Competitions
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 […]
Lesser Ury Art Prize ’25
The specific key dates for the Lesser Ury Prize 2025 are as follows: Shortlist & Exhibition The KünstlerGilde e.V. is exhibiting participants in the shortlist exhibition for the Lesser Ury Prize 2025 at Küferstraße 37 in 73728 Esslingen near Wolfstor – probably from mid-April 2025. As soon as the participants have been determined, they will […]
Hessian State Prize for German Arts and Crafts 2025
The Hessian State Prize for German Arts and Crafts has been awarded since 1951 to craftspeople who have distinguished themselves with their self-designed works of outstanding craftsmanship and artistry. The aim of the State Prize is to provide an incentive for particularly creative, artistic achievements in German arts and crafts. The prize will be awarded […]
Sony World Photography Awards
With their unparalleled reach, the Sony World Photography Awards are instrumental in promoting the careers of photographers. Inclusivity and accessibility (entry is free) have always been at the heart of the awards. They provide an insight into today’s photography in all its diversity and focus on photographers who tell the stories of our time. Alpha […]
Photo competition 2025 | What makes us rich?
Photo competition: What makes us rich? The unequal distribution of wealth is increasing worldwide. The top ten percent of the population own around 85 percent of wealth – and the trend is rising. The poorest, on the other hand, collectively own only around one percent of wealth. In Germany, too, the richest are getting richer […]
Kunst am Bau Oberstufenzentrum für Sozialwesen Anna-Freud-Schule, Berlin
Open two-phase art competition for professional visual artists and artist groups The subject of the art competition is the design and execution of one or more works of art for the new building of the Anna-Freud-Schule (Oberstufenzentrum für Sozialwesen) at Halemweg 24 in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district of Berlin. Application deadline: November 04, 2024
Art competition “Art on refuse collection vehicles” 2nd round
As part of the Symposion Urbanum Nürnberg (SUN), the City of Nuremberg is holding an open art competition for the artistic design of refuse collection vehicles. Artists are invited to submit designs. From these submissions, the Advisory Board for Visual Arts will select the best designs, which will gradually be applied to the refuse collection […]
Linocut today XIII – Graphic design award of the city of Bietigheim-Bissingen
It’s that time of year again: every three years, the town of Bietigheim-Bissingen awards the “Linocut Today” printmaking prize, now in its thirteenth year. Founded in 1989, the prize has long since become an institution and has established itself as one of the most important international graphic design awards: its focus on a single technique […]
Cross Innovation 2021 – 2027
from the “Digital And Creative Economy” program” With the Cross Innovation program, the state and the EU are promoting the formation and work of networks of companies in the creative industries, creative crafts and other sectors with the aim of developing innovative and new products and services. Who is supported? What is supported? Application deadline: […]
Art competition: Ferdinandeum – Art on the building site
The Tiroler Landesmuseen-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. invites artists to take part in the “Ferdinandeum – Art on the Building Site” competition. The occasion is the renovation of the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck from spring 2025 to 2027. The aim of the competition is to realize temporary works of art on or during the construction site […]
The marehalm ART award
The marehalm Art Prize is aimed at artists who have found their own artistic position, which is surprising and has so far received too little attention. These unseen artists, who fulfill the requirements listed under conditions of participation, can apply for the art prize. There are no restrictions for the applicants in terms of level […]
Hans Purrmann Prize of the City of Speyer for Fine Arts
According to Hans Purrmann’s express wish, the “Hans Purrmann Prize of the City of Speyer for Fine Arts” is to be awarded to young artists who are worthy of support and who, comparable to Hans Purrmann’s stations in life (birth in the Palatinate, life and work stations in Munich, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Florence, but also […]
Photo competition – Impressions of Romanticism: Caspar David Friedrich and Saxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland exerted a great attraction on Caspar David Friedrich throughout his life. He had found the ideal of a romantic landscape here and recorded his impressions in numerous sketches and drawings. For him, the rocky world of Saxon Switzerland was a place of longing and inspiration. What fascinated the Romantics back in the 19th […]
KaB: Osthofen | New construction of an elementary school with five classes and a two-court sports hall
The municipality of Wonnegau is planning the construction of an elementary school with five classes and a two-court sports hall.(…)The implementation of the art on the building as a work of art is intended to reflect the sustainable character of the building principle. The artwork is intended to create an identity that is characteristic of […]
hin&herzo project prize 2025
The city of Herzogenaurach is organizing “hin&herzo – The Culture Festival” for the 6th time, which will take place from 18 to 21 September 2025. In addition to a broad cultural program and a variety of different events, the hin&herzo project prize will be awarded.The city of Herzogenaurach is looking forward to receiving applications from […]
Marion Ermer Prize 2025
The Marion Ermer Foundation in cooperation with the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig awards the Marion Ermer Prize, endowed with EUR 5,000 each, to four young visual artists. The prizewinners’ works will be presented in a joint exhibition and accompanying publication at the MdbK in 2025. The call is aimed exclusively at young artists who […]
St. Leopold Peace Prize
In 2025, Klosterneuburg Abbey will award the St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in the arts for the eleventh time. The “St. Leopold Peace Prize”, named after the founder of the foundation, honors works of art that deal critically with humane and socio-political issues. The St. Leopold Peace Prize is awarded to works of […]
Future Prize for Cultural Policy: KULTURGESTALTEN
The Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V. is awarding the KULTURGESTALTEN cultural policy prize for the third time With the KULTURGESTALTEN Future Prize for Cultural Policy, we would like to draw attention to cultural policy practice, guiding principles and visions, highlight forward-looking commitment in this area and encourage imitation. We are looking for projects, practical examples and individuals […]