ResidencyFine Arts, Photography
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.
Current
GrantPhotography
Ronan Guillou Grant 2026: Photography and the Sea
Open CallPhotography
Fotografia Calabria Festival Award 2026
CompetitionPhotography
The Nature Photography Contest 2026
GrantPhotography
Joana Biarnés Scholarship for Young Photojournalists 2026
CompetitionPhotography
Graphis Photography Awards 2027
GrantFine Arts, Photography
The Hopper Prize Fall 2026 Artist Grants
CompetitionFine Arts, Craft
9th John Ruskin Prize: Not for Present Delight
Open CallPhotography
Un/Fund 05 Photobook Publishing Open Call
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration
Access/VSA Emerging Young Artists Program 2027: "Thrive"
CompetitionPhotography
TransNatura 2026 International Nature Photography Contest
CompetitionProduct Design, Digital Design
HRI 2027 Student Design Competition: Robots in Public Spaces
Open CallPhotography
FOTODOKS Open Call 2027: Care
Open CallFine Arts
The Pastel Society Open Call 2027
Open CallFine Arts, Product Design
Eulsukdo Land-Ecological Art Open Call 2026
Open CallFine Arts, Photography, Craft
Talents Contemporains 2026: Water Art Competition
Open CallPhotography
Boutographies Open Call 2027
CompetitionPhotography
World Sports Photography Awards 2027
GrantFine Arts, Photography
Fluxus Art Projects: French-British Exhibition and Curatorial Research Grants
CompetitionPhotography
KLPA Autoportrait 2026 Self-Portrait Prize
Open CallPhotography
PhotoIreland FUTURES Talents 2027
CompetitionPhotography
Sony World Photography Awards 2027 Student Competition
GrantPhotography
Rencontres d'Arles 2027 Curatorial Research Fellowship
Open CallFine Arts, Product Design, Craft
Beam Camp 2027 Project Open Call
CompetitionFine Arts, Illustration, Photography
reEarth International Art Prize 2026
GrantPhotography
Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Grant 2027
CompetitionPhotography
Anthology Photography Competition 2026
CompetitionIllustration
Next ILLUST Award 2026
Open CallPhotography
Fotofestiwal 2027 Open Program
CompetitionIllustration
Cheltenham Illustration Awards No.19: "Marvellous!"
GrantPhotography
The Aftermath Project Post-Conflict Grant 2026
CompetitionIllustration
Fumetto International Comic Competition 2027: Blubb
Open CallFine Arts
Smack Mellon Emerging Artist Summer 2027 Open Call
CompetitionFine Arts
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
43rd Chicago Latino Film Festival Poster Contest
GrantPhotography
National Geographic Society Grant: The Human Thread
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration
Swedish Arts Grants Committee International Exchange and Travel Grants
CompetitionPhotography
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 63
CompetitionPhotography
Concrete in Life Photography Competition 2026/27
CompetitionPhotography
FIBA Photo Contest 2026
CompetitionPhotography
Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition 2026
Open CallFine Arts, Photography
Material Works Art Award 2026
CompetitionFine Arts, Photography
BBA Artist Prize 2027
ResidencyFine Arts, Craft
Adirondack Experience Artist-in-Residence 2027
CompetitionFine Arts, Illustration
Splash 28: The Best of Watercolor
CompetitionProduct Design
Better Design Award 2026
CompetitionPhotography
Annual Photography Awards 2026
CompetitionPhotography
Bird Photographer of the Year 2027
GrantFine Arts, Photography
Innovate Grant: $1,800 for Artists and Photographers
CompetitionDigital Design
Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2027
Open CallPhotography
RPS International Photography Exhibition 168
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration
Arts Council of Ireland Visual Arts Bursary Award 2027, Round 1
CompetitionDigital Design, Game Design
The 31st Annual Webby Awards
Open CallCraft, Fine Arts
BIEN 2027 Textile Art Biennial Open Call
CompetitionIllustration, Fine Arts
The Adachi UKIYOE Award 2026
CompetitionFine Arts
G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2027
CompetitionPhotography
Photography Foundation Awards 2026
CompetitionPhotography
Share the Experience 2026: America's Public Lands Photo Contest
CompetitionIllustration
Illustrators of the Future Contest 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
Animayo Gran Canaria 2027 International Poster Contest
CompetitionPhotography
PHODAR Biennial 2027: 14th Series Awards, "Traces Remain"
CompetitionPhotography
Luis Ferreira Alves Photography Award 2026
CompetitionPhotography
Underwater Photographer of the Year 2027
CompetitionIllustration
Post Wave Prize for Illustration 2027
CompetitionPhotography
Sony World Photography Awards Youth 2027
CompetitionPhotography
Sony World Photography Awards 2027 – Single Image Competition
CompetitionPhotography
Siena International Photo Awards 2027 (SIPA)
CompetitionIllustration
FIO Bird Illustration Competition 2027
Open CallFine Arts
RBA Annual Exhibition 2027 Open Call
CompetitionIllustration
Communication Arts 2027 Illustration Competition
GrantFine Arts, Craft
Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant for Sculptors
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
POSTER FOR International Poster Competition 2027
Open CallFine Arts, Craft
First Plinth: Public Art Award 2027
CompetitionPhotography
Sony World Photography Awards Series 2027
CompetitionPhotography
World Press Photo Contest 2027
CompetitionPhotography
RAStroPhoto Astrophotography Competition
GrantFine Arts
Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant 2027
CompetitionGame Design, Digital Design
BIG Festival 2027: Indie Game Submissions
CompetitionIllustration
International Silent Book Contest 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design
Super South Poster Design Competition 2027
CompetitionIllustration
Silent Manga Audition: "A Kind Heart"
CompetitionProduct Design
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2027
CompetitionProduct Design
Green Product Award 2027
GrantFine Arts
Nice Art Grant 2027 by Midwest Nice Art
Open CallGraphic Design
Habitat and Sustainability Poster Call 2027: "Just Transitions for a Resilient Habitat"
CompetitionPhotography
LCE Photographer of the Year 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Product Design, Digital Design
French Design Awards 2027
Open CallFine Arts
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Open Call 2027
CompetitionPhotography
Eurostars Madrid Tower Photography Award 2026: Facades of Madrid
CompetitionProduct Design
Designverse Awards 2026–2027
CompetitionPhotography, Illustration
Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Awards 2027
CompetitionCraft
14th International Ceramics Competition Mino 2027
CompetitionIllustration, Digital Design
Fest Anča 2027 International Animation Festival
CompetitionProduct Design, Digital Design
IN:SENSE Design Award 2027
Open CallGame Design, Digital Design
BitSummit 2027 Official Indie Selection
CompetitionPhotography
Wex Photo Video Human Impact Awards
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Graphic Design
Netherland-America Foundation Cultural Grants
Open CallFine Arts
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Open Call: RP Annual Exhibition 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
Graphis Poster Awards 2028
CompetitionGraphic Design, Product Design
iF Design Student Award 2027
CompetitionPhotography
American Photography 43: Call for Entries
CompetitionPhotography
World Food Photography Awards 2027
Open CallCraft, Fine Arts
International Triennial of Textile Arts 2027 Open Call
CompetitionIllustration
Apila's First Printing Award 2027
CompetitionPhotography
13th Fine Art Photography Awards 2027
CompetitionIllustration
MUSE Illustration Awards 2027
CompetitionFine Arts, Illustration
Never Such Innocence International Competition 2026/27
CompetitionProduct Design, Graphic Design
AZ Awards 2027: Architecture and Design Competition
CompetitionGraphic Design, Product Design
DIELINE Awards 2027: Packaging Design Competition
CompetitionGraphic Design
United States International Poster Biennial 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Product Design, Digital Design
A' Design Award & Competition 2026–2027
CompetitionGame Design, Product Design
Premio Archimede 2027: Board Game Design Competition
CompetitionGraphic Design, Digital Design
Indigo Design Award 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Digital Design
Graphis Design Awards 2028
Open CallGame Design, Digital Design
Tribeca Games 2027: Call for Submissions
CompetitionIllustration
American Illustration 46: Call for Entries
CompetitionGraphic Design
Type Directors Club TDC73 Competition
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Digital Design, Game Design
ADC Annual Awards 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design
Chaumont Student Competition 2027: "Borders, Space and Limit"
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration, Digital Design
D&AD New Blood Awards 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Digital Design
Applied Arts Design Awards 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design
International Poster Triennial in Toyama 2027 (IPT2027)
CompetitionPhotography
Communication Arts 2027 Photography Competition
CompetitionPhotography
iPhone Photography Awards 2027
Open CallFine Arts, Photography
Larnaca Biennale 2027 Open Call
Open CallPhotography
International Mute Photo Festival 2027 Open Call
GrantFine Arts, Graphic Design, Product Design
Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Grant 2026–2027
CompetitionPhotography
MonoVisions Photography Awards 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Digital Design
Applied Arts Student Awards 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design
Communication Arts 2027 Design Competition
CompetitionPhotography
CEWE Photo Award 2027
CompetitionIllustration
Silva Award 2027 Picture Book Competition
CompetitionGraphic Design, Digital Design
Communication Arts 2027 Advertising Competition
GrantFine Arts
Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration
Arts Council of Northern Ireland Travel Awards for Artists
GrantFine Arts, Digital Design, Craft
Awesome Foundation Grants: $1,000 for Awesome Projects
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration, Craft, Digital Design
Canada Council for the Arts: Artistic Creation Grants
GrantFine Arts, Photography, Illustration, Craft, Graphic Design
Creative Scotland Open Fund for Individuals
GrantFine Arts, Photography
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
GrantFine Arts
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
GrantFine Arts, Photography
SAHA Association Grants for Artists and Curators from Turkey
Closed
Open CallPhotography, Fine Arts
Experimental Photo Festival 2027 Open Call, Barcelona
CompetitionGame Design, Digital Design
BAFTA Games Awards 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
17th ICMA Worldwide Book Award
GrantIllustration, Digital Design
MAKE Animation Thesis Grant 2026
ResidencyDigital Design, Fine Arts
EMAP European Media Art Platform Residency 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration, Product Design, Digital Design
iF Design Award 2027
CompetitionPhotography
8th Chelsea International Photography Competition
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration, Photography
Graphis New Talent Awards 2027
ResidencyProduct Design, Graphic Design, Craft
EMMA Designers in Residence 2027
CompetitionPhotography
Environmental Photography Award 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
7th Bolu International Poster Design Competition
CompetitionGraphic Design, Illustration
Joseph Binder Award 2027
Open CallFine Arts
NordArt 2027 Open Call for Artists
ResidencyFine Arts, Digital Design
Art Explora × Cité internationale des arts Residency 2027
ResidencyFine Arts, Craft
Cultivamos Cultura Residency 2027: OASis "Bom Dia"
CompetitionIllustration
Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design, Digital Design
Communication Arts 2027 Interactive Competition
CompetitionGraphic Design
17th WOLDA Worldwide Logo Design Award
CompetitionIllustration
iJungle Illustration Awards 2026
CompetitionIllustration
Society of Illustrators 69th Annual Competition 2026
CompetitionPhotography
HIPA Water: Our Shared Story Photography Competition 2026
CompetitionCraft, Fine Arts
LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2027
CompetitionGraphic Design
Communication Arts 2027 Typography Competition
