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Digital Art
Digital Art competitions
All digital Art competitions open in the CallOpen catalogue today, soonest deadline first.
- Open now
- 33
- Free to apply
- 14
- Prize money
- 28
- Closing within 30 days
- 17
- Next deadline
- 30 Oct 2026
No country or region limit in the terms: 27. Limited to named countries or regions: 6. · Data of 22 October 2026 · Each call checked against the organiser’s own page.
Digital Art: other kinds of call
Art competitions: other practices
All open calls here: 33
- 30 Oct 2026
AFTER THE PALACE: Resonance 2026 — International Video Mapping Contest on Nowa Huta's Socialist-Era Architecture, Kraków
University of the National Education Commission, Kraków
Nowa Huta, Kraków, PolandCompetitionFree to apply1st PLN 10,000; 2nd PLN 6,000; 3rd PLN 3,000
- 30 Oct 2026
New Dimensions 2026 — Island Futures Digital Art Competition and Exhibition, British Virgin Islands
Creative Waves BVIRoad Reef Plaza, Road Town, Tortola, BVI
Competition5 prizes incl. DLT Solutions Grand Prize
- 31 Oct 2026
Anthology Cover Art Competition 2026
Anthology Magazine
International (online submission)Competition€500 + magazine cover
- 31 Oct 2026
AI Horizons: Art Beyond Algorithms
PARMA 360 Festival
Parma, Italy (international)CompetitionFree to apply€1,500 main award + 3 × €1,500 category prizes
- 1 Nov 2026
.ART Award 2026 — $15,000 Grand Prize for Documenting the Creative Process, Plus an AR Prize and Premium Domain
.ARTOnline; winners shown at bitforms gallery, Miami
CompetitionFree to apply$15,000 Grand Prize; $50,000+ total
- 1 Nov 2026
- 1 Nov 2026
CIFRA Award Open Call POWER ON/OFF — Six €1,000 Awards for Moving-Image Artists
CIFRAOnline (international)
CompetitionFree to applySix awards of €1,000
- 4 Nov 2026
Next Generation: University Art Competition 2026 — for Indiana College Students, Honeywell Clark Gallery
Honeywell Arts & Entertainment
Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Indiana, USACompetitionBest of Show $175; places $85–$150
- 5 Nov 2026
FNA Art and Technology Competition 2026 — ARS 3,000,000 First Prize and a Group Show at Palacio Libertad (Argentina)
Fondo Nacional de las Artes
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCompetitionFree to applyARS 3,000,000 / 2,000,000 / 1,000,000 prizes
- 7 Nov 2026
The 2027 CVG Show — 20th Annual Juried Competition for Washington and Oregon Artists, Bremerton
Collective Visions Gallery
Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, Washington, USACompetitionOver $10,000 in cash and purchase prizes
- 12 Nov 2026
Malamegi Lab Art Prize — Venice '27: 12 Finalists, Group Show in Venice, €1,000 Prize and Acquisition
Malamegi Lab
Venice, Italy (final exhibition at Imagoars, Campo del Ghetto Vecchio)Competition€1,000 cash + acquisition up to €2,000
- 13 Nov 2026
The Unbox 2026 Architecture Competition
Volume ZeroConceptual
Competition$10,000 total; $5,000 first prize
- 17 Nov 2026
iJungle Illustration Awards 2026
iJungle AwardsOnline
Competition€2,500 Best of the Best; €500 per Gold (€5,000 total)
- 19 Nov 2026
Yamanashi Media Art Award 2026–27 — ¥500,000 Grand Prize for Online Media Art, Free Entry, Deadline 19 November 2026 (Japan)
Yamanashi Prefecture
Online application; finalists' exhibition in Yamanashi, JapanCompetition¥500,000 Y-GOLD; ¥200,000 Y-SILVER x2; ¥500,000 Y-CRYSTAL
- 19 Nov 2026
2027 Access/VSA Emerging Young Artists Program: Thrive — Kennedy Center
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
United States (touring exhibition)Competition$3,000 stipend + touring exhibition
- 20 Nov 2026
GO GREEN — Art Fluent Online Juried Exhibition ($750 Best of Show)
Art Fluent
Online — art-fluent.com (Art Fluent, Boston, Massachusetts, USA)CompetitionBest of Show $750; two awards of $250
- 25 Nov 2026
- 30 Nov 2026
Next ILLUST Award 2026 — Free Worldwide Illustration Contest by PIE International and COMICUP, ¥100,000 Gold Award and Publication in S Magazine
PIE International
International (online); results published in S magazine, Tokyo, JapanCompetitionFree to applyGold ¥100,000; 2 Silver ¥50,000; tablets, software
- 21 Dec 2026
Yosemite Renaissance 42 — Juried Exhibition 2027
Yosemite Renaissance
Oakhurst, California, USACompetition$4,000 in cash awards + touring show
- 22 Dec 2026
NewImages Festival 2027 Virtual Worlds Competition — Free Entry, €3,000 Award (Paris)
NewImages
Paris, FranceCompetitionFree to apply€3,000 Virtual Worlds Award
- 25 Dec 2026
The Adachi UKIYOE Award 2026 — Become an Eshi: Design a Contemporary Ukiyo-e Woodcut with Tokyo Artisans (up to ¥300,000)
The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing
Tokyo, Japan (meetings can be online)Competition¥300,000 / ¥150,000 / ¥50,000 + woodcut production
- 31 Dec 2026
SOKOL Prize 2027 — Digital Caricature, Critical Drawing and Satire, Karikaturmuseum Krems
Karikaturmuseum Krems
Krems an der Donau, AustriaCompetition€11,000 awards + Krems residencies
- 31 Dec 2026
Animayo Gran Canaria 2027 International Poster Competition — €500 to Design the Official Image of the 22nd Edition (Free, No Generative AI)
Animayo
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (online entry)CompetitionFree to apply€500 gross; optional €250 runner-up
- 31 Dec 2026
XIV ModPortrait 2026 — International Figurative Portrait Competition (Painting & Drawing)
Galería Artelibre
Zaragoza, SpainCompetition€12,000 painting; €6,000 drawing (acquisitive)
- 31 Dec 2026
FutureTense Awards 4th Edition — Oneiric (of dreams)
FutureTense
Hong KongCompetitionUp to HKD 15,000 production prize per category
- 4 Jan 2027
Video Mapping Awards 2027 — Screening to Jury and Public at Video Mapping Festival Lille
Rencontres Audiovisuelles
Lille, FranceCompetitionFree to apply
- 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 Festival
Crotone, Calabria, Italy (applications online)CompetitionFree to apply€300 gross, festival accreditation, official 2027 poster
- 26 Jan 2027
Cars Reimagined — International Fine Art Competition
Agora GalleryInternational (exhibition at Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NYC)
CompetitionExhibition at Agora Gallery, New York
- 28 Feb 2027
A' Computer Graphics and 3D Model Design Award
A' Design Award & Competition
Online / Como, ItalyCompetitionFree to apply
- 1 Mar 2027
2nd Aion Digital Art Prize 2026–2027
Aion Laboratory
Online (organised from Ise-Shima, Japan); open worldwideCompetitionGrand Prize ¥50,000
- 3 Mar 2027
Prix Ars Electronica u19 – create your world 2027
Ars Electronica
AustriaCompetitionFree to applyGolden Nica €3,000; prizes over €6,500 in total
- 30 Apr 2027
Jing Shan Creative Art Awards 2026/27 — 5th Edition: Between & Beyond
Xia Jing Shan Arts and Culture Foundation
Taipei, Taiwan (online submission)CompetitionFree to applyNT$1,100,000 prize pool
- Call opens January 2027; deadline not yet announced (2026: March 9)
Prix Ars Electronica 2027
Ars Electronica
Linz, AustriaCompetitionFree to applyUp to €10,000 per category; Golden Nica award
FAQ
How many of these open calls are free to apply?
Free to apply: 14 of 33. A fee to apply or to take part: 12. Fee not stated by the organiser: 7.
What do these open calls provide?
Out of 33: production budget: 2; prize money: 28; exhibition: 19.
Can artists from any country apply?
No country or region limit in the terms: 27 of 33. Limited to residents or citizens of named countries or regions: 6 — each card names who may apply.
When is the next deadline?
AFTER THE PALACE: Resonance 2026 — International Video Mapping Contest on Nowa Huta's Socialist-Era Architecture, Kraków: 30 October 2026. Closing within 30 days: 17. Open on a rolling basis: 1.