Sculpture competitions

All open calls here: 53

1. 28 Oct 2026

   Kunst am Bau for a New Kindergarten in Haßloch — €70,000 Commission, Two-Stage Competition (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

   Gemeinde HaßlochKindertagesstätte Müller-Thugau-Straße, Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

   CompetitionFree to apply€70,000 gross incl. materials and fee

2. 30 Oct 2026

   Howard County Public Garden RFQ — $500,000 Permanent Public Artwork, Glenwood, Maryland

   Howard County Arts CouncilGlenwood, Howard County, Maryland, USA

   Competition$500,000 commission

3. 30 Oct 2026

   Fairport-Perinton Art Trail, New York — $30,000 Public Artwork along the Erie Canal, Open to All Artists (RFQ)

   Fairport Public Arts CommitteePerinton Park, Erie Canal, Village of Fairport and Town of Perinton, New York, United States

   CompetitionUp to $30,000; $800 for each finalist

4. 30 Oct 2026

   Historic South LA Black Cultural District Public Art RFQ — Artist Roster for Banners, Markers, Murals and Monuments

   Historic South LA Black Cultural DistrictSouth Los Angeles, California, USA

   CompetitionRoster for multiple paid public art commissions

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

   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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 3 Nov 2026

    Strand Ephemera 2027 — Townsville Beachfront Public Art Festival, $5,000 Artist Fee + $10,000 Excellence Award

    Townsville City CouncilTownsville, Queensland, Australia

    Competition$5,000 artist fee; $10,000 Artistic Excellence Award

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 12 Nov 2026

    Kunstwettbewerb "Ein Symbol für Meschede" — €1,000 + Realisation in the City

    Stadtmarketing MeschedeMeschede, Germany

    CompetitionFree to apply€1,000 + realisation of the winning symbol

18. 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

19. 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

20. 20 Nov 2026

    28th International Ice Sculpture Festival 2027, Jelgava — Travel, Hotel and Prizes up to EUR 3,000

    Jelgavas valstspilsētas pašvaldības iestāde KultūraJelgava, Latvia

    CompetitionEUR 600 sketch prize; up to EUR 3,000 team / 1,500 solo

21. 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)

22. 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

23. 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

24. 27 Nov 2026

    Public Art for the Children's Area, Guelph Central Library — CA$250,000 Commission, Canadian Artists and Teams

    Guelph Public LibraryCentral Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    CompetitionCA$250,000 budget; CA$2,500 shortlist fee

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 30 Nov 2026

    Atrium Sculpture Commission at Guelph's New Central Library — CA$250,000, Canadian Artists and Teams

    Guelph Public LibraryCentral Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    CompetitionCA$250,000 budget; CA$2,500 shortlist fee

30. 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

31. 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

32. 1 Dec 2026

    Farouk Hosny Foundation Arts Awards 2027 — Sculpture 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

33. 7 Dec 2026

    Prix de la Monnaie de Paris 2027 — €10,000 + Medal Creation Residency in the Paris Mint Workshops (Artists ≤40)

    Monnaie de ParisParis, France

    CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 + production in Mint workshops

34. 7 Dec 2026

    BBA Artist Prize 2027

    BBA GalleryBerlin, Germany

    Competition€1,000 + solo show at BBA Gallery

35. 7 Dec 2026

    Waterloo Greenway Sir Swante Palm Park Public Art — Portals, 100-ft Wall and Seating, Austin

    Waterloo Greenway ConservancyAustin, Texas, USA

    Competition$80k–120k per major element; seating $10k–15k

36. 8 Dec 2026

    Olympia Art Crossings #4 and #5, Washington — Two $55,000 Gateway Public Art Commissions for Artists Connected to Olympia

    City of OlympiaHarrison/Division and Henderson/Eskridge gateways, Olympia, Washington, United States

    Competition$55,000 per project, two projects

37. 15 Dec 2026

    XI Premio Cervezas Alhambra de Arte Emergente — €4,500 Production + ARCOmadrid 2028 Show

    Cervezas AlhambraSpain

    Competition€4,500 production + €10,500 acquisition + ARCOmadrid show

38. 16 Dec 2026

    2027 Honeywell Annual Fine Art Competition — Clark Gallery, Wabash, Indiana

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

    CompetitionCash prizes and award placings

39. 21 Dec 2026

    Yosemite Renaissance 42 — Juried Exhibition 2027

    Yosemite RenaissanceOakhurst, California, USA

    Competition$4,000 in cash awards + touring show

40. 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