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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.
Съюз на българските художници
Raiko Aleksiev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
CompetitionTotal prize fund of at least €5,000
Ayuntamiento de Daimiel
Daimiel (Ciudad Real), Spain
Competition€6,500 first prize + second prize (~€4,000)
Nadace pro současné umění PrahaPrague, Czechia
CompetitionFree to apply5 × CZK 21,000; winner +CZK 95,000
Lessedra Gallery & Contemporary Art ProjectsSofia, Bulgaria
CompetitionUSD 300 / 100 / 100 prizes + Sofia exhibition
Fundación Caja Rural del SurHuelva, Spain
CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 painting; €10,000 sculpture
Internationales Solo-Tanz-Theater Festival Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
CompetitionFree to apply€16,000 in prizes; up to €3,500 each for choreography and dance
International Artist MagazineOnline / international (print magazine)
CompetitionPublication + 4-page feature + $200 gift certificates
Toyama Glass Art Museum
Toyama Glass Art Museum, Toyama, Japan
Competition¥3,000,000 Grand Prize; ¥5,200,000 in prizes
The Center for Contemporary ArtBedminster, New Jersey, USA
CompetitionThree cash prizes; up to three solo exhibitions in 2028
DesallOnline (Desall platform)
CompetitionFree to apply5 × €1,000 (€5,000 total)
Stadtmarketing MeschedeMeschede, Germany
CompetitionFree to apply€1,000 + realisation of the winning symbol
Malamegi Lab
Venice, Italy (final exhibition at Imagoars, Campo del Ghetto Vecchio)
Competition€1,000 cash + acquisition up to €2,000
City of Mississauga
Mississauga, ON, Canada
CompetitionCA$374,000 + HST; CA$3,000 shortlist fee
Asociación Cultural Peruano Británica
Lima, Peru
CompetitionAcquisition prizes S/18,000 / 9,000 / 5,000
City of Winston-SalemWinston-Salem, NC, USA
Competition$60,000 all-inclusive; $1,000 finalist fee
Narrative MagazineOnline (Narrative Magazine, USA)
Competition$2,500 first prize; $1,000 second; $500 third
Volume ZeroConceptual
Competition$10,000 total; $5,000 first prize
Brink Literacy ProjectOnline (F(r)iction literary magazine, Colorado, USA)
Competition$1,600 in prizes
Poetic Justice InstituteUSA
Competition$1,000 + publication
Commonwealth Club of CaliforniaCalifornia, USA
Competition5 × $2,500
Brunswick Street Gallery
Brunswick Street Gallery, Australia
CompetitionOver $15,000 in prizes
AnimocjeBydgoszcz, Poland
CompetitionFree to applyGrand Prix 10,000 PLN; 37,000 PLN in prizes
Perugia PressFlorence, Massachusetts, USA (online submission)
Competition$2,000 + book publication
The Arkansas InternationalFayetteville, Arkansas, USA (submission via Submittable)
Competition$1,000 + publication
Go Short
Nijmegen, Netherlands
CompetitionGo Short Awards; Oscar, EFA and BAFTA recognised
K11 Art Foundation
Hong Kong / international
CompetitionExhibition + 3–4 week residency + mentorship
LitMagOnline (Submittable)
Competition$1,500 + agency review
Nightboat BooksUSA
Competition$1,200 advance + 25 copies
Internationales Trickfilm-Festival StuttgartStuttgart, Germany
Competition€10,000 Grand Prix; €60,000 prize money total
NeoArte AssociationPremiere at Kolonia Artystów, Gdańsk, Poland
CompetitionPLN 2,000 / 1,500 / 1,000
Kulturstiftung HavellandHavelland, Brandenburg, Germany
Competition€3,000 + sculpture
Rewire FestivalKorzo / Rewire Festival, The Hague, Netherlands
CompetitionCommission fee + presentation at Rewire 2027
DC Commission on the Arts and HumanitiesWashington, DC, USA
Competition$30,000 per project (4 awards)
CelsysOnline
Competition$3,300 / $1,000 / $1,000 / 10 × $100
Beijing Institute of Architects
Beijing, China
Competition€35,000 / €20,000 / €10,000 (€65,000 total)
Colored Pencil Society of AmericaOnline — cpsa.org
Competition$2,000 Best of Show; about $8,000 in awards
The Story PrizeUSA
Competition$20,000 (runners-up $5,000)
Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
Helsinki, Finland
Competition€101,000 total; €10,000 to each of 5 finalists
iJungle AwardsOnline
Competition€2,500 Best of the Best; €500 per Gold (€5,000 total)