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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.
Decagon GalleryOnline — decagongallery.com
Competition$1,000 total cash awards
The John Ruskin Prize
London, United Kingdom
CompetitionFirst prize £3,000 from the Guild of St George
Community of Literary Magazines and PressesOnline / USA
Competition$2,000 per book, $1,000 per magazine
Cámara de Comercio de Puerto Cabello
Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
CompetitionUS$1,000 / 600 / 400 acquisition prizes
Yamanashi Prefecture
Online application; finalists' exhibition in Yamanashi, Japan
Competition¥500,000 Y-GOLD; ¥200,000 Y-SILVER x2; ¥500,000 Y-CRYSTAL
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsUnited States (touring exhibition)
Competition$3,000 stipend + touring exhibition
Gobierno del Estado de Zacatecas
Zacatecas, Mexico
CompetitionPrintmaking kits worth MXN 10,000 / 5,000 / 3,000
CrypticGlasgow, Scotland, UK
Competition£800 solo / up to £2,000 group
Zsilip Művészeti Egyesület
Budapest, Hungary
CompetitionVouchers 100,000 / 50,000 / 10,000 HUF + exhibition
Art FluentOnline — art-fluent.com (Art Fluent, Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
CompetitionBest of Show $750; two awards of $250
Sammlung Goetz
Munich, Germany
CompetitionFree to apply€5,000 production + AkademieGalerie show
Jelgavas valstspilsētas pašvaldības iestāde Kultūra
Jelgava, Latvia
CompetitionEUR 600 sketch prize; up to EUR 3,000 team / 1,500 solo
Kerkini Wetlands Photo Award
Lake Kerkini National Park, Greece
Competition€1,000 Photo of the Year
Sadler's WellsLondon, UK (filming anywhere)
CompetitionFree to apply£6,000 commission + Sadler's Wells production support
She Lives Association
Rome, Italy
Competition€1,000 + performance (1st); €500 (2nd)
Fondation François Schneider
Wattwiller, Alsace, France (Centre d'art de la Fondation François Schneider)
CompetitionFree to apply€15,000 per laureate (€8,000 for editioned works)
One World Romania
Bucharest, Romania
CompetitionCompetition awards incl. Youth Jury award
Busan Metropolitan City
Eulsukdo, Saha-gu, Busan, South Korea
CompetitionFree to applyKRW 380M budget incl. KRW 20M fee
City of Mississauga
Mississauga, ON, Canada
CompetitionCA$315,000 + HST; CA$3,300 shortlist fee
World Sports Photography AwardsWorldwide
CompetitionFree to applyCategory, overall and emerging awards
Nagareyama Otakanomori S.C. (Tojin Kaihatsu)Komorebi Street, Nagareyama Otakanomori station, Chiba, Japan
Competition¥200,000 Grand Prize; fabrication paid up to ¥500,000
Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Derby, United Kingdom
CompetitionFree to apply1st €1,000; 2nd €500; 3rd €300
Svenska Fotografers Förbund
Stockholm, Sweden
CompetitionSEK 40,000 (nominees SEK 10,000)
Premios Quirino de la Animación Iberoamericana
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
CompetitionFree to applyQuirino Awards in 7 categories
UNESCO City of Media Arts KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Germany
CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 + up to €20,000 production
International Music Software Trade AssociationOnline
CompetitionGrand Prize: software worth $5,000+ (global final)
Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt MünchenPublic space, Munich, Germany
CompetitionFree to applyUp to €15,000 per project (up to five projects)
Sir William Orpen Prize
Dublin, Ireland
Competition€5,000 prize fund (top three) + exhibition
Barwon Heads Arts Council
Barwon Heads, VIC, Australia
CompetitionAUD 5,500 incl. fee, materials and install
World Photography OrganisationOnline; exhibition in London
CompetitionFree to applySony equipment for the winner; ~€30,000 kit for their school
Guelph Public LibraryCentral Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
CompetitionCA$250,000 budget; CA$2,500 shortlist fee
Pelham Art CenterWolfs Lane Park, Pelham, New York, USA
CompetitionFree to applyStipend + 3–6 month park installation
Rhode Island Watercolor SocietyOnline — Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
CompetitionOver $300 in cash prizes
Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
CompetitionFree to applyUp to USD 100,000 in prizes (total)
Museo Universitario de Artes Digitales MUNADBogotá, Colombia (virtual show at MUNAD + Javeriana gallery)
CompetitionCOP 2,600,000 and COP 1,500,000
Life Design Art (Tokyu Land / Tokyu E-Life Design / Charm Care)Entry online; exhibition at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Azamino, Japan
Competition¥500,000 Grand Prize; ¥100,000+ other awards
Beloit Poetry JournalUSA
Competition$2,500 + 50 copies
DUMA Karya Awards
Indonesia
CompetitionFree to applyIDR 215,000,000 total; top prize IDR 35M
