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.

CompetitionGraphic Design, Digital Design
Communication Arts 2027 Interactive Competition
Deadline 23 Oct 2026Closing soon2 days left
CompetitionIllustration
Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition 2027
Deadline 26 Oct 2026Closing soon5 days left
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
Joseph Binder Award 2027
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
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration, Photography
Graphis New Talent Awards 2027
Deadline 3 Nov 2026Closing soon13 days left
CompetitionPhotography
8th Chelsea International Photography Competition
Deadline 3 Nov 2026Closing soon13 days left
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration, Product Design, Architecture & Interiors, Digital Design
iF Design Award 2027
Deadline 4 Nov 2026Closing soon14 days left
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
17th ICMA Worldwide Book Award
Deadline 6 Nov 2026Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts, Craft
9th John Ruskin Prize: Not for Present Delight
Deadline 17 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
CompetitionPhotography
Anthology Photography Competition 2026
Deadline 30 Nov 2026Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts, Illustration, Photography
reEarth International Art Prize 2026
Deadline 30 Nov 2026Open for entries
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
43rd Chicago Latino Film Festival Poster Contest
Deadline 1 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2027
Deadline 1 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration
Fumetto 2027 International Comic Competition – “Blubb”
Deadline 1 Dec 2026Opens soonOpens 1 Nov
CompetitionPhotography
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 63
Deadline 3 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
FIBA Photo Contest 2026
Deadline 4 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts, Photography
BBA Artist Prize 2027
Deadline 7 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionFine Arts, Illustration
Splash 28: The Best of Watercolor
Deadline 11 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
Bird Photographer of the Year 2027
Deadline 13 Dec 2026Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration, Fine Arts
The Adachi UKIYOE Award 2026
Deadline 25 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
Communication Arts 2027 Illustration Competition
Deadline 8 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
POSTER FOR International Poster Competition 2027
Deadline 10 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration
Silent Manga Audition: "A Kind Heart"
Deadline 15 Jan 2027Opens soonOpens 15 Nov
CompetitionProduct Design
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2027
Deadline 15 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionGraphic Design
Super South Poster Design Competition 2027
Deadline 15 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration
International Silent Book Contest 2027
Deadline 15 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionProduct Design
Green Product Award 2027
Deadline 17 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionGraphic Design, Product Design, Architecture & Interiors, Digital Design
French Design Awards 2027
Deadline 21 Jan 2027Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration
Communication Arts 2027 Illustration Competition
Deadline 22 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, Illustration
Graphis Poster Awards 2028
Deadline 2 Feb 2027Open for entries
CompetitionGraphic Design, Product Design
iF Design Student Award 2027
Deadline 3 Feb 2027Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
World Food Photography Awards 2027
Deadline 7 Feb 2027Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
13th Fine Art Photography Awards 2027
Deadline 14 Feb 2027Open for entries
CompetitionIllustration
Apila's First Printing Award 2027
Deadline 14 Feb 2027Open for entries
CompetitionGraphic Design, Digital Design
Indigo Design Award 2027
Deadline 28 Feb 2027Open for entries
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Digital Design
ADC Annual Awards 2027
Deadline 5 Mar 2027Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
Communication Arts 2027 Photography Competition
Deadline 26 Mar 2027Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
iPhone Photography Awards 2027
Deadline 31 Mar 2027Open for entries
CompetitionPhotography
MonoVisions Photography Awards 2027
Deadline 16 May 2027Open for entries
CompetitionGraphic Design
Communication Arts 2027 Design Competition
Deadline 21 May 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

Closed

CompetitionGraphic Design
17th WOLDA Worldwide Logo Design Award
Deadline 20 Oct 2026Closed
CompetitionIllustration
iJungle Illustration Awards 2026
Deadline 17 Oct 2026Closed
CompetitionIllustration
Society of Illustrators 69th Annual Competition 2026
Deadline 16 Oct 2026Closed
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
CompetitionGraphic Design
Communication Arts 2027 Typography Competition
Deadline 18 Sep 2026Closed