See our latest guide to the best 2024 international competitions<\/a><\/p>\n Visiting from the UK? Check our our guide to The best art competitions in the UK<\/a><\/p>\n You can also see our latest on Monthly Competitions that will raise your profile<\/a> and competitions for painting<\/a> drawing <\/a>and photography<\/a><\/p>\n Art competitions are a great way for artists to promote themselves and their artwork with the chance for coverage, exhibitions and even some cash prizes.\u00a0 There are thousands of art competitions in 2023 from painting competitions, textiles, ceramics, photography and sculpture.<\/p>\n There are literally thousands of art competitions in 2023. Entering all of them would be more than a full-time job, leaving you no time to create the entries.<\/p>\n It sounds obvious, but read the entry requirements carefully. It might sound like a good fit, but on closer examination, there might be exclusions. Some will carry fees for entry, usually per item. Most will also have a limit on the number of entries. You don\u2019t have to enter the maximum. Judges won\u2019t be swayed and you are wasting the fee if the work isn\u2019t your best.<\/p>\n Make sure you check the latest information on all the art competitions below via the links below before you start your entry. They will have up-to-date information on fees, closing dates and any requirement for in-person exhibitions.<\/p>\n Some art competitions boast about their generous prize fund. For others, the prestige or an opportunity to exhibit or have your work seen that\u2019s worth far more than a few hundred or thousand dollars.<\/p>\n Most art competitions are annual and held at the same time each year. If you\u2019ve missed 2023\u2019s art competitions, plan ahead and add the date to your calendar so you can be early for art competitions in 2024!<\/p>\n One of the largest collections of competition opportunities can be found at Artists Network, the group that brings you Artists Magazine. They have an extensive catalog of rolling competitions. Themed contests vary based on media and subjects.<\/p>\n Artists Network is a membership site. While many competitions are open to the general public, members get early-bird pricing and an early-bird deadline for submissions. Members also get access to an extensive library of how-to videos, magazine archives, and ebooks.<\/p>\n Fine Art America is an online community of members who create on-the-fly, pop-up art contests. The prizes aren\u2019t much, but it\u2019s great way to feel part of a community of artists. Informal online competitions can pad your artist CV and encourage you to try something new by working within various themes, from floral painting to Christmas cards.<\/p>\n Some contests have cash prizes, but many offer online promotional opportunities. Members of the site can start a new competition anytime.<\/p>\n This competition comes with a chance to become a cover story for the UK-based Art Maze Magazine. The artist-run and ad-free publication aims to promote artists and their work from across the world. Any visual arts medium is welcome; you can submit up to five works simultaneously.<\/p>\n One for traditional painters, the New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television hosts this international competition to promote pure beauty, goodness, and authenticity through traditional painting. The contest is open to all realism artists, regardless of their location.<\/p>\n Another one for figurative (and representative) painters. This global online competition has a prize pot worth \u20ac5,000 in cash prizes and opportunities for online group exhibition.<\/p>\n Acceptable mediums vary from\u00a0oil, acrylic, ink and watercolor to gouache, tempera and all traditional mediums on any support, including canvas, board, aluminum and glass. Work must have been completed between 2021 and 2023. No comics, airbrush, digital or mechanical work is accepted.<\/p>\n This is an international representational painting competition with more than $22,000 in cash awards and other prizes.<\/p>\n The competition welcomes the full range of figurative paintings, including hyperrealism, photorealism, surrealism, impressionism, plein air painting and any kind of representational painting. Prizes range from $500 to $10,000, and the chance to take part in an online exhibition and an exhibition in Spain.<\/p>\n This is one for the textile artists out there. FATA is an international juried exhibition open to all amateur and practising artists using textiles with a \u00a35,000 first prize and an opportunity to join the Festival of Quilts exhibition in the UK.<\/p>\n Entries are fine art only. All disciplines, processes and media are therefore welcome, as long as the key\/pivotal materials are clearly rooted in textiles.<\/p>\n Chelsea International Fine Art Competition offers more than $70,000 in prizes. Accepted works include sculpture, painting, photography, mixed media, drawing, and print.<\/p>\n Similarly, the Chelsea International Photography Competition offers over $55,000 in prizes and is open to photographers at any stage of their career.<\/p>\n Both are part of the New York Art Competitions, which hosts four annual international art contests to promote artists\u2019 careers and bring their work to a bigger audience.<\/p>\n The Sunny Art Prize is a global competition that\u2019s pretty much open to anyone looking for emerging and established artists working in a wide range of media.<\/p>\n The contest shortlists 30 artists and picks three winners who receive cash prizes and a solo exhibition at the Sunny Art Centre in London. Winners and runners-up will also be able to exhibit their work in galleries throughout China. Prize winners may also be selected for a one-month artist residency in China organized by established Chinese art institutions.<\/p>\n The contest accepts work from all 2D or 3D art styles, including prints, painting, photography, mixed media, and even experimental or installation works. There are no limits on the theme.<\/p>\n Accepted artistic disciplines include works on canvas, board, and paper, and applied arts, such as collage\/mixed media, photography, digital art, video art, sculpture and installation.<\/p>\n Up to 400 artists will be selected for the 6th edition of the London Art Biennale with a \u00a310,000 prize fund and group exhibitions in London and Tuscany.<\/p>\n Approximately 300 to 400 artists will be selected for the London exhibition. Prize amounts range from \u00a31,500 to \u00a35000, and there\u2019s a chance to exhibit your work at Chianciano Biennale 2024 in Italy.<\/p>\n This annual exhibition takes place at MOMA Machynlleth with a different theme each year (2023 is \u201cSecret\u201d). Artists can enter one piece of new work inspired by the theme. Artists can enter any 2D work, including photography. Prizes range from \u00a350 to \u00a31,200.<\/p>\n This annual international art prize from Luxembourg-based Pinacoth\u00e8que Museum with \u20ac35,000 of prizes and welcomes entries from a wide range of art mediums including drawing, printing, installation, painting, photography, sculpture, mixed techniques and decorative arts.<\/p>\n This is one of the most prestigious international drawing competitions and holds the largest prize fund celebrating drawing practice. There\u2019s also a chance to exhibit in London, UK.<\/p>\n Based in Spain, Cerco 2023 is open to contemporary artists from around the world of any age, emerging or established. Entries can be any subject matter using ceramics. There\u2019s a first prize worth \u20ac6,000 and an exhibition in Spain.<\/p>\n Established by the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers at the Bankside Gallery to showcase the best in contemporary printmaking across all techniques. Any forms of original printmaking are eligible. Prizes include printmaker supplies and free subscriptions.<\/p>\nPick the right competition<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s not always about the money<\/h2>\n
Missed the deadline? Don\u2019t despair!<\/h2>\n
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Artweb\u2019s pick of best international art competitions for summer\u00a02023<\/h2>\n
Ongoing competitions<\/h2>\n
Artists Network<\/h3>\n
Fine Art America Online Art Competitions<\/h3>\n
Art Maze Magazine Open Call<\/h3>\n
Painting competitions<\/h2>\n
NTD International Figure Painting Competition<\/h3>\n
International FiKVA Award<\/h3>\n
The Almenara Art Prize<\/h3>\n
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Textile competitions<\/h2>\n
The Fine Art Textiles Award<\/h3>\n
Open art competitions<\/h2>\n
NYAC: New York Art Competitions<\/h3>\n
Sunny Art Prize<\/h3>\n
London Art Biennale<\/h3>\n
Tabernacle Art Competition 2023<\/h3>\n
Luxembourg Art Prize<\/h3>\n
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Drawing competitions<\/h2>\n
Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize<\/h3>\n
Ceramics competition<\/h2>\n
Cerco International Contemporary Ceramics Award 2023<\/h3>\n
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Print competitions<\/h2>\n
International Original Print Exhibition<\/h3>\n