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Sir Kyffin Williams Drawing Prize 2027

Oriel Môn / Sir Kyffin Williams Trust · Llangefni

Deadline
Closes 30 Nov 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
£4,000
Prize / awardDrawing
Open

EFA Studio Program – 2027 Membership Application

Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts · New York

Deadline
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Open to
United States
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Subsidised studio for up to two yea…
ResidencyPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+11
Open

Ray and Nancy Loeschner Art Competition

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park · Grand Rapids

Deadline
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
Winning entries acquired into Meije…
Prize / award
Open

Concours Ateliers d'Art de France 2027

Ateliers d'Art de France · France

Deadline
Closes 2 Dec 2026
Open to
France
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
1,000 EUR per regional winner in ea…
Prize / awardDesign & craftCeramics & glassTextile & fibre
Open

Swiss Art Awards 2027 – Open Call

Federal Office of Culture (FOC/BAK) · Basel

Deadline
Closes 3 Dec 2026
Open to
Switzerland
Entry
Free
Prize
Federal art prizes awarded at the B…
Prize / award
Open

ArtScape 18

ShenArts (Shenandoah Arts Council) · Winchester

Deadline
Closes 5 Dec 2026
Open to
United States
Entry
Fee not stated
Open call / exhibition
Open

The Magic Lantern Society Awards 2026

The Magic Lantern Society · United Kingdom

Deadline
Closes 6 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
£600
Prize / awardVideo & filmPerformanceInstallation+1
Open

Golden Fleece Award 2027

The Golden Fleece Award (Lillias Mitchell Trust) · Dublin

Deadline
Closes 11 Dec 2026
Open to
Ireland, United Kingdom
Entry
Free
Prize
€30,000 ≈ £26k
Grant / bursaryCeramics & glassTextile & fibreSculpture+6
Open

HCA Member Show 2027

Hopkinton Center for the Arts · Hopkinton

Deadline
Closes 15 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
1st, 2nd and 3rd place plus three h…
Open call / exhibition
Open

Blue Sky Gallery – 2027 Pacific Northwest Drawers

Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts · Portland, Oregon

Deadline
Closes 18 Dec 2026
Open to
United States, Canada
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Year-long flat-file display, online…
Open call / exhibitionPhotography
Open

G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2027

G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation · Agios Nikolaos

Deadline
Closes 30 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
€15,000 ≈ £13k
Prize / awardSculptureInstallationSound+1
Open

QIANKUN 2027 - International Open Call

Association Esthétique de l'Est (EDE) · Paris

Deadline
Closes 31 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
Exhibition in a public cultural ven…
Open call / exhibitionPaintingPhotographyVideo & film+6
Open

The Next 50: A Bay Area Textile Open

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles · San Jose

Deadline
Closes 1 Jan 2027
Open to
United States
Entry
Free
Prize
Exhibition at the museum; works ins…
Open call / exhibitionTextile & fibreInstallationMixed media
Open

Architecture of Silence: Digital Exhibition, Madrid

Monica Mardare (independent curator) · Madrid

Deadline
Closes 1 Jan 2027
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
Screen exhibition in Madrid with do…
Open call / exhibitionDigital artPhotographyVideo & film
Open

Sony World Photography Awards 2027

World Photography Organisation · London

Deadline
Closes 12 Jan 2027
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
US$30,000 ≈ £23k
Prize / awardPhotography
Open