Art competitions in Germany

All open calls here: 26

1. 28 Oct 2026

   Kunst am Bau for a New Kindergarten in Haßloch — €70,000 Commission, Two-Stage Competition (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

   Gemeinde HaßlochKindertagesstätte Müller-Thugau-Straße, Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

   CompetitionFree to apply€70,000 gross incl. materials and fee

2. 31 Oct 2026

   Writing Photography — DGPh Prize for Innovative Publishing 2026: €1,000 for Essays, Reviews, Columns and Blog Writing on Photography

   Deutsche Börse Photography FoundationGermany / international (online submission)

   Competition€1,000

3. 31 Oct 2026

   Dresden Art Prize and Förderpreise 2027 — €10,000 Prize, Two €5,000 Awards and a €2,500 Work Grant (Nominations)

   Landeshauptstadt DresdenDresden, Germany

   Competition€10,000 + 2 × €5,000 + €2,500

4. 31 Oct 2026

   Thinking Photography — DGPh Research Prize 2026: €3,000 for Outstanding Research on Photography Theory and History (German or English)

   Deutsche Börse Photography FoundationGermany / international (online submission)

   Competition€3,000

5. 4 Nov 2026

   iF DESIGN AWARD 2027

   iF International Forum Design GmbHBerlin, Germany

   CompetitionNo direct funding

6. 6 Nov 2026

   Kunst am Bau for DESY Hamburg — Two-Phase Competition for Four Outdoor Artworks, up to €800,000 in Total, Open to Artists in Germany and Europe

   DESYDESY campus, Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, and the Innovation Park Altona, Hamburg, Germany

   Competition€140,000–325,000 per lot, up to €800,000 in all

7. 11 Nov 2026

   31. Internationales Solo-Tanz-Theater Festival Stuttgart 2027

   Internationales Solo-Tanz-Theater Festival StuttgartStuttgart, Germany

   CompetitionFree to apply€16,000 in prizes; up to €3,500 each for choreography and dance

8. 12 Nov 2026

   Kunstwettbewerb "Ein Symbol für Meschede" — €1,000 + Realisation in the City

   Stadtmarketing MeschedeMeschede, Germany

   CompetitionFree to apply€1,000 + realisation of the winning symbol

9. 15 Nov 2026

   ITFS 2027 Call for Entries — Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film Competitions (€10,000 Oscar-Qualifying Grand Prix, €60,000 Total)

   Internationales Trickfilm-Festival StuttgartStuttgart, Germany

   Competition€10,000 Grand Prix; €60,000 prize money total

10. 15 Nov 2026

    Kulturpreis 2026 der Kulturstiftung Havelland — €3,000 Visual Arts Prize for Artists from Havelland (Self-Nomination Possible)

    Kulturstiftung HavellandHavelland, Brandenburg, Germany

    Competition€3,000 + sculpture

11. 20 Nov 2026

    Media Art Award 2027 Sammlung Goetz — €5,000 Production + Exhibition for Munich Academy Graduates

    Sammlung GoetzMunich, Germany

    CompetitionFree to apply€5,000 production + AkademieGalerie show

12. 25 Nov 2026

    dm award "connecting worlds" 2027 — €10,000 + up to €20,000 Production for Projection Mapping, SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe

    UNESCO City of Media Arts KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Germany

    CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 + up to €20,000 production

13. 26 Nov 2026

    Public Art München — Annuale 2027 „Freiräume“: up to €15,000 for Temporary Art in Munich’s Public Space

    Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt MünchenPublic space, Munich, Germany

    CompetitionFree to applyUp to €15,000 per project (up to five projects)

14. 30 Nov 2026

    2nd Artplaner Prize — Free Postcard Art Competition, Top 30 Shown at Galerie Lächelt, Wismar

    ArtplanerGalerie Lächelt, Wismar, Germany (entries by post)

    CompetitionFree to apply€300 / €200 / €100 / €75 / €50

15. 1 Dec 2026

    Hanns-Lilje-Stiftungspreis 2027 on the theme "The formative power of art and culture"

    Hanns-Lilje-StiftungGermany

    CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 research prize + €10,000 initiative prize

16. 7 Dec 2026

    BBA Artist Prize 2027

    BBA GalleryBerlin, Germany

    Competition€1,000 + solo show at BBA Gallery

17. 31 Dec 2026

    DOK.fest München 2027 — Call for Documentary Films (42nd Edition)

    DOK.fest MünchenMunich, Germany

    CompetitionFree to applyVIKTORIA awards €5,000–10,000

18. 31 Dec 2026

    Kunstpreis des Landkreises Haßberge 2027 "Wurzeln und Weite" — €2,000 + Special & Audience Prizes

    Landkreis HaßbergeHaßfurt, Bavaria, Germany

    CompetitionFree to apply€2,000 + €500 special + €500 audience

19. 11 Jan 2027

    ortung 15 — Schwabach Art Prize 2027

    Stadt SchwabachSchwabach town centre, Germany

    CompetitionEUR 6,000 and EUR 3,000

20. 15 Jan 2027

    Roland Gräfe Foundation Art Prize 2027 — €7,500 for Painters of the Vogtland (Germany and Czech Republic)

    Roland Gräfe StiftungVogtland (Thuringia, Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Vogtland); foundation seat in Radebeul, Germany

    CompetitionFree to apply€7,500 prize, catalogue and exhibition

21. 18 Jan 2027

    73rd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen — Call for Entries 2027

    International Short Film Festival OberhausenOberhausen, Germany

    CompetitionFree to applyNearly €45,000 in prizes across five competitions

22. 3 Feb 2027

    iF Design Student Award 2027 — €50,000 Prize Fund, Free Entry

    iF Design FoundationInternational (final jury in Berlin, ceremony in New York City)

    CompetitionFree to applyShare of a €50,000 prize fund

23. 1 Mar 2027

    Diessener Förderpreis junge Keramik 2027 — €2,500 International Award and Exhibition for Ceramists Aged 35 or Under

    Diessener TöpfermarktKulturzentrum Blaues Haus, Dießen am Ammersee, Bavaria, Germany

    CompetitionFree to apply€2,500 prize + exhibition

24. 12 Mar 2027

    14th International Senefelder Award 2028 for Artistic Lithography — Prizes and an Exhibition in Offenbach am Main

    Internationale Senefelder-StiftungOffenbach am Main, Germany

    CompetitionFree to apply€2,000 in prize money + exhibition

25. 31 Mar 2027

    Reinhard-Schulz-Preis 2027 for Contemporary Music Journalism — €3,000 for German-Language Music Critics up to 35

    Internationales Musikinstitut DarmstadtDarmstadt, Germany

    Competition€3,000 + publication opportunities

26. 1 May 2027

    Kunstverein Münsterland Art Prize 2027 — €10,000 and a Solo Exhibition in Coesfeld

    Kunstverein MünsterlandKunstverein Münsterland, Jakobiwall 1, Coesfeld, Germany

    CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 + prize-winner exhibition