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DIE GROSSE Kunstausstellung NRW Düsseldorf 2027

Verein zur Veranstaltung von Kunstausstellungen e.V. · Düsseldorf

Deadline
Closes 30 Nov 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
€30 ≈ £26
Prize
Prizes awarded in connection with t…
Open call / exhibition
Open

Inlaks – Asia Art Archive Art Grant 2027

Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation with Asia Art Archive in India · Mumbai

Deadline
Closes 30 Nov 2026
Open to
India
Entry
Free
Prize
₹200,000 ≈ £1.9k
Grant / bursary
Open

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2027

Alliance for Young Artists & Writers · United States

Deadline
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Open to
United States
Entry
US$15 ≈ £12
Prize
Regional Gold Keys, National Gold a…
Prize / award
Open

Dirty Show 27 Call for Erotic Art

The Dirty Show · Detroit

Deadline
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
US$20 ≈ £16
Prize
Exhibition only; no prizes listed.…
Open call / exhibition
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

Cheltenham Illustration Awards No.19: Marvellous!

Cheltenham Illustration Awards / Pittville Press (University of Gloucestershire) · Cheltenham

Deadline
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£10
Prize
Publication in the 19th Annual, tou…
Prize / awardIllustration
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

BBA Artist Prize 2027

BBA Prizes / BBA Gallery · Berlin

Deadline
Closes 7 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
€49 ≈ £42
Prize
€2,500 ≈ £2.1k
Prize / award
Open

Digital Explorations 2027

Maryland Federation of Art · Annapolis

Deadline
Closes 9 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
US$30 ≈ £23
Prize
Awards announced 1 March 2027; amou…
Open call / exhibitionDigital artPhotographyVideo & film+2
Open

Ramsay Art Prize 2027

Art Gallery of South Australia · Adelaide

Deadline
Closes 11 Dec 2026
Open to
Australia
Entry
A$50 ≈ £26
Prize
A$115,000 ≈ £60k
Prize / award
Open

Woodworker / Framer at The Gilder

The Gilder · Toronto

Pay
C$25–C$33 an hour, full or part tim…
Deadline
Closes 12 Dec 2026
Open to
Canada
On-sitePart-time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Open

Freelance Manhua Artist at United Creatives

United Creatives · Remote

Pay
£20 an hour, 8–10 hours a week, fre…
Deadline
Closes 13 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
RemoteFreelance & commissionPart-timeIllustrationDrawingDigital art

Posted 2 Sept 2026

Open

PAGES Artists' Book Fair 2027

PAGES Leeds · Leeds

Deadline
Closes 14 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£90
Fair / festivalPrintmakingDesign & craftMixed media+1
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

Lighting Restorer at Jolene Farmer Studio

Jolene Farmer Studio Ltd · London

Pay
Starting salary £26,000–£31,000 dep…
Deadline
Closes 18 Dec 2026
Open to
United Kingdom
On-siteFull-time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Open