Painting competitions

All open calls here: 64

1. 26 Oct 2026

   XXXIV Salón de Artes Visuales Villa Carlos Paz 2026 — Painting, ARS 900,000 First Prize (Argentina)

   Municipalidad de Villa Carlos PazSalón Rizzuto, Av. Cárcano 75, Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina

   CompetitionARS 900,000 first prize; ARS 350,000 local prize

2. 27 Oct 2026

   BRAVA Awards 2027 — International Painting Prize for Artists Aged 19–30, Fundación Brava, Uruguay

   Fundación BravaPunta del Este, Uruguay (finalists' exhibition) and international touring shows

   CompetitionFree to applyUp to $5,000 + 8-week funded residency

3. 29 Oct 2026

   Vibrant Visions 3 — HMVC Gallery New York November Online Group Show on Colour ($150 / $100 Prizes)

   HMVC Gallery New YorkOnline (New York, USA)

   Competition$150 / $100 + online solo show

4. 30 Oct 2026

   Wichita Riverfest 2027 Poster & Button Artwork Contest — $4,000 Cash Prize

   Wichita FestivalsWichita, Kansas, USA

   CompetitionFree to apply$4,000 cash to the winning artist

5. 30 Oct 2026

   XXI Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales Junín 2026 — Acquisition Prizes up to ARS 520,000 at MACA (Argentina)

   Gobierno de JunínMuseo de Arte Contemporáneo Argentino (MACA), Junín, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

   CompetitionARS 520,000 / 390,000 / 260,000 acquisition prizes

6. 31 Oct 2026

   Anthology Cover Art Competition 2026

   Anthology MagazineInternational (online submission)

   Competition€500 + magazine cover

7. 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

8. 31 Oct 2026

   Voices and Visibility: Women, Art, and Political Change — Kawartha Art Gallery 2026 Annual Juried Exhibition, Ontario, up to $1,000 in Awards

   Kawartha Art GalleryKawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario, Canada

   Competition$1,000 / $500 / 2 × $250

9. 31 Oct 2026

   The Salopian Open 2026 — Open Exhibition at Gateway Gallery, Shrewsbury, Solo Show Prize

   Gateway GalleryThe Gateway Centre, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK

   CompetitionSolo exhibition for the overall winner

10. 31 Oct 2026

    Children's Art Competition: Peaceful Towns 2026

    Mayors for PeaceInternational (Mayors for Peace member cities)

    CompetitionFree to applyMayors for Peace President's Award and prizes

11. 31 Oct 2026

    WORLDART10 2026 — Ten Emerging Artists Selected for Exhibition, Art-Fair or Online Promotion and Mentorship by a Cape Town Gallery

    WORLDARTCape Town, South Africa

    CompetitionExhibition, art-fair or social-media promotion + mentorship

12. 31 Oct 2026

    SCAF Emerging Artist Award 2027: TENSION — £1,000 Prize and Exhibition at Dean Clough, Halifax, for Yorkshire Artists

    Scott Creative Arts FoundationDean Clough Mill, Halifax, Yorkshire, UK

    CompetitionFree to apply£1,000 first prize; £175 to 9 finalists

13. 1 Nov 2026

    2026 Holiday Art Competition

    The Delaplaine Arts CenterFrederick, MD, USA (The Delaplaine Arts Center)

    Competition$1,000 Judges' Choice

14. 1 Nov 2026

    Bionantism International Art Competition, 2nd Edition — $2,000 in Prizes and Show at TDV ART Gallery, Bucharest (Free Entry, Hand-Made Works)

    TDV ART by Mihai IonescuTDV ART by Mihai Ionescu, Strada Colței 44, Bucharest, Romania

    CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 / $600 / $400

15. 1 Nov 2026

    XLVIII Concurso Nacional de Arte Joven 2026 — CLP 3,000,000 Acquisition Prize, Universidad de Valparaíso (Chile, Under 35, Free)

    Universidad de ValparaísoSala El Farol, Valparaíso, Chile

    CompetitionFree to applyCLP 3,000,000 top prize; CLP 2,000,000; 3 × 500,000

16. 1 Nov 2026

    Craigs Aspiring Art Prize 2027 — NZ$15,000 Acquisition Prize, Wānaka (20th Year)

    Craigs Aspiring Art PrizeHoly Family Catholic School, 152 Aubrey Road, Wānaka, NZ

    CompetitionNZ$15,000 Supreme acquisition prize

17. 1 Nov 2026

    Farouk Hosny Foundation Arts Awards 2027 — Painting Award, EGP 75,000 / 50,000 / 25,000 (Egyptian Nationals up to 40)

    Farouk Hosny Foundation for Culture & ArtsCairo, Egypt

    CompetitionEGP 75,000 / 50,000 / 25,000

18. 2 Nov 2026

    Mukumbya Musoke Art Prize 2026, Uganda — UGX 7,000,000 for Artists Aged 20–45

    Mukumbya Musoke AdvocatesUganda

    CompetitionFree to applyUGX 7,000,000 + pro bono legal advice

19. 3 Nov 2026

    HERALBONY Art Prize — International Award for Artists with Disabilities, JPY 3 Million Grand Prize, Free Entry, Deadline 3 November 2026

    HERALBONYOnline application; finalists shown in Japan

    CompetitionJPY 3 million Grand Prize, plus jury and corporate prizes

20. 4 Nov 2026

    Northern Beaches Gallery Art Prize 2026 — $5,000 + Solo Exhibition (Open Theme)

    Northern Beaches GalleryCromer, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Competition$5,000 + 2027 solo show; $2,000; $500 framing

21. 4 Nov 2026

    Next Generation: University Art Competition 2026 — for Indiana College Students, Honeywell Clark Gallery

    Honeywell Arts & EntertainmentClark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Indiana, USA

    CompetitionBest of Show $175; places $85–$150

22. 5 Nov 2026

    49th Salón Anual de Pintura Enrique José de Larrañaga 2026 — ARS 450,000 Acquisition Prize, San Andrés de Giles (Argentina)

    Municipalidad de San Andrés de GilesComplejo Municipal Museográfico y Cultural, San Andrés de Giles, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    CompetitionARS 450,000 first acquisition prize

23. 5 Nov 2026

    Convocatoria Nacional de Dibujo 2026 — México y Yo: Un Viaje a Color (Free, Ages 12+)

    México y Yo: Un Viaje a ColorMexico (national)

    CompetitionTablets, medals and art kits per collection

24. 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

25. 7 Nov 2026

    The 2027 CVG Show — 20th Annual Juried Competition for Washington and Oregon Artists, Bremerton

    Collective Visions GalleryCollective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, Washington, USA

    CompetitionOver $10,000 in cash and purchase prizes

26. 8 Nov 2026

    Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting 2026 — $20,000

    Queensland College of Art and DesignBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

    CompetitionAUD 20,000 (non-acquisitive)

27. 10 Nov 2026

    Lessedra 17th International Painting & Mixed Media Competition — Small Works up to 15 × 15 cm, Sofia

    Lessedra Gallery & Contemporary Art ProjectsSofia, Bulgaria

    CompetitionUSD 300 / 100 / 100 prizes + Sofia exhibition

28. 10 Nov 2026

    II Alfonso Aramburu Terrades Painting and Sculpture Prize 2026 — €20,000 in Prizes and Exhibition in Huelva for Andalusian Artists

    Fundación Caja Rural del SurHuelva, Spain

    CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 painting; €10,000 sculpture

29. 11 Nov 2026

    International Artist Art Prize Challenge No. 157: Landscapes — Magazine Feature + $200 Art Supplies

    International Artist MagazineOnline / international (print magazine)

    CompetitionPublication + 4-page feature + $200 gift certificates

30. 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

31. 13 Nov 2026

    XXXI John Constable Watercolour Prize 2026 — Acquisition Prizes up to S/18,000, Británico Cultural, Lima

    Asociación Cultural Peruano BritánicaLima, Peru

    CompetitionAcquisition prizes S/18,000 / 9,000 / 5,000

32. 19 Nov 2026

    Salón de Artes Plásticas 2026 «Cámara de Comercio de Puerto Cabello» — US$1,000 Acquisition Prize for Painting (Venezuela)

    Cámara de Comercio de Puerto CabelloPuerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela

    CompetitionUS$1,000 / 600 / 400 acquisition prizes

33. 20 Nov 2026

    “Fény a hétköznapokban” (Light in Everyday Life) 2026 — Zsilip National Art Competition and Budapest Exhibition

    Zsilip Művészeti EgyesületBudapest, Hungary

    CompetitionVouchers 100,000 / 50,000 / 10,000 HUF + exhibition

34. 20 Nov 2026

    GO GREEN — Art Fluent Online Juried Exhibition ($750 Best of Show)

    Art FluentOnline — art-fluent.com (Art Fluent, Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

    CompetitionBest of Show $750; two awards of $250

35. 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)

36. 27 Nov 2026

    Sir William Orpen Prize 2026 — Self-Portrait Competition, €5,000 Prize Fund and Dublin Exhibition

    Sir William Orpen PrizeDublin, Ireland

    Competition€5,000 prize fund (top three) + exhibition

37. 27 Nov 2026

    Reflections — Rhode Island Watercolor Society Online Juried Show 2026

    Rhode Island Watercolor SocietyOnline — Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

    CompetitionOver $300 in cash prizes

38. 29 Nov 2026

    Life Design Art Competition No. 2 «Memories of a Place to Belong» — ¥500,000 Grand Prize and Purchase of 30 Works, Free Entry, Ages Under 40, Deadline 29 November 2026 (Japan)

    Life Design Art (Tokyu Land / Tokyu E-Life Design / Charm Care)Entry online; exhibition at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Azamino, Japan

    Competition¥500,000 Grand Prize; ¥100,000+ other awards

39. 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

40. 30 Nov 2026

    61st CAIN National Show 2027, Del Mar College — $10,000 in Purchase Awards, Juror Jamie Bates

    Del Mar CollegeJoseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

    Competition$10,000 in purchase awards