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Indigo Design Award 2027

The 10th edition of the Indigo Design Award has opened for entries.

7+ months remaining

Latest Contests

17th Worldwide Logo Design Award – WOLDA

2+ months remaining

International Compost Awareness Week 2027 Poster Contest

Last year's winning poster design by Endurance Oye of Mowe, Ogun State, Nigeria

3+ months remaining

The International Coin Design Competition 2026

Image source: Japan Mint

2+ months remaining

Graphic Design

3rd International Digital Art Biennial – THE ONE

Image source: Pinata Foundation

2+ months remaining

Global Design iT Award 2026

Image source: Global Design iT Award

3+ months remaining

Posterheroes 2026 – Still Human

Image source: Posterheroes

1+ day remaining

Photography

FOTOAWARD 2026 – International Photography Contest

5+ months remaining

JAGDA International Student Poster Award 2026

JISPA2026

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The 8th Chelsea International Photography Competition

Image source: New York Art Competitions (NYAC)

3+ months remaining

Filmmaking

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2027

Image source: Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2026

5+ months remaining

Pictoplasma Berlin 2027 – Characters In Motion

Characters by Jack Sachs, one of artists featured in last year's Pictoplasma conference

6+ months remaining

International Uranium Film Festival 2027

Image source: International Uranium Film Festival

6+ months remaining

Architecture

Green Product Awards 2027

Image source: Green Future Club

6+ months remaining

Infrastructure As a System – Student Competition

Image source: InfraVision ThinkTank

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Tiny House 2026 – Architecture Competition

Image source: Volume Zero

3+ months remaining

Industrial Design

International Design Awards (IDA) 2026

Image source: Farmani Group

3+ months remaining

The Design Masterprize (DMP) Award 2026

Image source: Design MasterPrize

1+ day remaining

Kokuyo Design Award 2027: Dialogue

Image source: Kokuyo

2+ months remaining

Visual Arts

Aesthetica Art Prize 2026 – International Competition

Image source: Aesthetica Magazine

1+ month remaining

Communication Arts 2027 Illustration Competition

Illustration by Liangliang Luo from the collection "Hit", awarded in the Communication Arts 2026 Illustration Competition

6+ months remaining

Pastel 100 – 28th Annual Painting Competition

Reflection by Terri Ford

4+ weeks remaining

Multimedia

PHOTO IS:RAEL 2026 International Photography Festival

Photo by Wai Hang Siu - participant in the 2023 open call exhibition

1+ week remaining

2026 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security

Image source: Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)

2+ months remaining

International Digital Art Contest 2026

Image source: Josip Mijić, PhD, Associate Professor, Academy of Fine Arts at the University of Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2+ days remaining

Video

Art on Climate 2026 – International Illustration Competition

Image source: Fingertips Company

1+ day remaining

Anima 2027 – Brussels Animation Film Festival

Image source: Folioscope

2+ months remaining

Berlinale Talents 2027 – Call for Application

1+ month remaining

Multiple Disciplines

Creative Communication Award (C2A) 2026

Image source: Farmani Group

2+ months remaining

Jacques Rougerie Foundation International Competition 2026

Image source: Jacques Rougerie Foundation

2+ months remaining

The LSE Generate Global Innovation Challenge 2026

Image source: The LSE Generate Global Innovation Challenge

5+ days remaining

Opening soon

Ten Scary Minutes 2026 – Horror Movie Contest

Image source: tenscaryminutes.com

3+ months remaining

Results soon

Poster Stellars 2026 – 6th Intercontinental Poster Competition

Image source: Poster Stellars

Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) 2013

The Second International Graphics Contest Icons of Freedom. The Truth – Iłża 2026

Image source: Powiatowy Instytut Kultury

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