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The Homiens Art Prize

$300 USD per winner

$300 USD per winner (10 winners per round, $12,000 USD total annually)

The Homiens Art Prize

Homiens10 days left

PaintingDrawing+8 more

Global non-acquisitive art prize awarding $12,000 USD annually across 10 winners and up to 200 highly commended artists. All mediums welcome.

16th Annual Salon Art Prize – October 2026

Over $2,000 USD monthly; over $40,000 USD annually including two $15,000 USD Grand Prizes

Over $2,000 USD monthly; over $40,000 USD annually including two $15,000 USD Grand Prizes

16th Annual Salon Art Prize – October 2026

Streamline Publishing / PleinAir Salon Art Competition11 days left

PaintingDrawing

Monthly online art prize open to painters worldwide, awarding over $2,000 each month with annual grand prizes of $15,000 USD.

Craigs Aspiring Art Prize 2027

$20,000 NZD (acquisition prize)

Craigs Aspiring Art Prize 2027

Craigs Aspiring Art Prize12 days left

PaintingDrawing+2 more

A $20,000 acquisition prize for original 2D works by NZ artists, exhibited in Wanaka in January 2027.

AAP Magazine: Travels 2026

$1,000 USD total

$1,000 USD total ($500 / $300 / $200 USD)

AAP Magazine: Travels 2026

All About Photo21 days left

International photography competition seeking travel portfolios for publication in AAP Magazine Vol.62, with $1,000 USD in cash prizes.

3rd reEarth International Art Prize 2027

$500 - $1,000 USD

$500 - $1,000 USD (cash prizes); total prize pool valued at $50,000 USD

3rd reEarth International Art Prize 2027

reEarth Studio / The Little Art (TLA)41 days left

PaintingDrawing+2 more

International art prize inviting young artists aged 4–25 to respond to climate and nature themes across painting, photography, digital, and AI art.

Anthology Photography Competition

Anthology Photography Competition

Anthology Magazine41 days left

International photography competition open to all levels, themed 'The World As You See It', with a €500 prize and editorial feature in Anthology magazine.

Adam NZ Play Award 2026

PrizeNZFree to enter

Adam NZ Play Award 2026

Playmarket & the Adam Foundation42 days left

Submit your unproduced script to the Adam NZ Play Award, New Zealand's premier playwriting competition, for a chance to win a share of $8,000 in prizes.

2027 Discovery Award Louis Roederer Foundation

€5,000 – €15,000

PrizeGlobalFree to enter

€5,000 – €15,000 (artwork acquisition prizes)

2027 Discovery Award Louis Roederer Foundation

Les Rencontres d'Arles49 days left

International open call for galleries and art spaces to nominate an emerging photographer for exhibition and prizes up to €15,000 at Arles 2027.

Art Prize 2027

€15,000 prize plus full production, transportation, and installation costs covered

PrizeGlobalFree to enter

€15,000 prize plus full production, transportation, and installation costs covered

Art Prize 2027

G & A Mamidakis Foundation71 days left

SculptureInstallation+3 more

International open call for a large-scale site-specific sculptural installation at Minos Palace, Crete, with a €15,000 prize and full production costs covered.

Single Image Competition (Sony World Photography Awards)

PrizeGlobalFree to enter

$5,000 USD (overall winner); Sony Digital Imaging equipment (category winners)

Single Image Competition (Sony World Photography Awards)

World Photography Organisation77 days left

Free global photography competition celebrating standalone images across ten categories, with a $5,000 USD prize and Sony equipment for winners.

Communication Arts 2027 Illustration Competition

Communication Arts 2027 Illustration Competition

Communication Arts80 days left

DrawingFilm & Video+1 more

Prestigious international illustration competition open to any country, with winning work published in the Communication Arts Illustration Annual worldwide.

Sony World Photography Awards – Series Competition

PrizeGlobalFree to enter

$25,000 USD (overall winner); Sony equipment, flights and accommodation for category winners

Sony World Photography Awards – Series Competition

World Photography Organisation84 days left

Free global photography competition for series of 5–10 images across any category, with finalists and winners announced in April 2027.

2027 New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards

$2,000 - $10,000 NZD

$2,000 - $10,000 NZD

2027 New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards

WSA89 days left

PaintingPrintmaking

National prize for NZ painters and printmakers offering $10,000 top prizes in each category, exhibited at Hamilton's Artspost galleries.

Literary Women's Prize for Short Story 2027

Literary Women's Prize for Short Story 2027

The Kind Press115 days left

Annual international short story prize for women and non-binary writers, with $1,000 first prize and publication in a Simon & Schuster-distributed anthology.

Literary Women's Prize for Fiction 2027

Trade publishing contract

Trade publishing contract

Literary Women's Prize for Fiction 2027

The Kind Press131 days left

A global fiction prize for women and non-binary writers offering a trade publishing contract with The Kind Press as the top prize.

Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award 2027

First Prize $20,000 NZD; Young Artist Award $2,500 NZD; People's Choice Award $2,500 NZD

First Prize $20,000 NZD; Young Artist Award $2,500 NZD; People's Choice Award $2,500 NZD

Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award 2027

Te Pūkenga Whakaata – New Zealand Portrait Gallery155 days left

PaintingSculpture+13 more

A portraiture prize for Māori artists creating portraits of their tupuna (ancestors) in any medium, with $20,000 first prize.

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