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Juried prizes and awards for artists, from national painting prizes to small local awards. Each listing gives the prize money, the entry fee, the deadline and who can enter, checked against the organiser's page every day.

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Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize

The Ruth Borchard Collection · United Kingdom

Deadline
Opening soon
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£40
Prize
£10,000
Prize / award
Opening soon

STRABAG Artaward International 2027

STRABAG Kunstforum / STRABAG ART · Vienna

Deadline
Opening soon
Open to
Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and 2 more
Entry
Free
Prize
€48,000 ≈ £41k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawing
Opening soon

Olive Cotton Award 2027

Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre (Tweed Shire Council) · Murwillumbah

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$35 ≈ £18
Prize
A$30,500 ≈ £16k
Prize / awardPhotography
Dates unconfirmed

The Percivals (Percival Portrait Painting Prize)

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery (Townsville City Council) · Townsville

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$44 ≈ £23
Prize
A$52,000 ≈ £27k
Prize / awardPaintingPhotography
Dates unconfirmed

Aperture Portfolio Prize 2027

Aperture · New York

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
US$9,000 ≈ £7k
Prize / awardPhotography
Dates unconfirmed

Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics 2027

Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery · Waterloo, Ontario

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Canada
Entry
Free
Prize
CA$18,000 ≈ £10k
Prize / awardCeramics & glass
Dates unconfirmed

Wildlife Artist of the Year 2027

David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation · London

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£30
Prize
Cash prize for the overall winner p…
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+2
Dates unconfirmed

Taoyuan International Art Award

Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts (Taoyuan City Government) · Taoyuan

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Grand prize and selected awards (am…
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Prix Marcel Duchamp 2026

ADIAF (Association pour la Diffusion Internationale de l'Art Français) · Paris

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
France
Entry
Free
Prize
€90,000 ≈ £77k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Prix Pictet

Pictet Group · Geneva

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
CHF 100,000 ≈ £90k
Prize / awardPhotography
Dates unconfirmed

Sobey Art Award 2026

National Gallery of Canada / Sobey Art Foundation · Ottawa

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Canada
Entry
Free
Prize
CA$465,000 ≈ £265k
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

S+T+ARTS Prize 2027

Ars Electronica · Linz

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
€40,000 ≈ £34k
Prize / awardNew media, XR & generativeDigital artInstallation
Dates unconfirmed

Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2027

Hazelhurst Arts Centre (Sutherland Shire Council) · Sydney

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$50 ≈ £26
Prize
A$26,000 ≈ £14k
Prize / awardDrawingPrintmakingCollage+3
Dates unconfirmed

British Ceramics Biennial Award 2027

British Ceramics Biennial · Stoke-on-Trent

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United Kingdom
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
One Award prize to a selected artis…
Prize / awardCeramics & glass
Dates unconfirmed

Scottish Portrait Awards 2027 (Fine Art)

Scottish Arts Trust · Edinburgh

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United Kingdom
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
£9,000
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+2
Dates unconfirmed

Wales Contemporary / Cymru Gyfoes 2027

The Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven · Milford Haven

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Awards for Excellence, Graduate Awa…
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+5
Dates unconfirmed

Turner Prize 2026

Tate · London

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United Kingdom
Entry
Free
Prize
£55,000
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

SONGEUN Art Award (송은미술대상)

SONGEUN Art and Cultural Foundation · Seoul

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
South Korea
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Grand prize money plus solo exhibit…
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Taipei Art Awards 2027

Taipei Fine Arts Museum · Taipei

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Grand Prize with a later solo exhib…
Prize / award
Dates unconfirmed

Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2026

Caloundra Regional Gallery (Sunshine Coast Council) · Caloundra

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$45 ≈ £23
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+5
Dates unconfirmed