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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.
Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (submission by email)
Competition$1,000 + travel, lodging and a reading
Museo Arte Contemporanea Cavalese
Piazzetta Rizzoli, Cavalese, Trentino, Italy
CompetitionSix-month public banner show
Kawartha Art Gallery
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario, Canada
Competition$1,000 / $500 / 2 × $250
STAEDTLEROnline
Competition€1,500 travel voucher + €500 products (top category)
Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation
Chennai, India
CompetitionSIGMA 35mm f1.4 lens (single image and photo series prizes)
Gateway Gallery
The Gateway Centre, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
CompetitionSolo exhibition for the overall winner
River TeethMuncie, Indiana, USA (Ball State University; online submission)
Competition$1,000 + book publication
Tucson Festival of BooksTucson, Arizona, USA (online submission; workshop in Tucson, March 2027)
Competition$1,000 first; $500; $250 + workshop scholarships
Galerie Biesenbach
Online + Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, Germany
CompetitionOnline show; 2 winners in Cologne group show
Persea BooksNew York, USA (online submission)
Competition$1,000 advance + publication + residency option
The All-Japan Association of Photographic Societies
Japan (National Touring Exhibition)
Competition
Pride Photo Foundation
Amsterdam, Netherlands
CompetitionFree to applySelection for the collection and the foundation's touring exhibition
Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico
CompetitionUp to MXN 500,000 per section (Mayahuel awards)
Form MagazineRotterdam, Netherlands (UNSEEN at Art Rotterdam)
CompetitionExhibition at UNSEEN 2027
Mayors for PeaceInternational (Mayors for Peace member cities)
CompetitionFree to applyMayors for Peace President's Award and prizes
Tupelo PressNorth Adams, Massachusetts, USA (online or postal submission)
Competition$1,000 + publication + one-week residency
WORLDART
Cape Town, South Africa
CompetitionExhibition, art-fair or social-media promotion + mentorship
Conservatorio di Musica "Niccolò Piccinni" di BariBari, Italy
CompetitionFree to applyOrchestral performance in 2027
Scott Creative Arts FoundationDean Clough Mill, Halifax, Yorkshire, UK
CompetitionFree to apply£1,000 first prize; £175 to 9 finalists
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas, USA
CompetitionFree to applyPublic art commission; design stipend
The Delaplaine Arts CenterFrederick, MD, USA (The Delaplaine Arts Center)
Competition$1,000 Judges' Choice
KRS Lyskunstfestival
Kristiansand, Norway
CompetitionFree to applyNOK 25,000 grand prize + covered production
Cinéma du réel
Paris, France
CompetitionGrand Prix and competition prizes
Fondazione Teatro della Città di Livorno “Carlo Goldoni”Livorno, Italy (Teatro Goldoni)
Competition€15,000 fee + up to €20,000 production
Farouk Hosny Foundation for Culture & Arts
Cairo, Egypt
CompetitionEGP 75,000 / 50,000 / 25,000
FestiVita! Brussels Early Music FestivalCercle Royal Gaulois, Brussels, Belgium
CompetitionFree to apply€1,000 + concert; €500 finalist fee
Fonograf EditionsPortland, Oregon, USA (online submission)
Competition$1,500 + publication + residency
TDV ART by Mihai Ionescu
TDV ART by Mihai Ionescu, Strada Colței 44, Bucharest, Romania
CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 / $600 / $400
The Malahat ReviewVictoria, British Columbia, Canada (University of Victoria; submission via Submittable)
CompetitionCAD 2,000 per genre + publication
Universidad de Valparaíso
Sala El Farol, Valparaíso, Chile
CompetitionFree to applyCLP 3,000,000 top prize; CLP 2,000,000; 3 × 500,000
Centre d'Art Contemporain du Luxembourg BelgeMontauban-Buzenol (Étalle), Belgium
Competition€2,500 + exhibition
Craigs Aspiring Art PrizeHoly Family Catholic School, 152 Aubrey Road, Wānaka, NZ
CompetitionNZ$15,000 Supreme acquisition prize
Dante Moro Composition CompetitionFalcade (BL), Italy
CompetitionCash prizes from a €1,500 pool + premiere
.ARTOnline; winners shown at bitforms gallery, Miami
CompetitionFree to apply$15,000 Grand Prize; $50,000+ total
African Poetry Book FundOnline (African Poetry Book Fund, Brown University, Providence, USA)
Competition$1,500
Saturnalia BooksBroomall, Pennsylvania, USA (online submission)
Competition$2,000 + book publication
Farouk Hosny Foundation for Culture & ArtsCairo, Egypt
CompetitionEGP 75,000 / 50,000 / 25,000
FC2USA (FC2, an imprint of the University of Alabama Press; online submission)
Competition$15,000 + book publication
FC2USA (FC2, an imprint of the University of Alabama Press; online submission)
Competition$3,000 + book publication