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.
Monovisions
This open call is specifically focused on traditional visual languages expressed entirely through the tonal range of the black and white medium, serving as a bastion of rigid formalist tradition.
27 winnersnames after sign-in
Solocoreografico · Italy
This festival operates a tri-city touring model, showcasing selected solo dance works across Turin, Frankfurt, and Lyon, providing multi-city visibility, artistic exchange, and professional networking.
11 selected artistsnames after sign-in
Waverley Council · Australia
The Waverley Art Prize is a significant painting and drawing competition in Australia, offering a substantial open prize and acquisition.
3 winnersnames after sign-in
Gobierno de Avellaneda · Argentina
Functioning as a quintessential, traditional painting salon, this competition is a vital artery for emerging artists seeking direct capital injection through state acquisition.
3 winnersnames after sign-in
San Jorge University · Spain
This prize exemplifies the role of academic institutions in preserving historical legacy while simultaneously addressing urgent contemporary issues, organized by the Jalón Ángel Photographic Archive at San Jorge University.
3 winnersnames after sign-in
Ars Electronica · Austria
A call for academic papers and interactive art projects exploring media expression at the intersection of art, technology, and society.
13 selected artistsnames after sign-in
See the resultsHomiens
This non-acquisitive competition operates on a highly accessible, democratized model, distributing over $12,000 annually to a diverse array of global practitioners.
3 winnersnames after sign-in
COAL · France
This prize focuses on environmental art, with the 2026 theme 'The Night,' promoting the defense of darkness as an ecological necessity.
3 winnersnames after sign-in
Museum of Outdoor Arts · United States
The Design and Build National Architecture Competition, hosted by the Museum of Outdoor Arts, offers a $24,000 prize pool for the design of a bandshell themed "Soundscapes in Structure." While traditionally aimed at architects, this…
6 winnersnames after sign-in
FiKVA
This major global online competition is specifically tailored for representational, figurative, and hyper-realistic painters, making it highly relevant for many muralists.
76 finalistsnames after sign-in
Instituto Alicantino de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert · Spain
This high-profile European contemporary art competition offers both significant exhibition exposure within a major university museum setting and substantial financial rewards for winning entries.
3 winnersnames after sign-in
Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation · United Kingdom
Fosters early-career capitalization and establishes professional credentials for highly youthful authors before they enter the adult market. It is an adventure short fiction contest for writers aged 21 and under.
3 winnersnames after sign-in
San Francisco Arts Commission · United States
The 2027 Art on Market Street Poster Series, San Francisco.
6 finalistsnames after sign-in
See the resultsGalaxy’s Edge · United States
A targeted incubator prize for speculative fiction writers, designed specifically to launch debut authors into the professional market. It offers cash prizes and industry visibility.
1 winnernames after sign-in
Terras Gauda · Spain
A prestigious international poster design competition with a significant grand prize. It attracts a wide range of visual artists and designers to create a promotional poster for the Terras Gauda winery.
4 winnersnames after sign-in
Touchstones Rochdale · United Kingdom
The Football Art Prize, based in the UK, offers a £5,000 First Prize and a regional touring exhibition, exploring the rich cultural intersection of football.
2 winnersnames after sign-in
Winning Writers · United States
A highly lucrative, specialized genre prize that rewards comedic writing—a form frequently overlooked by elite academic institutions. It offers significant cash prizes and a Duotrope subscription.
3 winnersnames after sign-in
Rotary Club Barcelona Pedralbes · Spain
A philanthropic national art prize based in Barcelona. The winning artist receives a cash prize, and their work is donated to a charitable art foundation.
5 finalistsnames after sign-in
The Coppice
Exceptional value for unagented writers, as the guaranteed agent feedback directly bypasses the traditional query trenches. It offers cash prizes and agent review for short fiction.
1 winnernames after sign-in
Berliner Festspiele · Germany
This festival cultivates the next generation of performers by integrating youth arts deeply into the prestigious Berlin festival calendar, offering fully funded travel to Berlin, a showcase performance, and peer/professional mentorship.
10 selected artistsnames after sign-in
François Maher Presley Foundation · Germany
The Saxon Sculpture Competition, backed by high-level political patronage, deploys art as a tool for rural revitalization, focusing on rural art and culture in Lommatzsch, Germany.
2 finalistsnames after sign-in
Prime Number Magazine · United States
A highly respected journal prize that provides robust financial compensation alongside critical publication credits for emerging writers. It accepts single poems and short stories.
2 winnersnames after sign-in
Fundación arteba · Argentina
This is arguably the most financially lucrative and conceptually demanding prize currently active in the country, explicitly pushing painters to expand their practice into public, site-specific sculptural interventions.
1 winnernames after sign-in
The Missouri Review · United States
Secures placement in a top-tier academic literary journal, heavily scrutinized by literary agents scouting for new talent. It offers cash prizes, publication, and promotion.
5 winnersnames after sign-in
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