Current competitions
“Wechselspiel” 5th Art Prize of the Evangelical Church of Württemberg
The art prize, endowed with 10,000 euros, is awarded for an artistic intervention in a church interior in the area of the Württemberg Regional Church. The artistic means are freely selectable. Any form of expression in the visual arts is possible. A short project description and idea sketch must be submitted in digital form. A […]
Customs GBM New building to house customs offices in Görlitz, OT Klingewalde, Klingewalder Höhe industrial estate
In the period 2025-2026, the federal government, represented by the Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben (BImA), represented by the Saxon State Ministry of Finance,Referat 55, represented by the Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement, Niederlassung Bautzen, is constructing a new building in Görlitz Klingewalde to housecustoms offices. The building will be erected in the Klingewalder Höhe industrial estate, […]
Rotterdam Photo 2026: Echoes of Silence – War in the Artist’s Soul
What does war do to an artist when he or she is not an eyewitness, but becomes a bearer of the emotional legacy? What does the violence sound like in the minds of those who survive, flee, or hear only? In “Echoes of Silence,” we explore how war, conflict and collective trauma reverberate in the […]
Competition Digital Graphics on Paper 2026
In the long tradition of our printmaking biennial 100 Saxon Prints, a trend towards the use of digital image creation and production processes has become increasingly apparent in recent years. We want to pursue this phenomenon with this call for entries for an exhibition. Digital graphic work without the resistance of manual techniques during image […]
International competition for ceramics
Every two years since 1987, the city of Carouge (Geneva) has organized an international competition for contemporary ceramics, in which the aim is to create works on a given theme. Each work must be an original created specifically for this competition and must not be exhibited before September 19, 2026, the date of the start […]
Fine Art Awards
This is the third edition of an event aimed at highlighting and recognizing the most outstanding works of 2025. Your talent and creativity are crucial to the success of this initiative. Creativity is the soul of fine art photography. The photographers gathered here aim to convey emotions, concepts and thoughts through their images. Each photo […]
Photo competition: Highlights
The “Highlights of Nature Photography” competition is one of the most renowned nature photography competitions in the world. Since its foundation in 1999, it has established itself as a platform that presents the beauty and diversity of nature in outstanding photographs. Since 2024, the competition has been run by Florian and Lisa Marie Smit, who […]
Derwent Art Prize
Derwent, the internationally renowned fine art brand, are proud to announce that the eighth instalment of the Derwent Art Prize is now open for entries! Created in 2012 by Derwent, the Derwent Art Prize celebrates and rewards excellence in contemporary pencil art, inviting artists to submit the very best in 2D and 3D artworks created […]
Art prize ‘Encounters in focus’
The blooming paradise “Bad Zwischenahn” is located directly on the third largest inland lake in Lower Saxony, the Zwischenahner Meer, and is also proudly called the “Pearl of the Ammerland”. Bad Zwischenahn has a lot to offer: unspoiled nature that invites you to go cycling and walking, the well-known Ammerland hospitality, a varied gastronomic offer […]
Glass Design Award
International design competition for students from design-oriented and creative degree programs Under the competition title “Glass can …”, participants are called upon to highlight the special properties of glass and, where possible, to create links to other raw materials. The participants are allowed to incorporate their creativity and individuality into the designs and can put […]
Lesser Ury Prize for Art
Established in 2024, this award for visual arts is presented to artists for individual works that are recognized by a jury of the KünstlerGilde e.V. as part of an art prize competition with an annually changing artistic focus. The award’s namesake, the painter and graphic artist Leo Lesser Ury, born in 1861 in the province […]
Video Art Award Bremen (ongoing possible)
With prize money totaling 10,000 euros, the Filmbüro Bremen enables the production and presentation of at least two video art projects every two years. All facets are welcome: classical, (non)linear, audio-visual project ideas, those with an installation character as well as all those that move at the boundaries of media art. Funding is provided for […]