Opportunities

Open calls, competitions and awards for creatives

Competitions, open calls, awards, grants and residencies for designers, illustrators, photographers, artists and craftspeople, sorted by deadline.

ResidencyFine Arts, Craft
Cultivamos Cultura Residency 2027: OASis "Bom Dia"
Deadline 30 Oct 2026Closing soon9 days left
ResidencyFine Arts, Digital Design
Art Explora × Cité internationale des arts Residency 2027
Deadline 30 Oct 2026Closing soon9 days left
Open CallFine Arts
NordArt 2027 Open Call for Artists
Deadline 31 Oct 2026Closing soon10 days left
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
7th Bolu International Poster Design Competition
Deadline 1 Nov 2026Closing soon11 days left
CompetitionPhotography
Environmental Photography Award 2027
Deadline 1 Nov 2026Closing soon11 days left
ResidencyProduct Design, Graphic Design, Textile & Fashion, Craft
EMMA Designers in Residence 2027
Deadline 2 Nov 2026Closing soon12 days left
ResidencyDigital Design, Fine Arts
EMAP European Media Art Platform Residency 2027
Deadline 6 Nov 2026Open for entries
GrantIllustration, Digital Design
MAKE Animation Thesis Grant 2026
Deadline 6 Nov 2026Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
World Sports Photography Awards 2027
Deadline 23 Nov 2026Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
Sony World Photography Awards 2027 Student Competition
Deadline 27 Nov 2026Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration
Next ILLUST Award 2026
Deadline 30 Nov 2026Open for entries
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
43rd Chicago Latino Film Festival Poster Contest
Deadline 1 Dec 2026Open for entries
GrantPhotography
National Geographic Society Grant: The Human Thread
Deadline 1 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
FIBA Photo Contest 2026
Deadline 4 Dec 2026Open for entries
ResidencyFine Arts, Craft
Adirondack Experience Artist-in-Residence 2027
Deadline 11 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts
G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2027
Deadline 30 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
Animayo Gran Canaria 2027 International Poster Contest
Deadline 31 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration
Post Wave Prize for Illustration 2027
Deadline 4 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
Sony World Photography Awards 2027 – Single Image Competition
Deadline 5 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration
Silent Manga Audition: "A Kind Heart"
Deadline 15 Jan 2027Opens soonOpens 15 Nov
CompetitionGraphic Design
Super South Poster Design Competition 2027
Deadline 15 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionCraft
14th International Ceramics Competition Mino 2027
Deadline 29 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
Wex Photo Video Human Impact Awards
Deadline 31 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionGraphic Design, Product Design
iF Design Student Award 2027
Deadline 3 Feb 2027Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration
Apila's First Printing Award 2027
Deadline 14 Feb 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts, Graphic Design, Product Design, Architecture & Interiors, Textile & Fashion
Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Grant 2026–2027
Deadline 30 Apr 2027Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
CEWE Photo Award 2027
Deadline 31 May 2027Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration
Silva Award 2027 Picture Book Competition
Deadline 14 Jun 2027Open for entries
GrantFine Arts
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Rolling deadlineOpenRolling deadline

Closed

CompetitionCraft, Fine Arts
LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2027
Deadline 15 Oct 2026Closed
CompetitionPhotography
HIPA Water: Our Shared Story Photography Competition 2026
Deadline 15 Oct 2026Closed