Animation
Cannonball Arts Open Call
Cannonball Arts is a new contemporary art center in downtown Seattle, developed by the creators of Out of Sight, Museum of Museums, and Bumbershoot Arts + Music Festival, in partnership with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. Spanning 66,000 square feet, the center aims to exhibit and celebrate artists across various disciplines, mediums, and genres. In preparation […]
La Guarimba International Film Festival
About the Festival La Guarimba is a cultural organization and film festival in Amantea, Calabria, Italy, dedicated to making cinema accessible to all. The 13th edition will take place from August 7–12, 2025. The festival welcomes diverse voices and themes while fostering values of participatory democracy, integration, and accessibility. Eligibility & Categories Open to short […]
Prix Ars Electronica Open Call
The Prix Ars Electronica is the world’s most traditional and prestigious media art competition, offering the Golden Nica award and cash prizes of up to 10,000 euros per category. Winning works will be showcased at the Ars Electronica Festival, held from September 3–7, 2025, in Linz, Austria. The competition is open to innovative projects in […]
Hiii Illustration International Awards
Description Hiii Illustration is an international competition recognizing outstanding illustration works. Open to illustrators, agencies, publishers, teachers, and students worldwide, it accepts works created or published between April 2022 and April 2025. AI-generated or modified works are not eligible. Eligibility Open to entrants from any country. Eligible works: Created or published from April 2022 to […]
Be Still Media Art Prize
Description: The competition invites artists to create works inspired by the theme of hope—not merely as an abstract idea, but as something to actively live within and create from. This open call seeks to encourage creative reflections on hope, purpose, and the impact of art in a changing world. Application Details: – Deadline: April 1st, […]
Sci-Art Contest
The “Anomalous Mathematical Patterns” sci-art contest invites artists to explore the intersection of mathematics and art, focusing on concepts from the “Stochastic systems for anomalous diffusion” research program. The contest aims to showcase mathematical ideas through creative mediums and inspire collaborations between mathematicians and artists. Information and Application Details: Location: Isaac Newton Institute (INI), […]
The World Illustration Awards
The World Illustration Awards (WIA), presented by the Association of Illustrators (AOI) in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, is a global celebration of creativity in illustration. Now in its 10th year, the awards recognize excellence across various categories and provide extensive networking, promotional opportunities, and professional development for entrants. Information and Application Details: […]
Starving Artist Exhibition Open Call
The Starving Artist invites male-identifying (he/they) artists to participate in The Vulnerable Man, a virtual exhibition and publication that centers on masculinity, men’s mental health, and lived experiences in non-traditional male bodies. This project seeks to challenge stereotypes, foster vulnerability, and create a space for meaningful dialogue about what it means to live as a man […]
Pictoplasma Berlin
Pictoplasma Berlin 2025 is calling for animation submissions for the “Characters In Motion” international screenings.High-grade Characters in animation, narration, music visuals, experimental work or motion graphics, from any part of the world, are wanted.SUBMIT YOUR CHARACTER-DRIVEN ANIMATED SHORT FILMS, MUSIC VIDEOS, OR EXPERIMENTAL WORK TO PICTOPLASMA…All animated short films (experimental, narrative, non-narrative, commissioned, or student films) […]