Deadline: 12 May 2021

Il Varco is glad to inaugurate the eight edition of Prisma Art Prize, a quarterly award with cash prizes for artists from all around the world that will become a collective exhibition for the first time in June 2021 in Rome.

Organized with the goal of creating a space for visual artists to share their work with hundreds of colleagues from all around the world, it offers 2000€ in cash awards every year, purchase prizes and packages of services worth 2500€ from Biafarin and Vivivacolors in four seasonal competitions and an online gallery where the artworks are put on display forever.

Jurors are qualified and esteemed painters, curators, mixed media artists and digital artists from different countries all around the world. The exhibition will take place at Atelier Montez, a contemporary art factory born in 2012 from the redevelopment of an urban wreck on a project by the Artist Gio Montez, that has already attracted international artists like Hermann Nitsch, Cheikh Zidor and Turi Sottile.

Visit our finalists gallery and submit on our official website.

Signing up is fast and you can do it entirely online.

Entry fee:

25€

Prizes & Awards:

Various prizes: 

Cash prize (500€), service prizes and interview every three months, live exhibition in a gallery in Rome every year

Details:

https://www.prismaartprize.com/

 

Deadline: 11 March 2021

"Lab.18 art contest, is a call for submissions open to all kind of artists. Works allowed in the art competition are: drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphics, mix media and video. A great opportunity for the artists, which can win a cash prize, have the opportunity to exhibit the artworks and much more. 

The following types of works are admitted: Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Mixed media, Digital, Video, Graphics, Net art, other (all visual works that can be reproduced through a picture are allowed).

The contest is addressed to professional and amateur artists, graphic designers, painters, photographers, etc. from all over the world. 

Entry fee

45€

Prizes / Awards

5000,00€

- collaboration award for a new Malamegi collection

- artwork acquisition award

- cash prize

- monographic book prize

Details:

https://www.lab.malamegi.com/

 

Deadline: 8 March 2021

Canada’s leading contemporary outdoor art fair is celebrating 60 years of of launching artists careers, and the #CallForArtists is now open! Visual artists and makers of all backgrounds are invited to apply for the hybrid online/outdoor 60th @torontooutdoorartfair in July 2021. Each year, a loyal following of Fair-goers spend $2 million on art purchases, providing an income to independent artists that contributes to their economic prosperity. The 60th Anniversary Fair will be one to remember with new special programs and awards!
Accepting applications until March 8. Get more info and apply now at www.torontooutdoor.art

Entry fee

$50 CAD

Prizes / Awards

$40,000 cash and in-kind awards, Biggest prize $6,000 to one artist

Details:

https://torontooutdoor.art/

International competition for an illustrated children's book project

Art competition

Deadline: 4 March 2020

The competition is open for Indian, Indian diaspora artists and artists residing in India at any stage of their careers.
Artists are invited to submit in any of the following mediums: painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, mixed media, and print.

The Indian Contemporary Art Competition (ICAC) aims to discover and promote talented artists from India, the Indian diaspora, as well as foreigners living and working in India. ICAC intends to create an opportunity to celebrate and expose artists who passionately embrace the colorful culture of India. Up for grabs are prizes valued at more than $55,000, all chosen and arranged to give the selected artists the international exposure that will extend their network with fellow artists and collectors from all over the world. Prizes include participation in different events such as a collective exhibition in New York, an art fair, and an online promotion, plus generous cash awards.


Entry fee
45$ for 5 images

Prizes:
5 cash prizes $500

A collective exhibition for 25 artists from the Classical Exhibition Category and 10 artists from the Digital Display Category – will be held from December 3rd – 12th, 2020.

1 artist will be awarded with the participation in an Art Fair.

Details:
https://www.nyartcompetitions.com/indian/

Artist in Residency India

Deadline: 20 February 2020


Artists of all disciplines creating in any media are welcome to apply: dance, theatre, music, sound, performance art, writing, painting, drawing, printmaking, textiles, culinary, photography, video/film, animation, architecture, sculpture (any material), ceramics, mixed-media / multi-media, interdisciplinary, installation, other new/alternative media, etc. Researchers, curators, and art critics are also welcome to apply. Open to emerging and established artists.

Sessions:
1. Session:   10th October – 4th November 2020
2. Session:   5th November – 30th November 2020
3. Session:   1st December – 25th December 2020
4. Session:   6th January – 31st January 2021
5. Session:   1st February – 25th February 2021


No entry fee

Residency fee:
$650 USD Residency fee


Residency offers:
Accommodation (Private tents with bed and bedding)
Meals (Vegetarian breakfast, lunch, dinner included)
Tea (coffee on request)
Studio space
Exhibition opportunity
Invitation letter
Local sight-seeing
Internet
Electricity
Basic kitchen
Printer B/W
First aid kit (medical box)
Basic tools
Farm Studio residency provides three types of working spaces where artists can explore their art and ideas in the rural Rajasthani environment; at the Farm Studio indoor studio, the outdoor and farm environment, and in Andore Village.

Details:
https://farmingstudio.wordpress.com/art-residency/

Art award

Deadline: 10 February 2020

Internationally renowned, Wildlife Artist of the Year brings together a wide range of artists and art-lovers from all over the globe to celebrate our planet’s wildlife through some of the world’s most exciting and diverse wildlife art. Since the competition began in 2008, it has attracted more than 10,000 entries, raising more than £1.2m to fund David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s (DSWF) vital work.

There is no maximum number of entries.

Categories:
Animal Behaviour
Earth’s Wild Beauty
Facing Extinction (previously Vanishing Fast)
Human Impact (ages 16-22 only)
Into the Blue
Urban Wildlife
Wings
Endangered: Wildlife in Motion

All artistic mediums are allowed excluding digital mediums and photography



Entry fee:
Entry to the ‘Human Impact’ category for young people is £10 per entry.
For all other categories, entries are £25 per entry or £10 (per entry) for Wildlife Shepherds.

Prizes:
First prize: £10,000
Second prize: £1,000
8 category winners receiving £500 each


Details:
https://davidshepherd.org/art/wildlife-artist-year-submission-2020

Drawing contest

Deadline: 17 February 2020

Derwent, renowned pencil manufacturers, are proud to announce the fifth instalment of The Derwent Art Prize. Its aim is to reward excellence by showcasing the very best artworks created with any pencil (including water-soluble, pastel, graphite, charcoal or colouring pencils) by British and International artists.

Artists are invited to submit up to 6 images.

The works entered must be created in pencil.

The Prize is open to both 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional works.

All entered work must have been completed within the last 3 years.

Entry fee:
There is an entry fee of 15 GBP (approx. 20 USD) for the first work and 5 GBP (approx. 6.50 USD) per additional works.

Artists under 25 years of age will pay £5 per work.

Prizes:
 First Prize: 6,000 GBP
 Second Prize: 3,000 GBP
 Third Prize: 1,500 GBP
 People's Choice Award (Exhibition): 750 GBP
 Young Artist Award (For artists under 25 years): 750 GBP
 Coloured Pencil Award for Excellence: 500 GBP

Details:
https://www.derwent-artprize.com

Grants for artists

Deadline: 11 February 2020



Innovate Grant is now accepting submissions for the Winter Cycle. Innovate Grant awards (2) $550.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition to receiving a grant award, winners will be featured and recognized on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. For more information and to apply https://innovateartistgrants.org

Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted.

Entry fee
$25

Details:
https://innovateartistgrants.org

Media art festival

Deadline: 1 February 2020

Vector Festival is an annual media arts event dedicated to showcasing experimental art works that engage critically with digital technologies.

The festival is proudly participatory and community-oriented. Hosted by InterAccess and co-curated by Katie Micak and Martin Zeilinger, Vector Festival takes place at arts venues and in public spaces across the City of Toronto.

Since its inception, Vector Festival has been innovative in its inclusion of game-based digital art alongside other new media disciplines. Continuing this focus for the 2020 edition, the festival’s curators pose a deceptively simple question: what comes after gamification?

Now that game culture and game technologies have become so pervasive in popular culture, how do experimental media artists respond critically to the rampant gamifying of everyday life? From online social interaction to digital finance, from education to military conflict, from politics and environmental issues to the ways in which humans (and machines) express themselves creatively, what comes after gamification?

The Festival will take place between July 16-19, 2020, with the flagship exhibition extended until August 22, 2020.

Categories:

FLAGSHIP EXHIBITION
Digital and post-digital art works including interactive installations, experimental game mods, sculptural work, screen-based work, sound art, etc.

ONLINE P ROJECTS
Web-based projects and digital artworks that can be presented online, including experimental interactive and time-based digital projects.

FESTIVAL SCREENING
Experimental film/video/machinima works.

PERFORMANCE
Performance-based proposals including chiptune, sound art, live coding, A/V performances, and telematic performances for virtual and public spaces.

SITE-SPECIFIC OUTDOOR SCREENING
To be presented on two large-scale (4.88 x 8.64 m) outdoor LED screens for a public audience of all ages.

GIFs
Animated GIFs intended for presentation on public screens across Toronto.

CURATORIAL SUBMISSIONS
This year, we also invite curators/curatorial collectives to submit proposals for machinima screenings (on a theme of your choosing). If you are considering a curatorial submission, we encourage you to contact the Vector Festival team for additional practical details.

No entry fee

All artists and curators selected for participation will receive fees in accordance with the up-to-date CARFAC Fee schedule, as well as support to apply for external funding.

Details:
http://vectorfestival.org

Art competition

Deadline: 7 January 2020

Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 1st “Skies” Online Art Competition for the month of December 2019. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. All entries must include the sky as the primary focus. In that representation the gallery seeks artworks with any perspective of the sky, including clouds, night and day sky, dusk and dawn, storms, stars, moon and planets. All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art.

All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. First, second and third place will be largely displayed with an article about the artist and their work. Winning artwork (First place) will be on the poster of the show. Depending on the number and quality of all submissions received, Merit awards and Honorable Mention awards may also be presented.

This is an international competition and it is open to all artists of 18 years of age or older. All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installarion art) except video and sound art.

Entry fee:
15 $ for the 2 images of artwork


Deadline:
http://artroomgalleryonline.com/call_for_artistss.html

International Art Competition “Botanicals”

Deadline: 19 or 28 December 2019 (there are two dates on the website)



Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 1st “Botanicals” Online Art Competition for the month of December 2019. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. The Botanicals theme may include any work with interpretation of botanical and floral art (flowers, herbs, fruit, leaves, plants and related floral subcjects).

This is an international competition and it is open to all artists of 18 years of age or older. All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installarion art) except video and sound art.

All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. First, second and third place will be largely displayed with an article about the artist and their work. Winning artwork (First place) will be on the poster of the show. Depending on the number and quality of all submissions received, Merit awards and Honorable Mention awards may also be presented.

There is no limit to the number of images that an artist can submit.


Entry fee
$15 for 2 images of artwork

Details:
http://artroomgalleryonline.com/call_for_artists.html

Art prize

Deadline: 19 January 2020

The Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2020 will be awarded to artists that show significant potential, interesting ideas, a relevant message and skillful execution. We understand that talented artists exist in many forms, so endeavour to appeal to emerging artists of all ages and career paths, whether student, graduate, full-time or part-time, and from any country.

You can submit up to 5 different artworks

Any medium

Accepted media include but are not limited to: paintings, drawings, original prints, photography, sculptures, digitally produced artworks, mixed media constructions, video, sound, digital applications and installations.

Entry fee
Entry fee is £20 for first artwork, then £10 per additional artwork.

Prizes:
The Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize Overall Award:

£3,000 cash prize award, and £500 Cass Art voucher
Exhibition of a collection of your artworks in the Ashurst Emerging Artists Gallery for Sep-Dec 2020

• The Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize Sculpture Award:

£1,750 cash prize award, and £250 Cass Art voucher
Exhibition of a collection of your artworks in the Ashurst London HQ for Sep-Dec 2020

• The Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize Choice Award:

£1,500 cash prize award, and £250 Cass Art voucher
Exhibition of a collection of your artworks in the Ashurst London HQ for Sep-Dec 2020

• The Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize Photography Award:

£1,500 voucher of services with Genesis Imaging
Exhibition of a collection of your photographs in the Ashurst London HQ for Sep-Dec 2020

• The Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize New Media Art Award:

£1,500 cash prize award
Exhibition of a collection of your artworks in the Rich Mix Mezzanine Gallery for Nov-Dec 2020

Details:
https://www.artprize.co.uk/

Art contest

Deadline: 15 March 2020

This is an open call for artists to communicate what they see as the banality of evil in our daily lives. It poses a challenge to communicate that which has never been communicated before and create a platform for groundbreaking ideas to be brought into our collectivity.

Artists the world over are invited to submit.

Only one artwork per entry is accepted.

Winners of each category will be invited to Germany to be a part of the exhibition to receive the art award.

Top 10 artworks in each of the 4 categories will be exhibited at the final exhibition in Berlin, Germany.

Categories:
1. Painting & Drawing
2. Sculpture
3. Photography and Media Art
4. Performance Art

No entry fee

Prizes:
The winner of each category will receive US $2000.

Details:
https://www.boeart.org/

Art fair

Deadline: 9 March 2020

Visual artists and makers working in any medium, at any stage of their careers, are invited to apply for a chance to be a part #TOAF59 (July 10-12 @ Nathan Phillips Square). With 130,000+ visitors spending $2M on art over one weekend, you will grow your network, be part of a juried showcase, and be eligible to be recognized by one of TOAF’s prestigious awards, with of $40,000 cash and in-kind awarded each year.


Entry fee:
$50, or $30 for students.

There are also Booth Fees (These are prices in 2019 - Subject to change for 2020)
10'x10' Regular Booth: $575
10'x10' Prime Location Booth*: $690
10'x10' Budget-Friendly Booth: $475
10'x10' Student Booth**: $250
10'x5' Emerging Artist Packages including tent and booth fee: $450

Details:
https://torontooutdoor.art/

Biennial of drawing 2020

Deadline: 31 May 2020

The organizer of the event is OSTEN Skopje, North Macedonia. The Biennial is rather focused on a contemporary drawing, but in its widest interpretation. Feel free to submit your most innovative and creative works. Only original works are eligible for submission (not photos of the works).


Entry fee:
55 USD

Prizes:
GRAND PRIX FOR LIFE ACHIEVEMENT
SPECIAL GRAND PRIX (on the occasion of 75 years OSTEN)
WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE AWARD
5 FIRST AWARDS (5x 1000$)
5 GOLDEN OSTEN AWARDS
(Participation at the Artists Residency Program “Golden Osten” in Skopje )
JURY’s SPECIAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
OSTEN’s SPECIAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
WAVA AWARDS (World Association of Visual Arts)


Details:
https://obdskopje.com.mk/en/

Deadline: ongoing



ArtOpenCalls website is visited by both: artists and curators or art gallery owners. That is why we plan to create a special place on the website where the artists will be able to show themselves to the curators, gallery owners and all art fans. It'll be a place where one can look for inspiration for their own work and share their achievements.



Every week or so we will try to pick most interesting artworks, and post them on facebook and/or instagram. Informations about artists will be posted at website of ArtOpenCalls https://artopencalls.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

There is no restriction in theme. There is no restriction in art medium.

We want to give you a chance to promote you and your art.



Rules (as simple as it can be):



1. All artists from around the world may enter this contest



2. The Entrant guarantees that the work entered for the competition is original and that he or she is the sole owner of the exploitation rights attached to this work. As such, the Entrant shall personally obtain permission from any third parties [both actual persons featured, and third parties that may claim intellectual property rights to the aforementioned photographs or videos (for example, photographs or videos featuring architectural monuments or sculpture)] having participated directly or indirectly in producing the work and/or who believes themselves to hold any right whatsoever concerning it. In the event of a third party claim, the Entrant will be liable for any eventual payments resulting therefrom.



3. Artists must be over 18 years old


4. Only completed entries will be taken under evaluation


5.  Artists give unlimited in time permission to the ArtOpenCalls to publish images or videos sent by artist in the selection process:

- on the website of ArtOpenCalls

- on Facebook page of ArtOpenCalls

- on instagram account of ArtOpenCalls

All authors will be credited under the image/video of artwork


6. Taking part in the competition means accepting its rules.



No entry fee


Link to submission:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YTfpXNE0aHjtAqKuHsD_rthK_cnvcLFb-sh5nX72ikU



contact:

If you have any questions please contact through facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/artopencalls/

To see artists selected in the past please visit:
https://artopencalls.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

Comic competition 2020

Deadline: 4 January 2020

Fumetto Comic Festival Lucerne annually publishes a competition. It should offer comic creators the opportunity to face an international comparison and present it to the general public.

We connect us with other people, the clima is linked with the whole globe and for some of us, the heating at home is connected with the cellphone. How we do get connected – no matter if voluntarily or unavoidably – is still individual at the moment. But how is that in the future: what is the benefit of more networking, where does this lead us to? What is the advantage, what are the risks? How do we handle networking in the future?

Draw us your comic, that includes the topic «networked» in any form.

Categories:
18 years or older
13 to 17 years
up to 12 years of age Reference date is the deadline

Format: A4 or A3 (other formats will be disqualified)

Form and number of pages: Only comics (stories in picture form), no entries via e-mail. Maximum 4 pages (only 1 comic story).

No entry fee

Prizes:
Fumetto will award three prizes in each of three categories: 18 years or older, 13 to 17 years, up to 12 years of age. The winners will receive cash prizes.


Details:
https://www.fumetto.ch/en/wettbewerbe/fumetto-wettbewerb-2020/

Support and mentorship for artists, designers and architects

Deadline: 31 December 2019

bang. Prix is Turkey’s leading platform where art, design, technology and science intersect,
founded in 2015 by a team of interdisciplinary minds with backgrounds in various fields and the
common desire to share their curiosities and develop beyond the scope of their fields.
To date, bang. Prix has provided the support and mentorship to 57 participants in the
development of their projects, showcasing them to thousands of audiences in 13 exhibitions in
Turkey and abroad. In its fourth year, bang. Prix is expanding beyond support for project-based
development and exhibitions as a platform that supports practitioners from different disciplines
and countries to develop themselves at the nexus of art, technology, design and science.
Under the scope of the bang. Prix 2020 program, we open our call for applications to those
interested in participating. The program provides resources, mentorship and networking
opportunities customized to each participant.

Who can participate?
Creatives who apply digital technologies or science, including:
● Artists
● Designers
● Architects

Criteria of selection:
● Level of curiosity and motivation towards working in the intersection of art, science,
design and technology
● Need for support provided by the bang.prix program
● How realistic the development goals are
● Clarity in expression of the applicant’s self and work


No entry fee

Details:
http://www.bangprix.org/eng.html

Art residency in Malaga

Deadline: 15 November 2019

La Térmica launches the call for the fifth edition of the international programme Creators 2020. So far, 36 artists have already taken part on this project that started in 2013, and has since closed every edition with group shows exhibiting the artistic works of the Creators every different year.

This support programme to the contemporary creation seeks to boost the creators’ artistic and professional development that requires either spaces for their own projects or financial, technical and training support.


La Térmica promotes this open program to international and national creators, linked to any artistic discipline.

The maximum period for the projects development and the use of the facilities will be 120 days from February to the beginning of June 2020, with no possibility of extension.

 Individual or collective candidates should have training and a career related to the creation and could submit projects related to any artistic discipline.

No entry fee

Residency offers:
Accommodation, workspaces and individual rooms.
Financial support: 2400 euros per creator to production costs.
Maintenance costs will be borne by La Térmica.

Details:
https://www.latermicamalaga.com/la-termica-creators-2020-english-call/