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Explore 440 active competitions in our database. We show the funding, the application fee and what the programme provides (studios, lodging, stipends) so you can focus on what fits your practice. Selection rotates daily; sign in free for the full catalogue, the tracker and application plans.
CompetitionNadace pro současné umění Praha
Prague contemporary art foundation (FCCA); initiated by Jednadvacet.org.
Prague, Czechia
CompetitionPartial FundingKlarafestival
Klarafestival and some ten Belgian music organisations select two young ensembles a year as 'Supernovas' and send them on a Belgian concert tour opening at Klarafestival, with media attention on Klara and Musiq3. Classical music is the base, but ensembles that connect or collide genres and traditions are welcome.
Namur and Antwerp, Belgium; Belgian tour from Klarafestival 2027
CompetitionInternational Music Software Trade Association
Tailored for self-producing electronic and Trap artists, this competition provides the essential technological capital required for high-level music production. Winning equips the activist artist with industry-standard digital tools, such as specialized plugins and advanced mixing tools. By securing these tools through merit rather than capital expenditure, the mid-career artist effectively dem...
CompetitionPartial FundingBOA Editions
BOA Editions, a nonprofit publisher of poetry and short fiction, awards the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize to a poet's first book; this year's judge is Jennifer Chang.
Rochester, New York, USA
CompetitionBuildner
Situated near the Cávado River, this competition involves the adaptive reuse of a former horse barn into a slow-living restaurant and guest accommodation. It is a profound exploration of communal dining, generational memory, and seamless landscape integration. The brief is heavily imbued with the concept of 'slow architecture' and the phenomenology of the hearth. The architectural intervention ...
Braga, Portugal
CompetitionFully FundedPost Wave Publishing UK
A prize for emerging children's book illustrators run by a publisher with offices in the UK, Germany and the USA, supported by an association in Anxi County, Fujian.
CompetitionANIMATOR International Animated Film Festival
Poland's major animation festival; annual free call for its four competitions.
Poznań, PolandPrograms are open to authors at various career stages — from emerging to established professionals. Exact age, nationality, or educational criteria are always listed in the program description.
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No country or region limit in the terms: 338. Limited to named countries or regions: 102. · Data of 26 October 2026 · Each call checked against the organiser’s own page.
Municipalidad de Villa Carlos Paz
Salón Rizzuto, Av. Cárcano 75, Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina
CompetitionARS 900,000 first prize; ARS 350,000 local prize
Design Council Busan
Busan, South Korea
CompetitionFree to applyKRW 20,000,000 × 2 (Stage 2) + KRW 50,000,000 winner
Negative Population GrowthUnited States (online submission)
CompetitionFree to applyMultiple scholarships of $1,000–$2,500
CREATES
Mbour and Lower Casamance (Bignona, Ziguinchor, Oussouye), Senegal; final screening in Dakar
CompetitionFree to applyXOF 120,000 each for 10 projects + filming-kit prizes
Glasgow Short Film Festival
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
CompetitionBill Douglas Award; BAFTA and BIFA qualifying
Fondo Nacional de las ArtesCemeteries, temples and sacred places anywhere in Argentina
CompetitionARS 3,000,000 first prize
Fundación Brava
Punta del Este, Uruguay (finalists' exhibition) and international touring shows
CompetitionFree to applyUp to $5,000 + 8-week funded residency
Съюз на българските художници
Lubor Bayer Exhibition Hall, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
CompetitionThree equal prizes of €511.29
Gemeinde Haßloch
Kindertagesstätte Müller-Thugau-Straße, Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
CompetitionFree to apply€70,000 gross incl. materials and fee
BuildnerInternational (ideas competition)
Competition€10,000 fund; €5,000 first prize
HMVC Gallery New YorkOnline (New York, USA)
Competition$150 / $100 + online solo show
Matsu Biennial
Matsu Islands, Lienchiang County, Taiwan
CompetitionFree to applyNT$800,000 (about US$25,000, tax included) per selected proposal
Howard County Arts CouncilGlenwood, Howard County, Maryland, USA
Competition$500,000 commission
Burnie Regional Art Gallery
Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
CompetitionA$18,000 acquisitive major prize
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
Câmara Municipal de SintraSintra, Portugal
Competition€4,000 + €4,000 + €3,000
Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes AudiovisualesArgentina and Paraguay
CompetitionFree to apply2 × USD 35,000 (paid in pesos)
Académie de France à Rome — Villa Médicis
Rome, Italy
CompetitionCommission for the interiors of three pavilions
University of the National Education Commission, KrakówNowa Huta, Kraków, Poland
CompetitionFree to apply1st PLN 10,000; 2nd PLN 6,000; 3rd PLN 3,000
Historic South LA Black Cultural DistrictSouth Los Angeles, California, USA
CompetitionRoster for multiple paid public art commissions
Wichita FestivalsWichita, Kansas, USA
CompetitionFree to apply$4,000 cash to the winning artist
Creative Waves BVIRoad Reef Plaza, Road Town, Tortola, BVI
Competition5 prizes incl. DLT Solutions Grand Prize
Gobierno de JunínMuseo de Arte Contemporáneo Argentino (MACA), Junín, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
CompetitionARS 520,000 / 390,000 / 260,000 acquisition prizes
Secretaría de Cultura de la NaciónArgentina
CompetitionFree to apply€1,000 (performer); €5,000 / €3,000 (ensembles)
Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio
Chile
CompetitionFree to apply€5,000; €3,000; €1,000 per participating country
Anthology MagazineInternational (online submission)
Competition€500 + magazine cover
Deutsche Börse Photography FoundationGermany / international (online submission)
Competition€1,000
Landeshauptstadt DresdenDresden, Germany
Competition€10,000 + 2 × €5,000 + €2,500
The Bedford CompetitionBedford, England, UK (online entry worldwide; postal entries from the UK only)
Competition£2,000 first prize; £400 second; £300 third
Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport
Austria
CompetitionFree to applyFour prizes of €6,000
Deutsche Börse Photography FoundationGermany / international (online submission)
Competition€3,000
University of North Texas PressDenton, Texas, USA (online submission)
Competition$1,000 + book publication
The Bedford CompetitionBedford, England, UK (online entry worldwide; postal entries from the UK only)
Competition£2,000 first prize; £400 second; £300 third
designaustriaVienna, Austria (international entry)
CompetitionMedals in 13 categories + touring show
American Kennel ClubUnited States
CompetitionFree to apply$500 / $250 / $150
PARMA 360 FestivalParma, Italy (international)
CompetitionFree to apply€1,500 main award + 3 × €1,500 category prizes
Associazione ScenarioItaly (zonal selections; final in Bologna, Sept 2027)
Competition2 × €8,000 + 2 × €2,000 prizes
Dzanc BooksAnn Arbor, Michigan, USA (online submission)
Competition$1,500 advance + publication
Northwestern University PressEvanston, Illinois, USA (submission by email)
Competition$500 + chapbook publication + 15 copies
California Center for the Arts, Escondido FoundationEscondido, California, USA
Competition$8,000 all-inclusive mural commission