing With the growing self-confidence of artists on the threshold from the late Middle Ages to the early modern period, the self-portrait as a type of image […]
“The Cloud” art competition for the church of St. Maria, Stuttgart
St. Maria is historically and architecturally one of the most important Catholic churches in Stuttgart and much more than an imposing consecrated place where church services are celebrated. With the project St. Maria as … the parish in the city center initiated a process of opening up and reorientation several years ago. Since then, a […]
Highlights of Fürth 2025
Since 2018, Fürth’s late-autumn highlights have conjured up a very special glow in the cloverleaf city and have long since become a shining highlight in the calendar of events. November has a very special significance for Fürth: this is the month in which the city was first mentioned in a document over 1000 years ago […]
Poster competition on women’s rights, dignity and respect
“Men and women have equal rights” – according to the Basic Law. But what does it look like in real life? Where is it lacking? What needs to be improved? Where do we stand beyond the “gender star” and “quota” debates? What can we do as a society to show equal respect for all genders? […]
KaB_Neubau Hörsaalzentrum FAU_Erlangen
The Nuremberg State Building Authority is organizing an invited, single-phase art-in-architecture competition at four locations with a preliminary, open application procedure. Professional artists and artist communities who are citizens of the European Union (EU) at the time of application are eligible to participate. The aim is to specifically promote and involve young artistic positions. For […]
Competition Video Mapping Berchinale 2025
Call for entries for the competition: Video Mapping Berchinale 2025 – with a difference (September 19/20, 2025) Present your mapping, your video or your projection on the front facade and take first place with your creative idea. We have prepared the corresponding mask to be filled in in the attachment. This can be sent digitally. […]