Competitions


German Photo Book Award

From April 15 to June 15, 2025, publishers, editors, artists, authors and designers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the extended D-A-CH region can submit their titles to the competition for the German Photo Book Award. This includes photographic images in book form, photo books as well as photographic text and illustrated books. Every year, special […]


Grand Prix Images Vevey 2025/2026

The Grand Prix Images Vevey is one of the most prestigious and long-standing photography awards in Europe. Open to artists and photographers around the world, the grant aims to support original creation and is awarded every two years. This CHF 40,000 prize enables one artist to develop a new photography project over the course of […]


Postblock South Berlin ministerial use

The historic urban building block in the Postblockareal Süd between the former Berlin Wall, IBA 87, Checkpoint Charlie and Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus forms the last mosaic in the dense Berlin block landscape. The plot to be built on is located at the corner of Wilhelmstraße and Zimmerstraße, 10117 Berlin The site is divided into two clear blocks: […]


Expansion of the art-in-architecture competition for Ortlerweg daycare center

We have decided to remove the age limit/time limit for graduation as a prerequisite for participation. The submission deadline for the 1st phase will be extended accordingly to 23.04.2025. ” All artists who can provide proof of a degree from an art college/university/academy in the field of (book) art, graphics, illustration, design or a comparable […]


Children’s and Youth Culture Prize of the State of Saxony-Anhalt

We are looking for creative minds who would like to share their ingenious and magical ideas and thoughts with us. Whether it’s imaginative stories, innovative projects or fantastic works of art – we are looking forward to your unique submissions on the theme: “Hocus Pocus” Let your imagination run wild and submit your entries to […]


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OPEN CALL Arcadia Festival #4 WAR

How do artists deal with war? What views do they have on the current conflicts, on the phenomenon itself? Approaches to solutions? For the fourth festival edition (May 2 – 31, 2025), the phenomenon of WAR has been chosen as the theme. International artists are invited to submit a design on the theme for a […]


JUNGE KUNST! sponsorship award in the Hildesheim region

The Friedrich Weinhagen Foundation, in cooperation with the BBK Hildesheim and the Galerie im Stammelbachspeicher, announces the JUNGE KUNST! sponsorship award in the Hildesheim region for the year 2025/26. The prize is awarded in the form of a studio grant(studio rent incl. ancillary costs) for one year, from April 2025 – April 2026, as well […]


Art and Beer 2025 competition

A competition for artists since 2002 on the subject of “Art and Beer”, which is particularly dedicated to the cultivation of Bavarian pub culture. Artists are invited to take part in the public competition and are selected by the jury. The competition participants are invited to Andechs and produce their works of art on the […]


Open, two-stage art-in-architecture competition

GNUE Magdeburg Police Station including Central Services Police Station, House 4 and outdoor facilities The state of Saxony-Anhalt, represented by the State Office for Construction and Property Management of Saxony-Anhalt, is holding a nationwide open, two-stage art-in-architecture competition for the construction project “Major new buildings, conversions and extensions of the state of Saxony-Anhalt for the […]


Prix Ars Electronica 2025

The Prix Ars Electronica is the most traditional media art competition in the world. The winners receive the coveted Golden Nica and prizes of up to 10,000 euros in each category. In addition, they will be presented at the Ars Electronica Festival from September 3 to 7, 2025 in Linz, Austria! Submit now! About the […]


Art in architecture” competition: Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg – “Landmark Hubland”

A work of art is to be created on the Hubland university campus, at the interface between the old and new campus, which represents the university and acts as a “landmark”. The process will be carried out as an open competition in 2 phases. In phase 1, 8-10 participants will be selected for further competition […]


Diffring prize for sculpture

The Diffring Prize for Sculpture is awarded to artists in the genre of sculpture and is endowed with 5,000 euros. It is awarded by the Mittelrhein-Museum on behalf of the City of Koblenz, which has taken over the assets of the JACQUELINE DIFFRING FOUNDATION. The prize is aimed at young, not yet established international artists […]


Open art-in-architecture competition for the digital building in Ingolstadt

The Ingolstadt State Building Authority is organizing an invited, single-phase art-in-architecture competition at two locations with a preliminary, open application procedure. Professional artists and artist communities who are citizens of the European Union (EU) at the time of application are eligible to participate. Application deadline until February 14, 2025, 11:59 p.m. online at . The […]


Art competition “Place of remembrance for the victims of homosexual persecution”

Competition for art in public space: Place of remembrance for the victims of homosexual persecution in the state capital Saarbrücken Application deadline: February 10, 2025


Art competition “Wir gegen RechtsRuck” – Join in!

The shift to the right in our society is unmistakable and worrying. Thousands of people across Germany raised their voices in spring 2024 and demonstrated for democratic, tolerant coexistence. The upcoming federal elections in February 2025 will not put an end to the shift to the right in society. Artists are called upon to counter […]


Art competition of the Spiekeroog Cultural Foundation 2025

Three unique outdoor spaces are available for the year 2025 to exhibit temporary sculptures: – Sculpture area (approx. 50 square meters) on the corner of Noorderpad and Noordertün, right next to the “Kogge” guest house.– Outdoor location at the reading pavilion in the dunes.– Location on the Höhenweg with sea view. The exhibition will be […]


August Macke Award 2025

Next year, the Hochsauerland district will once again award the “August Macke Prize” as part of the overall “August Macke” concept. This prize is sponsored by the cultural foundation of Westfälische Provinzial Versicherung and the savings banks in the Hochsauerland district and focuses on the promotion, appreciation and visualization of young artistic positions. The prize […]


Rotterdam Photo

The new wave of photographic talent that has emerged from the ubiquitous culture of images is made up of true digital natives. They have grown up in a world where images are paramount, and they play a crucial role in capturing the essence of freedom, culture, human connection and unity. This generation embodies the delicate […]


Artheon.art prize 2025

Artheon. Gesellschaft für Gegenwartskunst und Kirche is offering an art prize for innovative art projects in public spaces on the theme of “Religion” for the year 2025. The winner will be determined in an open, non-anonymous competition. The prize is endowed with €5,000.The prize is awarded to temporary or permanent art projects in public spaces […]


Blue Night – Art Competition 2025, Nuremberg

In 2000, the year of Nuremberg’s 950th anniversary, Die Blaue Nacht invited the citizens of Nuremberg for the first time to experience art and culture in an unusual setting and at an unusual time. With around 130,000 visitors from Nuremberg, the region, the whole of Germany and abroad, more than 200 program items in over […]