Competitions
Ideas competition for a memorial to the persecution of homeless people under the Nazi dictatorship
Ideas competition to obtain an artistic design for the creation of a memorial to the persecution of homeless people under the Nazi dictatorship The aim of the competition is a design for a memorial site for the group of homeless victims of the Nazi dictatorship, which includes a free-standing sculpture or group of sculptures as […]
KaB: New construction of the main fire station, Trier
The new main fire station with rescue station and integrated control center is not only the new headquarters of the professional fire department of the city of Trier, but also forms a central base with the rescue service and the integrated control center that extends into the surrounding districts. Total amount awarded€ 192,000.00 (gross) incl. […]
Graphic Arts Prize of the City of Bietigheim-Bissingen “Linocut today XIII”
Since the first linoleum factory was built in Bietigheim in 1899, the history of the industry and the town has been closely linked to the production of linoleum flooring. When the Bietigheim-Bissingen Municipal Gallery was founded in 1989, the “Linocut Today” competition was also launched, which always receives more than 500 entries from all over […]

Art on the building: New extension to the Blumberg Federal Police Station in Ahrensfelde
The Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben (BImA), as the client, has launched an open, non-anonymous application process for the Kunst am Bau competition. The artwork is intended for the new extension to the Blumberg Federal Police Station in Ahrensfelde, Brandenburg. The new three-storey extension will house both the Federal Police’s flying squadron and the helicopter squadron of […]
Sculpture for SOPHIA garden
This call is aimed at artists of all disciplines who can imagine realizing art outdoors and who live and work in the Federal Republic of Germany or Switzerland. It is not art in public space or public art in the true sense of the word. The SOPHIA garden is a “protected” garden. This means that […]
City of Elmshorn ideas competition for ART IN PUBLIC SPACE
The artwork is intended to highlight, honor and recognize the achievements, living conditions and special challenges of the guest workers and their families who worked in Elmshorn from the 1950s onwards. The artwork is intended to highlight, encourage and allow an examination of the concept of guest workers, a reference to the fact that Germany […]
Kallmann Prize of the Kreissparkasse 2024
The Kallmann Museum Ismaning was opened in 1992. It has been expanded and extensively modernized since July 2023. The reopening is planned for January 2025. AsThe opening exhibition will feature works by Hans Jürgen Kallmann and the exhibition of the winner of the Kreissparkasse 2024 Kallmann Prize. The Kallmann Prize of the Kreissparkasse is the […]
BIKE Magazine photo competition
BIKE Magazine aims to present readers and the cycling community worldwide with a variety of artwork, articles, images and stories. To underline our intention, we have launched this photo competition with a broader concept and more categories. You can participate in the following categories: Futurism, Pro Cycling, Road Cycling, Off-road Cycling, MTB, Cycling Vacation, Touring, […]
Photo competition of the Alexander Koenig Society
Our theme for the Alexander Koenig Society’s photo competition is: Coastal habitat This year’s photo competition of the Alexander-Koenig-Gesellschaft (AKG) e.V. will be dedicated to the topic “Coastal habitat”. We are sure that the vast majority of inland dwellers have also visited coastal habitats, whether in our temperate zones or on tropical shores. This dynamic […]
Eighth Gabriele Münter Prize 2025 (29.09.2024)
The Gabriele Münter Prize aims to make the outstanding achievements of contemporary female visual artists visible and is in the context of equality with artists. The prize is named after the painter Gabriele Münter (1877 Berlin – 1962 Murnau), one of the most important artists of modernism. Her example is still an encouragement for female […]
Eye of history in Magdeburg (31.08.2024)
The open-space installation is a concentrated, vivid and tangible representation of the city’s more than one thousand years of significant history up to the present day, which cannot be found anywhere else in this form. The aim is to bring Magdeburg’s 1,200-year history to life, not only for tourists but also for us Magdeburgers. The […]
Exile Visual Arts Award (15.08.2024)
Freedom of art and artistic expression are fundamental rights in democratic societies. If these rights are suspended and artists are persecuted, they are forced to flee and seek protection in exile. The experiences of persecution, flight and exile can find artistic expression in very different forms. The Exile Visual Arts Award honors works that deal […]
Kallmann Prize of the Kreissparkasse Ismaning 2024 (19.07.2024)
The competition is open to artists who live and work in the Federal Republic of Germany and who have completed their studies at a recognized art academy or academy or who regularly and successfully exhibit their work. Artists who have had a solo exhibition at the Kallmann Museum in the past five years are not […]
Art-in-architecture competition: New Langenhagen Town Hall (07.07.2024)
Preliminary application procedure for the non-open art-in-architecture competition The city of Langenhagen writes above. Art-in-Building competition and invites professional artists to apply to take part in the competition with their relevant portfolio. The art-in-architecture competition will be held as a non-open competition with a preliminary application procedure based on RPW 2013 and the Federal Government’s […]
Art in architecture: EZMW Bonn (05.09.2024)
Open anonymous two-phase art-in-architecture competition The competition procedure is carried out in accordance with the Guidelines for Art in Architecture (2012) and based on the Guidelines for Planning Competitions (RPW 2013). The competition language is German. Around 20 artists and artist groups will be selected for the 2nd phase. The competition is open to professional […]
13th Nordhausen Graphic Arts Prize of the Ilsetraut Glock-Grabe Foundation (31.10.2024)
In 2024, the Ilsetraut Glock-Grabe Foundation will award the Nordhausen Graphic Design Prize, endowed with €1,500, for the 13th time. The award ceremony will take place as part of the special exhibition, which will take place from February 2 to March 16, 2025 at the Kunsthaus Meyenburg in Nordhausen and will present the works of […]
Innovation competition freiGEDREHT
RETHINKING ARTS AND CRAFTS IN THE ORE MOUNTAINS In 2024, the Association of Erzgebirge Artisans and Toy Manufacturers is organizing the innovation competition freiGEDREHT for the second time. Application period: 08.04.2024 to 30.06.2024 Click here for the application Professional designers and students are invited to develop new ideas for Erzgebirgisches Kunsthandwerk® and Erzgebirgisches Holzspielzeug®. Prizes […]
BKV Prize 2025 for young arts and crafts
The BKV Prize for Young Arts and Crafts honors works that demonstrate outstanding artistic design based on quality craftsmanship. It consists of prize money for the three winners and a publication that the Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein publishes in its publication series. The award-winning works will be complemented by a selection of other competition entries and presented […]
Distributed Design Awards 2024
The Distributed Design Awards celebrate the creative, mind-shifting and responsible design responses to the post-industrial design paradigm. The Award recognizes multidisciplinary, innovative and sustainable designs from Europe’s makers, designers and creatives. They are looking for design projects that take the following into account: The Award is open to anyone working in the creative disciplines dealing […]
e.o.plauen competition for young talents for HANDRADING 2024
In cooperation with the City of Plauen, the e.o.plauen Society, the Forum K Gallery and Stadtwerke – Strom Plauen GmbH & Co. KG, the Plauen-Vogtland Art Association is organizing the competition for young artists for the seventh time in order to promote talented young artists in the field of HAND DRAWING. This competition takes place […]