The following is a list of current Art Competitions that are open to artists regardless of location.
The G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize
| Location | Athens, Greece |
| Field | Ceramic, Drawing, Graphic, Installation, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video |
| Reward | 7,000 EUR (3 prizes for three individuals) |
| Deadline | January 10 |
| Eligibility | No Restrictions |
| Description | Our love for art, combined with the desire to support and promote the advancement of artistic creativity, led to the establishment of the annual G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize in 2019. \ Τhe Art Prize is a culmination of the foundation’s thirty-year long effort to strenghten contemporary artistic leadership and innovation. It supports contemporary artists by offering them the opportunity to create a site specific artwork that will not only become part of the foundation’s collection, but will join an important cultural heritage as well. The G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation invites applications from Greek and international artists for the 2023 Art Prize. For the first time, in 2023, three equal prizes will be awarded. This year’s Art Prize calls for site specific, wall-mounted works created to be part of a specific, configured environment; works which narrate an internal path/route, and which can be reference points-landmarks within their exhibition space. The selected works will be presented to the public in June 2023, will remain on permanent display at Minos Palace, in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, and will become part of the collection of the G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation. |
| Link | https://gnamamidakisfoundation.org/en/vraveio-technis/ |
World Press Photo Contest
| Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Field | Photography |
| Reward | 5,000 EUR Grant + Traveling Exhibition (International Winner) 1.000 EUR Grant + Traveling Exhibition (Regional Winner) |
| Deadline | January 10 |
| Eligibility | No Restrictions |
| Description | The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. Enter your work for free and you could win €1,000 as a regional winner and an additional €5,000 as a global winner, have your work showcased to a global audience, and more. |
| Link | https://www.worldpressphoto.org/contest/2023 |
Sony World Photography Awards
| Location | United States of America |
| Field | Photography |
| Reward | 25,000 USD Grant 5,000 USD Grant |
| Deadline | January 13 |
| Eligibility | No Restrictions |
| Description | The Sony World Photography Awards is the leading competition for photographers and artists working in photography. Made up of four competitions (Professional, Open, Student and Youth), all entries are free and the top prize is $25,000. The Awards are regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious photography competitions by elevating photographers’ careers – from established to emerging – since it started 16 years ago. |
| Link | https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards |
Artist Grant
| Location | United States of America |
| Field | Ceramic, Drawing, Graphic, Installation, New Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture |
| Reward | 500 USD Grant 100 USD Grant (For 2 Other Artists) |
| Deadline | January 15 |
| Eligibility | No Restrictions Past Winners Can’t Reapply 25 USD Participation Fee |
| Description | Artist Grant provides a $500 USD grant to one visual artist each grant cycle. Once an artist wins a grant, they may not apply again. We also award 2nd and 3rd place runners-up with $100 USD each. Runners-up may apply again in a future grant cycle. |
| Link | https://artistgrant.org/application-information |
Passepartout Photo Prize
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Field | Photography |
| Reward | 500 EUR + Exhibition |
| Deadline | January 15 |
| Eligibility | Emerging Photographers |
| Description | Il Varco invites you to join the Passepartout Photo Prize, an international photography contest born to promote and widen the exposure of emerging photographers. Our mission is to be your “Passe-partout” – which means a master key and also a framing method to enhance the power of the artwork within. Passepartout Photo Prize aims to support the development of talented photographers from all over the world by awarding 1,000 euros in monetary prizes every year, organizing exhibitions in a fine art gallery in the heart of Rome, publishing annual catalogues, and providing other opportunities for emerging artists to be discovered by international audiences such as featuring them in our partners’ magazines. This is a perfect platform to start your artistic career on an international scale. What makes our contest unique is that we collaborate with various professionals in the contemporary art and photography industries. Our jury is a diverse blend of photographers, editors, gallerist, curators and educators that bring kaleidoscopic perspectives into our selection process. It is an open theme contest. Photographic works of any kind of artistic style, size and technique (digital, film and experimental processes, digital collages and other mixed media) are accepted. |
| Link | https://www.passepartoutprize.com/about/ |
Felix Schoeller Photo Award
| Location | Osnabruck, Germany |
| Field | Photography |
| Reward | German Peace Prize for Photography; 10,000 EUR Grant 5,000 EUR ( 4 Prizes for 4 Runner-up Artists) |
| Deadline | January 15 |
| Eligibility | No Restrictions |
| Description | An international photography awards for professional photographers and young photographic talent. The Felix Schoeller Group has been organizing and awarding the photography contest every two years since 2013. In addition, the Felix Schoeller Group has been awarding the German Peace Prize for Photography together with the City of Peace Osnabrück since 2019. This photo award honors works that make the topic of peace photographically visible. Only professional photographers may submit entries in the categories “Portrait”, “Photojournalism”, ” Sustainability” and the “German Peace Prize for Photography”. Only emerging photographers may submit entries to the special category “Best Work by an Emerging Photographer”. No liability is assumed for the accuracy of the information provided. |
| Link | https://felix-schoeller-photoaward.com/en/award |
Schwabach Art Prize
| Location | Schwabach, Germany |
| Field | Architecture, Ceramic, Computer Art, Drawing, Film, Graphic, Installation, Light, Painting, Performance, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Sound, Textile, Video |
| Reward | 8,000 EUR Grant |
| Deadline | January 16 |
| Eligibility | No Restrictions |
| Description | For the 13th time, the art biennial is following Schwabach’s tradition as a gold-beater town and the motto of the art days is “Inspired by Gold”. On this occasion, the city of Schwabach announces the Schwabach Art Prize, endowed with 8,000 euros. We are looking for artists who will design 13 places and spaces “Inspired by Gold” in 2023 and transform Schwabach’s old town into an art space. |
| Link | https://www.schwabach.de/de/kulturamt/infoseiten-kulturamt/11143-ortung-13-ausschreibung-fuer-den-wettbewerb-2022-2023-beginnt.html |
Monovisions Photography Awards
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States of America |
| Field | Photography |
| Reward | 3,000 USD Grant 2,000 USD Grant |
| Deadline | January 22 |
| Eligibility | No Restrictions Participation Fees 20-30 USD |
| Description | Our aim is to discover the best monochrome photographers from all over the world and deliver the best opportunities to be recognized and rewarded for their work. You can compete for $5000 in cash prizes in two categories: Black and White Photo of the Year 2023 and Black and White Series of the Year 2023. Our annual competition is open to photographers of all backgrounds and all levels, including – professionals and amateurs. We accept all forms of black and white photography created with traditional or digital methods. |
| Link | https://monovisionsawards.com/ |
VAA Professional Artist Award
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Field | All Mediums |
| Reward | 1,000 BPS Grant Art Supplies 121 coaching session on Artists’ Guide to Success Momentum Program to Accelerate the artistic career of the winner 12-Month Mentorship Program Online Solo Exhibition Lifetime membership to VAA |
| Deadline | January 24 |
| Eligibility | No Restrictions 20 BPS Fee |
| Description | Our open call to the Professional Artist Award is open to both amateur and professional artists, working in any visual art medium (i.e. drawing, printing, painting, photography, digital art, sculpture, mixed media). The aim of the VAA Professional Artist Award has been created to promote the work of our Premium Member Artists, whilst helping them to gain momentum and grow their art business. A judging panel comprised of world-class art experts will shortlist the top ten most accomplished artworks from the range of digital entries. We will choose one winner and five highly commended exhibitors. |
| Link | https://visual-artists.org/vaa-professional-artist-award-2023/ |
Perron Art Prize
| Location | Frankenthal, Germany |
| Field | Ceramic, Graphic, Painting, Porcelain, Sculpture |
| Reward | 4,500 EUR 1,500 EUR ( 2 Prizes for 2 Artists) |
| Deadline | January 27 |
| Eligibility | Born between the following years; 1992-2004 |
| Description | The Perron Art Prize of the city of Frankenthal (Palatinate) is awarded alternately every year in the categories of porcelain, painting, graphics and sculpture, with the prize in the porcelain category being determined every second cycle due to its importance for Frankenthal. Pieces that can be assigned to earlier epochs in terms of style as well as modern pieces of our time may be submitted. White porcelain meets colored decors. Classic designs like the onion pattern break new ground on modern forms. It’s the artistic statement that counts – the specialist jury must ultimately be presented with a convincing artistic, porcelain-oriented object! |
| Link | https://www.frankenthal.de/stadt-frankenthal/de/rathaus/buerger/ehrenamt/ehrungen-der-stadt-frankenthal/perron-kunstpreis/ |
Him & Herzo Project Prize
| Location | Herzogenaurach, Germany |
| Field | All Mediums and All Genres of Art |
| Reward | 1,000 EUR Grant |
| Deadline | January 31 |
| Eligibility | No Restrictions Open to Artists of All Ages |
| Description | On the occasion of the annual “hin&herzo – the Cultural Festival”, the Town of Herzogenaurach will award the “hin&herzo Project Award” in 2022. The “hin&herzo Project Award” is meant to appreciate and support artistic and cultural projects. It is open to all genres of arts and culture (music, literature, fine arts, dramatic arts, movie and media, performance, “crossover” etc.). Individuals as well as groups may take part in the competition. It is necessary to register the relevant project at the Herzogenaurach town administration by March 30, 2022. The submission of an informative and descriptive concept, sketch or model is sufficient. The project must deal with the 2022 festival topic “PERSPECTIVES” which has to be presented by the artist or group during the festival. Please note that a short text, a drawing or project sketch, a performance or video clip or anything similar is also sufficient for participation. The hin&herzo Project Award includes a prize money of 1,000 EUR. In individual cases there also might be an additional remuneration for the relevant artistic presentation or performance (e.g. music, reading etc.) during hin&herzo – the Cultural Festival. Whether a particular work for which a draft or concept has been submitted will be bought or commissioned is to be decided after the cultural festival by the Committee for Culture, Education and Social Affairs of the Town Council. The Award cannot be split up. There is no age limit. |
| Link | https://www.herzogenaurach.de/en/discover/hinherzo-the-cultural-festival/project-award |
