How many of these open calls are free to apply?

Free to apply: 10 of 29. A fee to apply or to take part: 9. Fee not stated by the organiser: 10.

What do these open calls provide?

Out of 29: stipend: 1; housing: 3; studio: 1; production budget: 2; prize money: 17; exhibition: 9.

Can artists from any country apply?

No country or region limit in the terms: 27 of 29. Limited to residents or citizens of named countries or regions: 2 — each card names who may apply.

When is the next deadline?

Re-enchanting Villa Medici 2026 — Pavilions G-H-I: 30 October 2026. Closing within 30 days: 9. Open on a rolling basis: 0.

Art competitions in Italy, 2026–2027

30 Oct 2026

Re-enchanting Villa Medici 2026 — Pavilions G-H-I

Académie de France à Rome — Villa MédicisRome, Italy

CompetitionCommission for the interiors of three pavilions

31 Oct 2026

AI Horizons: Art Beyond Algorithms

PARMA 360 FestivalParma, Italy (international)

CompetitionFree to apply€1,500 main award + 3 × €1,500 category prizes

31 Oct 2026

Premio Scenario 40 — Italian Under-35 Theatre Award, €8,000 Prizes, Final at Scenario Festival Bologna 2027

Associazione ScenarioItaly (zonal selections; final in Bologna, Sept 2027)

Competition2 × €8,000 + 2 × €2,000 prizes

31 Oct 2026

Concorso Banner d'Artista 2027 — Public-Space Banners for the Museo Arte Contemporanea Cavalese

Museo Arte Contemporanea CavalesePiazzetta Rizzoli, Cavalese, Trentino, Italy

CompetitionSix-month public banner show

31 Oct 2026

Call for Scores for Women Composers 2026 — Works for Orchestra and Solo Instrument, Bari

Conservatorio di Musica "Niccolò Piccinni" di BariBari, Italy

CompetitionFree to applyOrchestral performance in 2027

1 Nov 2026

Il Teatro della Luce — Site-specific Commission for the Goldoni Theatre Ceiling, Livorno

Fondazione Teatro della Città di Livorno “Carlo Goldoni”Livorno, Italy (Teatro Goldoni)

Competition€15,000 fee + up to €20,000 production

1 Nov 2026

Dante Moro International Composition Competition

Dante Moro Composition CompetitionFalcade (BL), Italy

CompetitionCash prizes from a €1,500 pool + premiere

12 Nov 2026

Malamegi Lab Art Prize — Venice '27: 12 Finalists, Group Show in Venice, €1,000 Prize and Acquisition

Malamegi LabVenice, Italy (final exhibition at Imagoars, Campo del Ghetto Vecchio)

Competition€1,000 cash + acquisition up to €2,000

22 Nov 2026

CLARINITALY International Composition Competition 2026 — Works for Clarinet

She Lives AssociationRome, Italy

Competition€1,000 + performance (1st); €500 (2nd)

30 Nov 2026

NarrAzioni 2026 — Graphic Novel Contest for New Comics Authors, Rider Comics Publishing Contract

Artespressa APSLucca, Italy

CompetitionFree to applyPublishing contract with Rider Comics

30 Nov 2026

Premio Internazionale “Leonardo Paterna Baldizzi” 2027 — €10,000 Sculpture Prize, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

Accademia Nazionale dei LinceiRome, Italy

CompetitionFree to apply€10,000

10 Dec 2026

ACHROME Ensemble International Call for Scores 2026 (10th Edition)

ACHROME EnsembleBergamo and Milan, Italy

CompetitionPerformance, publication, radio broadcast

11 Dec 2026

Rural Housing II (Terraviva) — Reusing a Stable in Pavia, €10,000 Prizes

Terraviva CompetitionsPavia, Italy

Competition€5,000 / €2,000 / €1,000 + mentions

16 Dec 2026

House of Poetry (YAC × Marradi) — Architecture Competition for Dino Campana's House, €15,000 Prizes

Young Architects CompetitionsMarradi, Tuscany, Italy

Competition€8,000 / €4,000 / €2,000 + 2 × €500

18 Dec 2026

Second Annual International Mural Challenge 2026: Walls Against Border Violence

Aidez Nous à AiderWorldwide (with digital exhibitions in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands)

CompetitionBillboard exhibition across Europe; $100 honourable mention

18 Dec 2026

Prix Occitanie-Médicis 2027 — Three Months at Villa Medici in Rome with Studio, Housing and €10,500 for Visual Artists Tied to Occitanie, France

Occitanie RegionVilla Medici (Académie de France à Rome), Rome, Italy

Competition€10,500 grant plus studio and housing

18 Dec 2026

Fondazione Carifol Call for Art Under 35, Foligno — €7,000 Commission for Umbrian Artists

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di FolignoFoligno, Umbria, Italy

CompetitionFree to apply€7,000 gross

30 Dec 2026

Milan Machinima Festival 2027 — Call for Artworks (10th edition)

Milan Machinima FestivalMilan, Italy

CompetitionCritics' Choice Award (modest honorarium)

31 Dec 2026

Preziosa Young 2027 — Free International Contest and Touring Exhibition for Jewellery Artists Under 35 (Florence)

Le Arti OrafeFlorence, Italy (exhibition in spring 2027, then touring)

CompetitionFree to applyTouring exhibition, catalogue, residency and fair prizes

7 Jan 2027

Vetralia × Venice Design Biennial — Reverberation Open Call for Glass Mirror Designs (Production + Milan Design Week 2027)

VetraliaOlmo di Martellago, Venice, Italy; showcase Milan Design Week 2027

CompetitionProduction + Milan Design Week showcase + royalties

9 Jan 2027

4° Premio per giovani incisori 2027 — Biennale d'incisione «Giuseppe Maestri», Bagnacavallo (€1,000)

Museo Civico delle Cappuccine, BagnacavalloBagnacavallo (RA), Italy

Competition€1,000 + solo show; 2 × €500

11 Jan 2027

Premio Marca Corona 2026–2027 "Segni Comuni" — Under-35 Ceramic Art & Design Award, €1,500 + Residency

Marca CoronaSassuolo / Bologna, Italy

CompetitionFree to apply€1,500 + residency + production

18 Jan 2027

Calabria Movie Creative Contest 2027 — Design the Official Poster of the 8th Calabria Movie Film Festival, Reimagining Medusa (€300 Prize, Free Entry)

Calabria Movie Film FestivalCrotone, Calabria, Italy (applications online)

CompetitionFree to apply€300 gross, festival accreditation, official 2027 poster

31 Jan 2027

Porada International Design Award 2026 — Solid Wood Tables

PoradaCabiate, Italy (international, online submission)

Competition€11,000 in total

15 Feb 2027

Valli Wine Tasting Room

BuildnerCosta Vescovato, Colli Tortonesi, Italy

Competition€10,000 prize fund (€5,000 / €2,500 / €1,000)

17 Feb 2027

Reuse the Convent — Architecture Ideas Competition to Turn the Romanesque Church of Santa Maria di Cartignano (Abruzzo) into a Venue, €3,000 First Prize

Reuse ItalyBussi sul Tirino, Abruzzo, Italy

Competition€3,000 / €1,500 / €500 + mentions

28 Feb 2027

A' Computer Graphics and 3D Model Design Award

A' Design Award & CompetitionOnline / Como, Italy

CompetitionFree to apply

2 May 2027

Sound Studies Forum Open Call 'Oltre i confini. L’ascolto del contemporaneo' — Production Prize and Presentation at Fotonica Festival 2027, Rome

Sound Studies ForumMAM Museum, Rome, Italy

CompetitionProduction prize + presentation at Fotonica 2027

4 Jun 2027

IDEAS4WOOD 2026/2027 — 9th International Design Contest on Wood by TABU

TABU spaInternational; final in Milan

CompetitionFree to apply€15,000 total prize money

Art competitions in Italy

Art competitions in Italy

More open calls in Italy

Art competitions in other countries

All open calls here: 29

Re-enchanting Villa Medici 2026 — Pavilions G-H-I

AI Horizons: Art Beyond Algorithms

Premio Scenario 40 — Italian Under-35 Theatre Award, €8,000 Prizes, Final at Scenario Festival Bologna 2027

Concorso Banner d'Artista 2027 — Public-Space Banners for the Museo Arte Contemporanea Cavalese

Call for Scores for Women Composers 2026 — Works for Orchestra and Solo Instrument, Bari

Il Teatro della Luce — Site-specific Commission for the Goldoni Theatre Ceiling, Livorno

Dante Moro International Composition Competition

Malamegi Lab Art Prize — Venice '27: 12 Finalists, Group Show in Venice, €1,000 Prize and Acquisition

CLARINITALY International Composition Competition 2026 — Works for Clarinet

NarrAzioni 2026 — Graphic Novel Contest for New Comics Authors, Rider Comics Publishing Contract

Premio Internazionale “Leonardo Paterna Baldizzi” 2027 — €10,000 Sculpture Prize, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

ACHROME Ensemble International Call for Scores 2026 (10th Edition)

Rural Housing II (Terraviva) — Reusing a Stable in Pavia, €10,000 Prizes

House of Poetry (YAC × Marradi) — Architecture Competition for Dino Campana's House, €15,000 Prizes

Second Annual International Mural Challenge 2026: Walls Against Border Violence

Prix Occitanie-Médicis 2027 — Three Months at Villa Medici in Rome with Studio, Housing and €10,500 for Visual Artists Tied to Occitanie, France

Fondazione Carifol Call for Art Under 35, Foligno — €7,000 Commission for Umbrian Artists

Milan Machinima Festival 2027 — Call for Artworks (10th edition)

Preziosa Young 2027 — Free International Contest and Touring Exhibition for Jewellery Artists Under 35 (Florence)

Vetralia × Venice Design Biennial — Reverberation Open Call for Glass Mirror Designs (Production + Milan Design Week 2027)

4° Premio per giovani incisori 2027 — Biennale d'incisione «Giuseppe Maestri», Bagnacavallo (€1,000)

Premio Marca Corona 2026–2027 "Segni Comuni" — Under-35 Ceramic Art & Design Award, €1,500 + Residency

Calabria Movie Creative Contest 2027 — Design the Official Poster of the 8th Calabria Movie Film Festival, Reimagining Medusa (€300 Prize, Free Entry)

Porada International Design Award 2026 — Solid Wood Tables

Valli Wine Tasting Room

Reuse the Convent — Architecture Ideas Competition to Turn the Romanesque Church of Santa Maria di Cartignano (Abruzzo) into a Venue, €3,000 First Prize

A' Computer Graphics and 3D Model Design Award

Sound Studies Forum Open Call 'Oltre i confini. L’ascolto del contemporaneo' — Production Prize and Presentation at Fotonica Festival 2027, Rome

IDEAS4WOOD 2026/2027 — 9th International Design Contest on Wood by TABU

FAQ

How many of these open calls are free to apply?

What do these open calls provide?

Can artists from any country apply?

When is the next deadline?