Loading…
Painting
Painting competitions
All painting competitions open in the CallOpen catalogue today, soonest deadline first.
- Open now
- 64
- Free to apply
- 17
- Housing included
- 2
- Travel covered
- 1
- Prize money
- 58
- Closing within 30 days
- 35
- Next deadline
- 26 Oct 2026
No country or region limit in the terms: 47. Limited to named countries or regions: 17. · Data of 26 October 2026 · Each call checked against the organiser’s own page.
Painting: other kinds of call
Art competitions: other practices
All open calls here: 64
- 1 Dec 2026
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2027 — £35,000 First Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London
National Portrait Gallery
London, UKCompetitionFree to apply£35,000 first prize; £9,000 Young Artist Award
- 7 Dec 2026
- 11 Dec 2026
Collie Art Prize 2027 (CAP27), Western Australia — Major Acquisitive Award, Theme 'Identity'
Collie Art Gallery
134 Throssell Street, Collie WA, AustraliaCompetitionMajor acquisitive prize (historically A$50,000)
- 13 Dec 2026
6th "Picture and Words" Exhibition (NOBUKO Art Fund Competition) — Grand Prix ¥500,000
NOBUKO Art Fund Competition
Tokyo (Matsuzakaya Ueno), JapanCompetitionGrand Prix ¥500,000; NOBUKO Prize ¥300,000; 4 × ¥50,000
- 16 Dec 2026
2027 Honeywell Annual Fine Art Competition — Clark Gallery, Wabash, Indiana
Honeywell Arts & Entertainment
Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Indiana, USACompetitionCash prizes and award placings
- 18 Dec 2026
Fondazione Carifol Call for Art Under 35, Foligno — €7,000 Commission for Umbrian Artists
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Foligno
Foligno, Umbria, ItalyCompetitionFree to apply€7,000 gross
- 21 Dec 2026
Yosemite Renaissance 42 — Juried Exhibition 2027
Yosemite Renaissance
Oakhurst, California, USACompetition$4,000 in cash awards + touring show
- 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
Zaunergroup Art Award 2027 — Painting and Graphic Art, Austria
Zaunergroup
Bad Schallerbach, Upper AustriaCompetitionFree to apply€20,000 + selling exhibition
- 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
L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest — Free Quarterly Contest for New Illustrators, $500 per Quarterly Winner and a $5,000 Grand Prize, Deadline 31 December 2026 for the Final Quarter
Author Services, Inc. (Illustrators of the Future)
Online or by post to Los Angeles, USACompetition$500 per quarterly winner; $5,000 Grand Prize
- 8 Jan 2027
The Biscuit Factory Art Prize 2027 — Open Call Exhibition, Newcastle upon Tyne, 26 February–25 April 2027
The Biscuit Factory
Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomCompetition
- 11 Jan 2027
2027 Live Well, Die Well Art Prize "Conversations about end of life" — $30,000 Prize Pool, Free Entry
Palliative Care Australia
AustraliaCompetitionFree to apply$30,000 prize pool across categories
- 15 Jan 2027
Roland Gräfe Foundation Art Prize 2027 — €7,500 for Painters of the Vogtland (Germany and Czech Republic)
Roland Gräfe Stiftung
Vogtland (Thuringia, Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Vogtland); foundation seat in Radebeul, GermanyCompetitionFree to apply€7,500 prize, catalogue and exhibition
- 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
- 22 Jan 2027
62 Premio Reina Sofía de Pintura y Escultura 2027 — AEPE, Madrid (€10,000)
Asociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
Madrid, SpainCompetition€10,000 and AEPE medal
- 22 Jan 2027
Glover Prize 2027 — Landscape Painting of Tasmania ($80,000)
John Glover Society
Evandale, Tasmania, AustraliaCompetitionAUD 80,000 acquisitive prize
- 26 Jan 2027
Cars Reimagined — International Fine Art Competition
Agora GalleryInternational (exhibition at Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NYC)
CompetitionExhibition at Agora Gallery, New York
- 5 Feb 2027
Made in California (MICA) 2027 — Brea Gallery Juried Exhibition, Cash Prizes + Solo Show
Brea Gallery
Brea Gallery, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, California, USACompetitionCash prizes + solo show
- 19 Feb 2027
2027 John Villiers Outback Art Prize "Outback: A Sense of Place" — $22,500 Prize Pool
Waltzing Matilda Centre
Winton, Queensland, AustraliaCompetition$10,000 acquisitive major + $6,000 residency; $22,500 pool
- 20 Feb 2027
Art Move Concours 2027 (32nd), Osaka — Open-Genre Art Competition with ¥300,000 Grand Prize and Solo Shows for 18 Artists
PC Art Promotion Council
Osaka, JapanCompetition¥300,000 grand prize + solo exhibitions
- 22 Feb 2027
The Jury Art Prize 2027 — $40,000 Regional WA Art Prize, $10,000 Acquisitive Judges' Prize, Port Hedland
The Junction CoPort Hedland, Western Australia
CompetitionAUD 40,000 total; AUD 10,000 Judges' Prize
- 1 Mar 2027
Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Gallery 2027
Lubbock Arts Alliance
Lubbock, TX, USA (Lubbock Memorial Civic Center)CompetitionUp to $1,000 cash prizes at juror's discretion
- 1 May 2027
Kunstverein Münsterland Art Prize 2027 — €10,000 and a Solo Exhibition in Coesfeld
Kunstverein Münsterland
Kunstverein Münsterland, Jakobiwall 1, Coesfeld, GermanyCompetitionFree to apply€10,000 + prize-winner exhibition
FAQ
How many of these open calls are free to apply?
Free to apply: 17 of 64. A fee to apply or to take part: 35. Fee not stated by the organiser: 12.
What do these open calls provide?
Out of 64: housing: 2; travel: 1; studio: 1; production budget: 2; prize money: 58; exhibition: 55.
Can artists from any country apply?
No country or region limit in the terms: 47 of 64. Limited to residents or citizens of named countries or regions: 17 — each card names who may apply.
When is the next deadline?
XXXIV Salón de Artes Visuales Villa Carlos Paz 2026 — Painting, ARS 900,000 First Prize (Argentina): 26 October 2026. Closing within 30 days: 35. Open on a rolling basis: 0.