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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.
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
Monaco
CompetitionFree to apply€5,000 grand prize; €1,000 per category winner
Illinois State University School of MusicNormal, Illinois, USA
Competition$1,000 and a performance at the festival in each category
One World International Human Rights Film FestivalPrague, Czech Republic
CompetitionTen festival awards; screenings across Czechia
Farouk Hosny Foundation for Culture & Arts
Cairo, Egypt
CompetitionEGP 75,000 / 50,000 / 25,000
CIFRAOnline (international)
CompetitionFree to applySix awards of €1,000
North American ReviewCedar Falls, Iowa, USA (University of Northern Iowa; online submission)
Competition$1,000
BiesseInternational
CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 (1st), €5,000 (2nd), €3,000 (3rd)
North American ReviewCedar Falls, Iowa, USA (University of Northern Iowa; online submission)
Competition$1,000
Mukumbya Musoke Advocates
Uganda
CompetitionFree to applyUGX 7,000,000 + pro bono legal advice
Tampere Film Festival
Tampere, Finland
CompetitionGrand Prix €5,000; three category prizes of €1,500
HERALBONYOnline application; finalists shown in Japan
CompetitionJPY 3 million Grand Prize, plus jury and corporate prizes
CPH:DOX
Copenhagen, Denmark
CompetitionAwards from €1,400 to €10,000
Townsville City Council
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Competition$5,000 artist fee; $10,000 Artistic Excellence Award
Tampere Film FestivalTampere, Finland
CompetitionMain Prize €2,000
Conduit Books & EphemeraSaint Paul, Minnesota, USA (Submittable or post)
Competition$1,500
Northern Beaches GalleryCromer, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Competition$5,000 + 2027 solo show; $2,000; $500 framing
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
Taichung, Taiwan
CompetitionNT$300,000 / 150,000 / 100,000
Kunstpunt Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Competition€17,000 incl. fee; €1,500 sketch fee
Fundacja Polskiej Muzyki Kameralnej ART MINTAKABydgoszcz, Poland
Competition2,000 zł + premiere and recording
Honeywell Arts & EntertainmentClark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Indiana, USA
CompetitionBest of Show $175; places $85–$150
KlarafestivalNamur and Antwerp, Belgium; Belgian tour from Klarafestival 2027
CompetitionFree to applyBelgian tour + radio; €1,000 audience
Municipalidad de San Andrés de Giles
Complejo Municipal Museográfico y Cultural, San Andrés de Giles, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
CompetitionARS 450,000 first acquisition prize
México y Yo: Un Viaje a Color
Mexico (national)
CompetitionTablets, medals and art kits per collection
Fondo Nacional de las ArtesBuenos Aires, Argentina
CompetitionFree to applyARS 3,000,000 / 2,000,000 / 1,000,000 prizes
Jindřich Chalupecký SocietyCzechia
CompetitionFree to applyCZK 60,000 production + fee + annual stipend
Blue Line ArtsRoseville, CA, USA (Blue Line Arts; Crocker Art Museum selection)
Competition$5,500 in prizes; top $2,000
Bocas Lit Fest
Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean-wide eligibility)
CompetitionUS$10,000 overall; US$3,000 per category
DESY
DESY campus, Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, and the Innovation Park Altona, Hamburg, Germany
Competition€140,000–325,000 per lot, up to €800,000 in all
World Bodypainting AssociationOnline
Competition€700 / €400 / €200 + trophies and KRYOLAN vouchers, per category
Collective Visions GalleryCollective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, Washington, USA
CompetitionOver $10,000 in cash and purchase prizes
ONLY POEMS
Online (ONLY POEMS, Canada)
Competition$1,000 + $250 to each of 10 finalists
Galeria Sztuki WozowniaToruń, Poland
CompetitionPLN 5,000 / 2,000 / 1,000 + solo room show
The Masters ReviewOnline (The Masters Review, Bend, Oregon, USA)
Competition$3,000 + publication + agent consultation
Queensland College of Art and DesignBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
CompetitionAUD 20,000 (non-acquisitive)
HelvetArt Gallery
Galerie l'Art'monie, Rue de Villereuse 1, 1207 Genève, Switzerland
CompetitionHonorable Mentions: 100 CHF
Isobel Kidd Sculpture Studio & Gallery
Main Street, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Competition£1,100 prize fund (£500 top prize)
Seoul Youth Kijigae Center
Seoul, South Korea (online submission)
Competition₩6.2M total (grand prize ₩2M)
Art & jardins | Hauts-de-France
Amiens, France
Competition€4,400 fee + €8,000–12,000 production
Bolsa de Comercio de MendozaMendoza, Argentina (online entry; final at the Bolsa de Comercio de Mendoza)
CompetitionARS 3,000,000, 2,000,000 and 1,000,000 prizes