Art prizes and competitions
19 prizes open now, closing soonest first.
3 of them have no entry fee.
The next deadline is 12 November 2026.
Most listed by Malamegi Lab and World Photography Organisation.
Where a cash award in EUR is stated, the median is €6,000.
Updated
- PrizeMalamegi Lab Art Prize. Fee not stated. 2 days left, closes 12 November 2026 at 14:55, Rome time.Malamegi Lab · Italy · Any stage€1,000 cash prize, acquisition prize, monographic catalogue or book, and group exhibition for 12 finalists
- PrizeLab Art Prize Contemporary Art Award (23rd edition). Fee not stated. 2 days left, closes 12 November 2026 at 23:59, Rome time.Malamegi Lab · Italy · Any stage€1,000 cash prize, acquisition of one work up to €2,000, a monograph, a Malamegi collection and a group exhibition for 12 finalists
- PrizeTalents Contemporains: Water. Fee not stated. Closes 22 November 2026 at 23:59, Paris time.François Schneider Foundation · Wattwiller · Any stageUp to 7 winners each receive €15,000, an exhibition at Wattwiller Art Centre and acquisition into the collection
- Prize2. Artplaner Prize. No fee. Closes 29 November 2026 at 23:00, UTC time.Artplaner · Any stage
- PrizeSnow Much to See: Images & Neige Festival Photo Competition. €5 fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Paris time.Images & Neige festival · Cluses · Any stageExhibition at Images & Neige festival for 7 winners, with prints and framing covered, plus catalogue publication
- PrizeNovember Salon Art Prize Online Art Competition. Fee not stated. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time.PleinAir & Fine Art Connoisseur Magazines · United States · Any stageMonthly cash prizes of $2,250 in total (1st place $600); monthly winners go into the annual competition with two $15,000 grand prizes and magazine covers
- PrizeGingerbread Competition 2026. Fee not stated. Closes 1 December 2026 at 23:59, Amsterdam time.Hartwig Art Foundation · Amsterdam · Any stageWinning proposal constructed as a scale model at Hartwig Proxy in 2027, plus a trophy, a festive cake and a hard hat tour of the future Hartwig Museum; a people's choice prize is also awarded.
- PrizeSwiss Art Awards 2027 Open Call. Fee not stated. Closes 3 December 2026 at 23:59, Zurich time.Swiss Federal Office of Culture (BAK) · Switzerland · Any stage
- PrizeThe Magic Lantern Society Awards. Fee not stated. Closes 6 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.The Magic Lantern Society · United Kingdom · Any stageTwo cash awards of £300 and books from the Magic Lantern Society
- PrizeBBA Artist Prize 2027. €39 fee. Closes 7 December 2026 at 23:59, Berlin time.BBA Gallery · Berlin · Any stageCash awards, solo exhibitions at BBA Gallery, online presentations and publications across 4 selections
- Prize2026 Booooooom Photo Awards. US$25 fee. Closes 9 December 2026 at 23:59, Vancouver time.Booooooom · Vancouver · Any stage$1,000 USD to each of five category winners, plus sponsor prizes and features
- PrizeMamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 30 December 2026 at 23:59, Athens time.G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation · Agios Nikolaos · Any stage€15,000 plus construction, transport and installation costs, travel to Crete, accommodation, meals, production guidance and a research visit of up to ten days
- PrizeSony World Photography Awards: Single Image competition. No fee. Closes 5 January 2027 at 16:00, London time.World Photography Organisation · London · Any stage$5,000 for the overall winner, Sony imaging equipment, trip to the London ceremony, book and exhibition inclusion
- Prizeortung 15: Art Prizes of the City of Schwabach 2027, "Under the Sign of Gold". Fee not stated. Closes 11 January 2027 at 23:59, Berlin time.City of Schwabach, Kulturamt · Schwabach · Any stage€6,000 first prize and €3,000 second prize; 20 selected participants show work in Schwabach's old town at ortung 15
- PrizeSony World Photography Awards 2027: Series competition. No fee. Closes 12 January 2027 at 16:00, London time.World Photography Organisation · London · Any stage$25,000 and Photographer of the Year title for the overall winner, plus Sony equipment, a solo display at the London exhibition the following year, and exhibition and book inclusion for winners and sh
- PrizeFirst Plinth: Public Art Award 2027. £34 fee. Closes 12 January 2027 at 23:59, London time.Royal Society of Sculptors · London · Any stage£20,000 to create a work for the sculpture terrace at Dora House and a second site, plus a gallery show; shortlisted artists receive a maquette grant
- Prize2026 to 27 Spector Craft Prize for Emerging Artists. Fee not stated. Closes 12 February 2027 at 23:59, New York time.Spector Craft Prize · United States · EmergingUS$10,000 each for five artists, plus professional development, mentorship and a place at the Spector Craft Summit
- Prize2027 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA). Fee not stated. Closes 22 February 2027 at 23:59, Darwin time.Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory · Darwin · Any stage
- PrizeJing Shan Creative Art Awards 2026/2027. Fee not stated. Closes 30 April 2027 at 23:59, Taipei time.Xia Jing-Shan Arts and Culture Foundation · Taiwan · Any stageUp to NT$150,000 per category for the Gold Award, plus Silver, Bronze, concept, popularity and judges' awards with exhibition opportunities
