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/

 

Poster contest

Deadline:  30 November 2020

International competition for an illustrated children's book project

Contest for illustrators

Deadline: 14 February 2020


From Apila Ediciones we are committed to illustrators who try to make their way in the world of children’s illustration. Therefore we created the award PREMIO APILA PRIMERA IMPRESIÓN in 2013, aimed at illustrators who still do not have any children’s picture book published with ISBN (except for self-publishing).

That way we want to give the professional opportunity to illustrators who deserve it for their talent and quality and boost their career with the publication of their first work.


No entry fee

Prizes:
The award will consist of a professional contract with Apila Editions for the publication of the selected work in which the payment to the authors will be of € 4.000

Details:
https://www.apilaediciones.com/apila-primera-impresion-prize/?lang=en

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

Awards for illustrators

Deadline: 18 February 2019

The World Illustration Awards promotes exceptional work by illustrators and presents illustration as a major force in global visual culture. The Awards are international and open worldwide to illustrators working across all sectors and in any medium.

Categories:
 Advertising
 Book Covers
 Commercial Publishing
 Alternative Publishing
 Children's Publishing
 Design, Product & Packaging
 Editorial
 Exploration
 Science & Technology
 Site Specific

Work entered for the competition must have been created or published after 1 January 2019.

Entry fee:
33 USD per single entry, 60 USD per multiple entry.

Prizes:
Overall Professional Winner - cash prize of 2,000 GBP
Overall New Talent Winner - cash prize of 1,000 GBP
and more

Details:
https://theaoi.com/world-illustration-awards/

Poster competition

Deadline: 17 January 2020


Every year, the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago selects the winning poster for the annual Chicago Latino Film Festival.
The selected poster becomes the face of the Festival, as it will be on the cover of half-a-million newsprint programs, invitations, program books, electronic ads, t-shirts and more.

Contest is open to all artists

3 entries per person

No entry fee

Prize
The winner receives $1,000

Details:
https://chicagolatinofilmfestival.org/36postercontest/

Illustration contest

Deadline: 17 January 2020

Win a career-changing commission to illustrate The Folio Society’s new anthology of love poems – applications are now open.

This is the tenth Book Illustration Competition and this time we’re on the hunt for an illustrator for Love Poems, selected and edited by Imtiaz Dharker. There are three poems selected.

You must submit three full-page colour illustrations.
You must submit one illustration for each poem.

Entry fee:
Standard entry: £25
Student entry: £15

Prizes
The winner will be paid £5,000
five runners-up will each receive £500
The winner will be commissioned to complete a further six illustrations and a binding for the book which will be published by The Folio Society.

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/

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/

Art award

Deadline: 16 December 2019


An Artist can submit existing work as long as it fits the theme 'THE ART OF DIVERSITY.'

one entry (Up to 5 images)

For artists over 18 years old.

The entry for the Bridgeman Studio Award can be any media (photography, illustrations, painting, paper cut etc.).



No entry fee

Prizes:
GRAND PRIZE - £5000 commission to design a limited edition print & tote bag to be exhibited in a London exhibition in 2020.

5 Runners-Up will also receive £500 cash and the opportunity to have their work exhibited in the London exhibition.

Details:
https://www.enterbsa.com/

Deadline: periodicaly

We believe that each person has its way to Feel and contribute to the world with different ways of expressing it through Creative Arts. That is why we are promoting a New Talents Contest.

Six different Disciplines:

Story: Between 500 and 1.000 words long in the Spanish, English or French languages and about any of the Feelings or Attitudes specifically proposed in this section.

Illustration: Color drawing of a Character that identifies with the Feelings or Attitudes specifically proposed in this Section.

Comic: Between 3 and 6 sheets in DINA4 size, without any texts inside, either in black and white or in color, and concerning any of the Feelings or Attitudes specifically proposed in this section.

Optional: The Comic may consist of several vignettes i.e. comic drawings with descriptive-reflective texts underneath them that help us understand the Comic as well as make us Think and Feel.

Fashion: Design of a garment (from a Sock to a Haute Couture clothing), using contents from our website: Logos, Characters, enlarged/modified vignettes or parts of those vignettes or concerning any of the Feelings or Attitudes specifically proposed by ME&MYLIFE in this section.

Jewels: 3D design, concerning any of the Feelings or Attitudes specifically proposed in this section.

Music: Instrumental, vocal and/or mixed musical composition, in any language, concerning any Feeling or Attitude specifically proposed in this section.

No entry fee

Prizes:
6 prizes of 3.000 euros
6 prizes of 2.000 euros
6 prizes of 1.000 euros

Details:
https://www.meandmylife.com/en/new-talents.html

Poster competition

Deadline: 1st November 2019


The San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF) invites *design professionals, artists, and students* from all over the world to produce a commemorative poster design that will represent the history and legacy of the SDLFF.

SDLFF was born out of a desire to take a stand against the status-quo of cinema, to challenge the reigning and ever-present stereotypes about the Latino experience in movies, and to give Latino filmmakers the power of telling and sharing their stories, first-hand, about what it means to be Latino.

We invite you and all other visionary designers to be a part of our history by submitting your project to consideration. The commemorative poster design shall celebrate our core values and our passion for the Latino culture.



No entry fee

Prize
The winner will receive $1,000 and promotional exposure in ALL marketing festival related marketing materials

10 Finalists – 2 tickets to the 27th Anniversary San Diego Latino Film Festival & promotional exposure!


Details:
https://2019.sdlatinofilm.com/call-for-posters-sdlff-2020/

Poster competition 2019

Deadline: 1st November 2019

The International Compost Awareness Week Committee invites YOU to get involved in ICAW 2020. We’re looking for anyone interested in participating in our 18th Annual Poster Contest. The winning poster will be used to promote International Compost Awareness Week, May 3-9, 2020.

Size is no more than 12” wide X 18” vertical (this is in inches)
One entry per artist

Poster must contain the theme title, Soil Loves Compost

There are 3 contest divisions: grades 3-7, grades 8-12, and college – adult.

No entry fee

Prize
The winner will receive US$500

 The poster contest winner will have his/her poster reproduced and distributed to thousands nationwide. It will be the official 2020 International Compost Awareness Week poster and featured on the CCREF website as well as on the US Composting Council website too. The winning “poster artist” will have his/her name posted on the CCREF website and will be included on all print material and in any press releases in association with our annual ICAW celebration.


Details:
https://www.compostfoundation.org/ICAW/ICAW-Poster-Contest

Open call for artists creating posters

Deadline: 20th October 2019



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 edition, 3 to 5 artists will be selected and their art works will be presented on the facebook page and the website of ArtOpenCalls.

There is no theme.

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



Rules (as simple as it can be):



1. Deadline for sending proposals is 20 October 2019



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



3. Artists must be over 18 years old



4. For this edition we accept entries from artists creating posters, no matter of technique (digital graphics, paintings, photo, mixed). Typically, posters include both textual and graphic elements, but it's on you what kind of media will you choose.




5. Only completed entries will be taken under evaluation



6. 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.



7. Laureates 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



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



8. Laureates and their works will be posted on the www.artopencalls.blogspot.com after 15th November 2019



9. All entries will be judged by academic teachers and artists



10. In case of of low number of entries we reserve the right to cancel competition.



11. 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/



or mail:

artcalls@o2.pl



and be patient.. ,)

Illustration contest

Deadline: 31 October 2019

All work teams or individuals over 18 years of age may participate in this award regardless of their country of residence.

Each participant is only able to submit a  single work. In the case of entering as a team, all members should indicate their names.
The work must have been created between January 2018 and October 30th, 2019.
The subject of the illustrations must be related to science or nature and the technique is free.

The measure of the illustration must be A3 (420 x 297mm) 72 DPI in RGB and it should not include watermarks or text (except signatures, numbers or figure letters and symbols).

No entry fee

Prize:
600 Euros

Details:
http://illustraciencia.info/en/premio/bases/

Open call for illustrators

Deadline: 15 February 2020

Authors, illustrators and artists of any nationality, place of origin or residence may participate, with original and unpublished projects, provided they are not less than 18 years old on 15th February 2020.

It is possible to participate with one to a maximum of three unpublished projects for each Author.

The book project must not contain words, with exclusion of the title and possible subtitle. The narration must be realized exclusively through the illustrations and have narrative and stylistic coherence. There are no limits regarding age or reader group, and the subject matter is open.

The illustrations featured in the book projects can be in colour or black and white, with unlimited traditional or digital techniques and media.

Entry fee:
Euro 50 for each project sent

Prizes:
The winner will receive a money prize of € 4,000

Details:
https://silentbookcontest.com/rules/

Open call for illustration for children picture book

Deadline:  20 October 2019

The City of Benicarlo in collaboration with Onada Edicions, in order to encourage and promote reading through picture books for children, convenes the Sixth Children’s Picture Book International Prize Ciutat de Benicarló.


The Sixth Children’s Picture Book International Prize Ciutat de Benicarló want to put the city of Benicarló as a cultural capital of the region. Thus, we understand the cultural expression as an essential motor of development. Therefore, the Children’s Picture Book International Prize Ciutat de Benicarló has born with a vocation of excellence and, it search a national and international projection. In addition, we must emphasize the added value of this genre, such as to enhance the literary taste of the first readers. Picture books, for the purposes of these rules, are defined as those in which the story is told through images and text, so that both complement each other in a coherent and harmonious way and aimed at children. The illustration must hold at least the same or more importance than the text.

Authors of any nationality are eligible for the Children’s Picture Book International Prize Ciutat de Benicarló with any illustrated works; written in Valencian, Spanish or English and aimed at children.

No entry fee

Prize
The winner will receive 5000 EUR.
The winning work will be published.


Details:
http://revistababar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/bases_album_illlustrat_2019.pdf