Installation competitions

All open calls here: 24

1. 30 Oct 2026

   4th Matsu Biennial 2027 — International Open Call for Site-Specific and Participatory Projects, NT$800,000 per Project

   Matsu BiennialMatsu Islands, Lienchiang County, Taiwan

   CompetitionFree to applyNT$800,000 (about US$25,000, tax included) per selected proposal

2. 31 Oct 2026

   Signature Public Art Commission for the Aplin Center

   Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas, USA

   CompetitionFree to applyPublic art commission; design stipend

3. 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

4. 3 Nov 2026

   CPH:DOX 2027 — Film and Inter:active Submissions (Films Completed After 1 September)

   CPH:DOXCopenhagen, Denmark

   CompetitionAwards from €1,400 to €10,000

5. 6 Nov 2026

   Crocker Kingsley 2027

   Blue Line ArtsRoseville, CA, USA (Blue Line Arts; Crocker Art Museum selection)

   Competition$5,500 in prizes; top $2,000

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

   Toyama International Glass Exhibition 2027 — ¥3,000,000 Grand Prize in a Free Open Triennial for Glass Art, Deadline 11 November 2026 (Japan)

   Toyama Glass Art MuseumToyama Glass Art Museum, Toyama, Japan

   Competition¥3,000,000 Grand Prize; ¥5,200,000 in prizes

8. 15 Nov 2026

   Go Short 2027 — International Short Film Festival Nijmegen: Call for Entry

   Go ShortNijmegen, Netherlands

   CompetitionGo Short Awards; Oscar, EFA and BAFTA recognised

9. 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 PrefectureOnline application; finalists' exhibition in Yamanashi, Japan

   Competition¥500,000 Y-GOLD; ¥200,000 Y-SILVER x2; ¥500,000 Y-CRYSTAL

10. 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

11. 22 Nov 2026

    Talents Contemporains 16 — Water: €15,000 Acquisition Prize and up to €50,000 Production, Fondation François Schneider

    Fondation François SchneiderWattwiller, Alsace, France (Centre d'art de la Fondation François Schneider)

    CompetitionFree to apply€15,000 per laureate (€8,000 for editioned works)

12. 22 Nov 2026

    Eulsukdo Land·Ecological Art Open Call 2026 — KRW 380 Million Site-Specific Commission in the Nakdong Estuary, Busan

    Busan Metropolitan CityEulsukdo, Saha-gu, Busan, South Korea

    CompetitionFree to applyKRW 380M budget incl. KRW 20M fee

13. 24 Nov 2026

    Art Award Otakanomori 2026 Sculpture Category — ¥200,000 Prize and Commission Funded Up to ¥500,000, Deadline 24 November 2026 (Nagareyama, Japan)

    Nagareyama Otakanomori S.C. (Tojin Kaihatsu)Komorebi Street, Nagareyama Otakanomori station, Chiba, Japan

    Competition¥200,000 Grand Prize; fabrication paid up to ¥500,000

14. 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)

15. 27 Nov 2026

    Public Art at Wolfs Lane Park — Pelham Art Center

    Pelham Art CenterWolfs Lane Park, Pelham, New York, USA

    CompetitionFree to applyStipend + 3–6 month park installation

16. 30 Nov 2026

    Horizons Arts-Nature en Sancy 2027 — 10 ephemeral works in nature

    Horizons Arts-Nature en SancyMassif du Sancy, Auvergne, France

    Competition€8,000 per selected artist/collective

17. 30 Nov 2026

    2027 Beam Camp Project Open Call — $5,000 Award and $15,000 Budget for a Large-Scale Build

    Beam CenterStrafford, NH, USA

    CompetitionFree to apply$5,000 award + ~$15,000 fabrication budget

18. 7 Dec 2026

    Amsterdam Light Festival Edition 16 (2027–2028) — Open Call for Light Artworks on the Canals

    Amsterdam Light FestivalAmsterdam canals, Netherlands

    CompetitionFree to apply€4,000 artist fee + production and travel costs covered

19. 7 Dec 2026

    Amsterdam Light Festival × Amarte Fonds 2027 — Light Artwork Commission for Netherlands-Based Makers New to Light Art

    Amsterdam Light FestivalAmsterdam canals, Netherlands

    CompetitionFree to apply€4,000 artist fee + €20,000 production budget

20. 30 Dec 2026

    G & A Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2027 — €15,000 and a Fully Funded Permanent Outdoor Installation in Crete

    G & A Mamidakis FoundationMinos Palace, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece

    Competition€15,000 + full production and installation costs

21. 1 Mar 2027

    2nd Aion Digital Art Prize 2026–2027

    Aion LaboratoryOnline (organised from Ise-Shima, Japan); open worldwide

    CompetitionGrand Prize ¥50,000

22. 12 Mar 2027

    Off Center 2027 — International Ceramics Competition at Blue Line Arts, Roseville, California

    Blue Line ArtsRoseville, CA, USA (Blue Line Arts gallery)

    Competition$500, $300 and $100 prizes; exhibition

23. 30 Apr 2027

    Jing Shan Creative Art Awards 2026/27 — 5th Edition: Between & Beyond

    Xia Jing Shan Arts and Culture FoundationTaipei, Taiwan (online submission)

    CompetitionFree to applyNT$1,100,000 prize pool

24. Call opens January 2027; deadline not yet announced (2026: March 9)

    Prix Ars Electronica 2027

    Ars ElectronicaLinz, Austria

    CompetitionFree to applyUp to €10,000 per category; Golden Nica award