Competition

Brief Description The Draper Grand Prize Competition is a prestigious international contest celebrating excellence in portraiture and figurative art. Open to all artists, it encourages diverse mediums in painting, drawing, and sculpture. Finalists will exhibit their original works and attend The Art of the Portrait conference in Washington, D.C. in May 2025, where over $160,000 […]

The Holcim Foundation Awards is the world’s most prestigious competition for sustainable design, offering a total prize pool of USD 1 million. The competition is free to enter and seeks client-supported projects at the late design phase or under construction (but not completed before February 11, 2025).   Information & Application Details: Competition Opens: October […]

Overview The Delphian Open Call is an international competition designed to showcase emerging talent in printable art forms. Selected winners will be featured in a group exhibition in London, with the first-prize winner receiving a solo exhibition with Delphian Gallery in 2025. Key Details Eligibility: Open to international artists Mediums Accepted: Painting, photography, collage, illustration, […]

PHOTO 2026 International Festival of Photography invites emerging, mid-career, and established artists worldwide to showcase their work as large-scale outdoor public artworks in Melbourne. Selected artists will have their work exhibited on building facades and freestanding frames, transforming the city’s streets into an open-air gallery. The festival is a leading global platform for contemporary photography. […]

Awarded for the best playwriting response on the theme of Fear.   Key dates: Applications open: 1st February 2025 Applications close: 1st April 2025 at 23:59 (UK time)   Prizes: First place: £3,000 Second place: £1,000 Third place: £1,000   Rules: Open to all nationalities. Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time […]

APPLICATIONS OPENING SOON. We are proud to award two cash prizes to students who identify as refugees, asylum seekers, displaced persons or stateless persons. UN Refugee Agency This programme is being run in partnership with Bard College Berlin and the Open Societies University Network, and is a Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) approved pledge towards […]

Awarded for the best poetic response on the theme of Fear.   Key dates: Applications open: 1st February 2025 Applications close: 1st April 2025 at 23:59 (UK time)   Prizes: The winner and runners-up will receive cash prizes and will be invited to attend our annual symposium. First place: £3,000 Second place: £1,000 Third place: […]

APPLICATIONS OPENING SOON. We are proud to award two cash prizes to post-graduate students currently enrolled on any course related to the field of philosophy at any institution in the UK.   Key dates: Applications open: 1st February 2025 Applications close: 1st April 2025 at 23:59 (UK time)   Prizes: The winners of the Philosophy […]

Awarded for the best musical or compositional response on the theme of Fear.   Key dates: Applications open: 1st February 2025 Applications close: 1st April 2025 at 23:59 (UK time)   Prizes: The winner and runners-up will receive financial support in the following amounts: First place: £3,000 Second place: £1,000 Third place: £1,000   Rules: […]