Competitions


Billboard Art Competition Art Moves 2026

There is no entry fee. The Competition is open and all artists interested in billboard art are invited to take part. The works should be submitted by the 15 July 2026, 0:00 CET via electronic mail to the address: artmoves(at)tlen.pl 8 most interesting works will be displayed on billboards in the city space during the […]


HYUNDAY MOTOR GROUP – VH AWARD

Hyundai Motor Group is proud to announce the open call for the 7th VH AWARD, inviting media artists to explore new horizons through this global initiative. Held biennially since 2016, the award has provided a global platform to amplify and support voices of creators whose work engages with the context of Asia. The proposed projects […]


Dieter Baacke Prize 2026

The Dieter Baacke Prize is awarded to exemplary educational, social and cultural projects throughout Germany. Intergenerational media projects are also honored. The prize is awarded in six categories, each of which is endowed with 2,000 euros. Application deadline: July 31, 2026


New ways of working with schools, daycare centers and all-day care

The MIXED UP Kick-Off funding is intended to initiate new ways of working together in cultural education. The funding is just right for committed stakeholders from schools, daycare centers, all-day programs and extracurricular cultural education who have not yet worked together strategically – and now want to do so together. The focus is not on […]


Taiwan International Student Design Competition

The 2026 Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC), on the theme “Resilience”, has been announced.The purpose of TISDC is to encourage international creative design exchanges, develop creative design talents, showcase the international image of Taiwan on creative design, and establish Taiwan’s international design reputation. The total prize fund for 2026 is more than $120,000 in […]


SIAF2027 // 500-m Underground Walkway Gallery Award: Call for Exhibition Plans

The Sapporo Odori 500-m Underground Walkway Gallery has been holding the “500-m Underground Walkway Gallery Award,” a competition for contemporary artwork plans and exhibition proposals, since 2012, and is now preparing for its 14th edition. As the 500-m Underground Walkway Gallery will serve as a venue for the Sapporo International Art Festival 2027 (SIAF2027) this […]


Blue Night Art Competition 2027

Since 2000, The Blue Night has been transforming Nuremberg’s city center into a stage for art, culture and encounters – with around 110,000 visitorsmore than 200 program items and more than 50 participating institutions. Since 2005, the Blue Night Art Competition has been inviting artists to realize site-specific projects in courtyards, special spaces and squares […]


Open Call: Karl Peter Muller Prize for Art Legacies (31.07.2026)

Applications for the KPM Karl Peter Muller Prize for Art Legacies 2026 are open until July 31. The prize honors “people, initiatives and projects that accompany artistic estates with particular care, innovation and creativity”. We are looking for professional, artistic and experimental concepts that rethink estate work and make it visible – also in dealing […]


Design competition 2026 // DESIGN OF AN IMPULSE AND RESONANCE PLACE IN THE CHURCH AREA

The ars LITURGICA initiative has been organizing artistic design competitions under the title ars LITURGICA since 2010. In each case, a design task from the sacred area is to be worked on: a liturgical device or ensemble of devices, liturgical clothing, a liturgical place, a liturgical book or an element of artistic decoration.In previous competitions, […]


Perron Art Prize 2026 in the porcelain category

The Perron Art Prize is awarded in the form of a main prize and two sponsorship prizes. It can also be divided between several works in accordance with a proposal from the jury, with an amount of 4,500 euros available for the main prize and 1,500 euros each for the two sponsorship prizes. The sponsorship […]


Competition//ANIMAGE – 16th International Animation Festival of Pernambuco

Animage – 16th International Animation Festival of Pernambuco is accepting submissions for 2026 and invites entries by filmmakers from around the world. The Festival includes Competitive and Non-competitive Screenings of national and international animation films, in addition to special sessions, feature films, masterclass, exhibition and animation workshops for both beginners, children and professionals.As part of […]


Art on the building – day care center Kleine Au, Germersheim

The new Kleine Au daycare center in Germersheim is to be given an artistic design with the help of an open competition to obtain designs. This is intended to artistically enhance the exterior façade of the elevator tower. The front surface and, if required, the side surface of the elevator tower will be available for […]


Art in architecture – Gundersheim | Daycare center

The local community of Gundersheim is planning to build a six-group daycare center in the street “Strohgasse” in the second row. A new daycare center is to be built first before the existing building is demolished. This will only take place in the second stage. A two-storey building with a flat roof is planned. The […]


Kallmann Prize of the Kreissparkasse 2026

The prize is awarded to artists living in Germany who deal with the subject areas of portrait / animal / landscape, which were the focus of Hans Jürgen Kallmann’s work. Hans Jürgen Kallmann was a German painter and draughtsman who lived from 1908-1991 and on whose initiative the Kallmann Foundation was founded, which runs the […]


US-America in Giessen – it was, it is, it remains

The presence of American troops had a lasting impact on the city of Giessen in the period after 1945. Spatially, this was particularly evident in the use of large barracks facilities, which dominated entire districts and have visibly changed the cityscape to this day. Added to this was the development of the Army & Air […]


Art prize to mark the 350th anniversary of Grimmelshausen’s death in 2026

To mark the 350th anniversary of the death of Johann Jakob Christoph von Grimmelshausen, the Grimmelshausen towns of Renchen, Offenburg and Oberkirch, together with the Grimmelshausenfreunde e.V., are organizing an art competition on the theme: Simplicissimus reloaded.Modern art in dialog with Grimmelshausen Since the end of the Second World War, Europe has largely lived in […]


Art prize of the town of Weilburg 2026

Weilburg, a small town with lots of art and culture. Characterized by the large baroque castle complex, the town lies within the Lahn loop and is one of the most beautiful residential towns in Germany. Conditions of participation: Age limit: unlimitedTopic limit: noneLocation limit: Germany and twin towns of the town of Weilburg Eligible to […]


Art Prize of Klosterneuburg Abbey 2027 – St. Leopold Peace Prize

The “St. Leopold Peace Prize”, named after the founder of the foundation, honors works of art that critically address humane and socio-political issues. The art prize is awarded to works of fine art in the fields of painting, graphic art, photography and sculpture which, in addition to their artistic aspirations, demonstrate humanitarian commitment and implement […]


Culture Prize of the Hochschwarzwald Art Gallery Foundation

The Kunsthalle Hochschwarzwald Foundation Culture Prize is awarded annually, alternating between the categories “Visual Arts” and “Performing Arts”. It will be awarded for the first time in 2026 in the “Visual Arts” category. The jury, which consists of the foundation’s board members, will award prizes to three of the submitted applications, with the first prize […]


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 […]