Results of open calls for artists — competitions: how many were selected at each stage, how many applied and “1 in N” where published, with the jury. Calls: 135. Names free after sign-in.
135 calls with results
What happened after the deadline: the number selected at each stage, applications when the organiser published them, and the jury. Use it to judge your chances before the next edition opens.
Universitat de València · Spain
UV Valencia eco-sculpture certamen — €3,600 prize for a recycled-material outdoor sculpture on the Tarongers campus (deadline 30 Jun 2026).
1 winnernames after sign-in
ÚĽUV Centre for Folk Art Production · Slovakia
ÚĽUV's Rings in Water competition — fostering contemporary design inspired by traditional Slovak craft across multiple material disciplines.
6 winnersnames after sign-in
Rotary Club of San Jose · United States
The Leigh Weimers Emerging Artists Awards — a low-cost ($10) Rotary Club of San Jose award program honoring emerging Bay Area artists across disciplines, culminating in a Hammer Theatre ceremony.
5 winnersnames after sign-in
Japan Illustrators' Association · Japan
As a premier independent illustration competition, the JIA Award champions pure artistic excellence free from commercial constraints or machine assistance.
46 winnersnames after sign-in
Arte Laguna Prize · Italy
This is a premier contemporary art competition offering unparalleled prestige and physical exhibition space within the historic Arsenale Nord in Venice.
29 winnersnames after sign-in
Emeryville Celebration of the Arts · United States
The 40th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition — a juried, no-entry-fee community show for artists living or working in Emeryville, curated by Kathleen Hanna with veteran Bay Area jurors.
106 selected artistsnames after sign-in
Art Bias · United States
'Snapped-2026' — Art Bias's open photography exhibition in San Carlos, CA, showing up to 50 prints plus 50 online works, with juror feedback, cash prizes, and adult and youth categories.
51 selected artistsnames after sign-in
Culture Centre-du-Québec · Canada
GalArt — the annual cultural awards of Culture Centre-du-Québec, honoring regional artists and organizations across eight disciplines with $1,000 prizes.
20 finalistsnames after sign-in
Officine Saffi · Italy
A premier and highly prestigious international contemporary ceramics award with an extraordinary incentive structure, including a €10,000 first prize and six international residency prizes.
11 winnersnames after sign-in
The Meridian Award · United States
The Meridian Award — an independent, any-medium international art prize from New York offering a $1,000 unrestricted cash award and a featured interview, supporting self-directed contemporary practice.
1 winnernames after sign-in
The Arts of Kenmore · United States
Kenmore Art Show's 2026 'Togetherness' theme — regional competition across 2D, photography, 3D, and a new small-works Little Gallery category at Kenmore City Hall with tiered cash awards.
1 winnernames after sign-in
Municipalidad de Santiago del Estero · Argentina
8th Salón Municipal de Artes Visuales — Santiago del Estero's municipal photography competition with ARS 1.4M top prize.
3 winnersnames after sign-in
Women in Watercolor
A long-running international juried competition celebrating women working in watercolor and water media, sponsored by Holbein. Open to female artists worldwide with cash awards and strong online visibility.
16 winnersnames after sign-in
International Photography Hall of Fame · United States
An international photography competition from the International Photography Hall of Fame (St. Louis) marking Route 66's centennial. 'The Open Road: Endless Horizons' invites images of journeys, migration, and roadside Americana, with cash…
3 winnersnames after sign-in
COMEL Award · Italy
The COMEL Award 2026 'Aluminium: Future Intertwinings' — an Italian contemporary-art prize for work incorporating aluminium, across painting, sculpture, photography, and design, with an exhibition and cash award.
13 finalistsnames after sign-in
Decagon Gallery · United States
'That One Photograph' — Decagon Gallery's international online photography competition on the image you could never leave behind, from a Brooklyn curator of contemporary photo exhibitions.
3 winnersnames after sign-in
California Department of Fish and Wildlife · United States
California Duck Stamp Art Contest 2026–27 — depict the greater white-fronted goose; submit 11 May – 19 Jun 2026.
1 winnernames after sign-in
Environmental Defense Fund Europe
This highly strategic competition explicitly mobilizes the visual arts as a potent tool for legislative lobbying, asking key youth demographics to make invisible methane emissions impossible to ignore.
2 winnersnames after sign-in
Arte Laguna Prize · Italy
Integrated within the Arte Laguna Prize, these special prizes connect artists directly with corporate patronage, offering cash prizes for thematic or site-specific works.
3 winnersnames after sign-in
Tartget · Spain
The tARTget Painting Prize is one of the most lucrative and rigorously adjudicated painting competitions globally, explicitly welcoming graffiti as a technique while demanding a radical return to raw, unmediated analog skill.
5 winnersnames after sign-in
CODAworx · United States
The CODAawards serve as the definitive benchmark for public art and site-specific commissions, honoring design projects that integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces.
9 winnersnames after sign-in
Lumen Prize · United Kingdom
A leading international prize celebrating the very best art created with technology. It features multiple categories, including Still Image, Moving Image, Interactive, and Immersive, offering numerous opportunities for recognition.
83 finalistsnames after sign-in
Macquarie Group · Australia
The 2026 Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize, themed 'The Land and Its Psyche,' offers a substantial award to emerging Australian artists.
1 winnernames after sign-in
Northern Beaches Council · Australia
The Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize offers a substantial prize pool to incentivize Australian artists and designers to tackle sustainable living and environmental challenges.
4 winnersnames after sign-in
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