Art prizes and competitions in the UK
4 prizes in the UK open now, closing soonest first.
2 of them have no entry fee.
The next deadline is 6 December 2026.
Most listed by World Photography Organisation.
Updated
- 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
- 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
- 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
Also open to you: 1 call open worldwide
These take entries from any country, so they are listed here as well as on the UK page.
- Prize2. Artplaner Prize. No fee. Closes 29 November 2026 at 23:00, UTC time.Artplaner · Any stage
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- PrizeScottish Emerging Sculptor Award. No fee. Closed 2 November 2026 at 14:00, UTC time.Edinburgh Park · Edinburgh · Emerging£750 each for five shortlisted artists, mentoring and exhibition of proposals; winner chosen partly by public vote
- PrizeScott Creative Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award 2027: TENSION. No fee. Closed 31 October 2026 at 23:59, London time.Scott Creative Arts Foundation · Halifax · Emerging£1,000 for the winner plus a purchase offer for the winning work; £175 for each of ten shortlisted finalists and an exhibition at Dean Clough, Halifax
- PrizeFirst Plinth: Public Art Award. Fee not stated. Closed 23 October 2026 at 23:59, London time.Royal Society of Sculptors · London · Any stageFunded fabrication of the winning public sculpture, mentoring from engineers, consultants and artists, and display at Dora House
- PrizeArtGeminiPrize 2026 - Call For Artists. £21 fee. Closed 23 October 2026 at 23:59, London time.ArtGeminiPrize · London · Any stageArtist of the Year £2,000, category prizes (Painting £1,000, Photography £500, Sculpture £500), a two-week London residency, an Affordable Art Fair showing and a shortlist exhibition at Fresh Art Fair
