Art competitions with no application fee

All open calls here: 128

1. 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

2. 23 Nov 2026

   World Sports Photography Awards 2027

   World Sports Photography AwardsWorldwide

   CompetitionFree to applyCategory, overall and emerging awards

3. 25 Nov 2026

   AUTOPORTRAIT 2026 Portrait Prize — PLAY, with FORMAT27

   Kuala Lumpur International PhotoawardsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Derby, United Kingdom

   CompetitionFree to apply1st €1,000; 2nd €500; 3rd €300

4. 25 Nov 2026

   CPH STAGE SELECTED Open Call

   CPH STAGECopenhagen, Denmark

   CompetitionFree to apply

5. 25 Nov 2026

   Premios Quirino 2027 (10th Ibero-American Animation Awards), Tenerife — Free Entry for Animated Features, Series, Shorts, Music Videos, Commissioned Work and Video Games

   Premios Quirino de la Animación IberoamericanaSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

   CompetitionFree to applyQuirino Awards in 7 categories

6. 25 Nov 2026

   dm award "connecting worlds" 2027 — €10,000 + up to €20,000 Production for Projection Mapping, SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe

   UNESCO City of Media Arts KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Germany

   CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 + up to €20,000 production

7. 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)

8. 27 Nov 2026

   Sony World Photography Awards 2027 — Student Competition

   World Photography OrganisationOnline; exhibition in London

   CompetitionFree to applySony equipment for the winner; ~€30,000 kit for their school

9. 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

10. 29 Nov 2026

    FICCI 66 Call for Films — Cartagena International Film Festival, 6–11 April 2027 (Shorts and Features, up to USD 100,000 in Prizes, Oscar-Qualifying)

    Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de IndiasCartagena de Indias, Colombia

    CompetitionFree to applyUp to USD 100,000 in prizes (total)

11. 30 Nov 2026

    DUMA® Karya Awards 2026 (Indonesia) — Free Architecture & Interior Award, IDR 215M Total Prizes

    DUMA Karya AwardsIndonesia

    CompetitionFree to applyIDR 215,000,000 total; top prize IDR 35M

12. 30 Nov 2026

    É Tudo Verdade / It's All True 2027 (32nd International Documentary Film Festival), São Paulo and Rio — Free Entry for Documentaries, Oscar-Qualifying Competitions

    É Tudo VerdadeSão Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    CompetitionFree to applyTrophy + cash prize (amount to be defined)

13. 30 Nov 2026

    Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2026 — Award for Young Artist: HK$50,000 in Nine Art Forms (Aged 40 or Under)

    Hong Kong Arts Development CouncilHong Kong

    CompetitionFree to applyHK$50,000 per art form (nine awards)

14. 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

15. 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

16. 30 Nov 2026

    NarrAzioni 2026 — Graphic Novel Contest for New Comics Authors, Rider Comics Publishing Contract

    Artespressa APSLucca, Italy

    CompetitionFree to applyPublishing contract with Rider Comics

17. 30 Nov 2026

    Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2026 — Artist of the Year: HK$100,000 in Nine Art Forms

    Hong Kong Arts Development CouncilHong Kong

    CompetitionFree to applyHK$100,000 per art form (nine awards)

18. 30 Nov 2026

    Rachel Cooke Graphic Short Story Prize 2026 — The Observer × Faber

    The ObserverLondon, UK

    CompetitionFree to apply£1,000 + publication in The Observer

19. 30 Nov 2026

    UNT Rilke Prize 2027 — $10,000 for a Book by a Mid-Career Poet (No Submission Fee)

    University of North TexasDenton, Texas, USA

    CompetitionFree to apply$10,000

20. 30 Nov 2026

    XI Premios Nacionales de Cerámica 2026 (Spain) — €1,000 Awards incl. Emerging Ceramist

    Asociación Española de Ciudades de la CerámicaSpain

    CompetitionFree to apply€1,000 / €600 per category

21. 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 InternationalInternational (online); results published in S magazine, Tokyo, Japan

    CompetitionFree to applyGold ¥100,000; 2 Silver ¥50,000; tablets, software

22. 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

23. 30 Nov 2026

    Third Hengshan Calligraphy Award — TWD 300,000 + Museum-Wide Exhibition Commission, Taoyuan (International Open Call)

    Taoyuan Museum of Fine ArtsTaoyuan, Taiwan

    CompetitionFree to applyTWD 300,000 + up to TWD 2M production

24. 1 Dec 2026

    NPRB Photography Awards 2026 — Alaska Marine Ecosystems, Free Entry, $1,000 Photo Story Prize

    North Pacific Research BoardAnchorage, Alaska, USA

    CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 photo story + 3 × $700 categories + youth $300/$100

25. 1 Dec 2026

    Utopia Science Fiction Magazine — March 2027 «Mystery» Issue

    Utopia Science Fiction MagazineOnline / print magazine

    CompetitionFree to apply

26. 1 Dec 2026

    MIFF Furniture Design Competition 2027 "PAW-Nexus" (Malaysia) — RM5,000 First Prize, Free Entry

    Malaysian International Furniture FairKuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    CompetitionFree to applyRM5,000 / 3,000 / 2,000

27. 1 Dec 2026

    XXV Joan Guinjoan International Prize for Young Composers 2026

    Escola Superior de Música de CatalunyaBarcelona, Spain

    CompetitionFree to apply€4,000 (net) and a premiere by ESMUC

28. 1 Dec 2026

    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2027 — £35,000 First Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London

    National Portrait GalleryLondon, UK

    CompetitionFree to apply£35,000 first prize; £9,000 Young Artist Award

29. 1 Dec 2026

    Hanns-Lilje-Stiftungspreis 2027 on the theme "The formative power of art and culture"

    Hanns-Lilje-StiftungGermany

    CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 research prize + €10,000 initiative prize

30. 1 Dec 2026

    43rd Chicago Latino Film Festival Poster Contest 2027 — $1,000 and the Festival's Official Poster

    International Latino Cultural Center of ChicagoChicago, IL, USA (online entry)

    CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 + official festival poster

31. 3 Dec 2026

    Swiss Art Awards 2027 — Federal Competition for Art, Architecture & Critique, Exhibition in Basel

    Federal Office of CultureBasel, Switzerland

    CompetitionFree to applyFederal prizes + exhibition

32. 3 Dec 2026

    Kiefer Hablitzel | Göhner Art Prize 2027 — Swiss Young Art Prize with Exhibition at Swiss Art Awards, Art Basel

    Kiefer Hablitzel StiftungBasel, Switzerland

    CompetitionFree to applyPrize money per terms; CHF 1,000 expenses for nominees

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

    S.O.S. İstanbul 2026: Future of Harem Bus Station — Free Student Architecture Competition, 125,000 TL First Prize

    İstanbul Serbest Mimarlar DerneğiIstanbul, Türkiye

    CompetitionFree to apply450,000 TL total; 1st 125,000 TL

35. 7 Dec 2026

    Tuzi Sports Center Conceptual Architectural Design Competition (Montenegro) — €27,000 First Prize, Free Entry

    Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property of MontenegroTuzi, Montenegro

    CompetitionFree to apply€27k / €17k / €8k

36. 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

37. 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

38. 13 Dec 2026

    MONSTRA 2027 Vasco Granja Portuguese Competition, Lisbon — Free Entry for Portuguese Animated Films (SPA/Vasco Granja Prize €2,500 Toward the Next Film)

    MONSTRA | Festival de Animação de LisboaLisbon, Portugal

    CompetitionFree to applySPA/Vasco Granja Prize €2,500

39. 15 Dec 2026

    Poetry Society of America Four Quartets Prize 2027 — $20,000 for a Sequence of Poems Published in 2026 (Free Entry)

    Poetry Society of AmericaNew York, USA

    CompetitionFree to apply$20,000 winner; finalists $1,000

40. 15 Dec 2026

    Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize 2026 — Academy of American Poets ($1,000, Free Entry)

    Academy of American PoetsOnline (Academy of American Poets, New York, USA)

    CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 first; $750; $500; $250