Design

FERRARA SHOWMAN GALLERY proudly hosts the 29th iteration of our annual call for artists: NO DEAD ARTISTS International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art. The call is open through 16 JUNE 2025 and the exhibition participants are selected by an ever-changing group of three prestigious arts professionals. The exhibition itself is installed in the gallery for the last week of August, […]

Welcome to the Type Directors Club’s 72nd Annual Competition. The TDC has been a beacon of typographic achievement for over seven decades, recognizing outstanding work across communication design, type design, and lettering. Whether you’re an old-school master technician or a cutting-edge street stylist, we want to celebrate and elevate your work. Last year’s competition entries […]

The Indigo Design Award is an international competition that celebrates outstanding design in digital, graphic, mobile, and game design across a variety of categories. This prestigious award recognizes creativity, innovation, and excellence, providing a platform for designers to showcase their talents on an international stage. Winning an Indigo Design Award not only brings recognition but also […]

The United States International Poster Biennial, a global competition highlighting cultural, social, academic, and professional principles, is now accepting entries. Held every two years, this prestigious event celebrates the most groundbreaking and influential poster designs from around the world. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE Design students, graphic designers, artists, photographers, and visual communicators of all kinds are […]

Short Description The Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart awards between 50 and 60 residencies every two years to international artists, researchers, and cultural professionals from all disciplines. With the Solitude Fellowship, we create space for concentrated work, interdisciplinary exchange, and international networking—contributing to an open, diverse, and globally connected cultural landscape in Baden-Württemberg and Germany. […]

Holcim Foundation Awards, the world’s most significant competition for sustainable design is now accepting submissions for 2025. The Swiss-based Holcim Foundation seeks client-supported projects of all scales in the late-stage design phase to be recognized from a global prize pool of $1 million. The competition is free to enter and is open to client-supported and […]

A selection of the exhibiting artists for the Chiba City Arts Triennale 2025 will be chosen through an open call process. This call for proposals is divided into two categories: [Category 1] is open to foreign artists residing overseas, and [Category 2] is for young artists with ties to Chiba City. Selected artists will be […]