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2nd International Aesthetic Design Competition (IADC2027)

The 2nd edition of the International Aesthetic Design Competition (IADC2027) has opened for submissions.

Image source: Department of Architecture at Alanya University

6+ months remaining

Latest Contests

La Guarimba International Film Festival 2027

Image source: La Guarimba

7+ months remaining

LensCulture Black & White Photography Awards 2026

Photo by F Dilek Yurdakul

4+ weeks remaining

iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2027

Image source: iF International Forum Design

5+ months remaining

Graphic Design

Poster for Tomorrow 2026-2027: Dignity

Image source: Poster for Tomorrow

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Creative Communication Award (C2A) 2026

Image source: Farmani Group

2+ weeks remaining

19th Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition (2026)

Image source: Stereohype

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Photography

FOTOAWARD 2026 – International Photography Contest

4+ months remaining

Sony World Photography Awards 2027

Image source: Sony World Photography Awards 2027

4+ months remaining

Independent & Freelance Photojournalist Award (IFPA) 2026

Josh Edelson, California, USA, 2025 Finalist

2+ weeks remaining

Filmmaking

Ten Scary Minutes 2026 – Horror Movie Contest

Image source: tenscaryminutes.com

1+ month remaining

Curtas Vila do Conde 2027 – International Film Festival

Image source: Curtas Vila do Conde

8+ months remaining

International Uranium Film Festival 2027

Image source: International Uranium Film Festival

4+ months remaining

Architecture

Tiny House 2026 – Architecture Competition

Image source: Volume Zero

1+ month remaining

UIA-HYP CUP 2026 International Student Competition in Architectural Design

Image source: UIA-HYP Cup 2026 Official Website

3+ weeks remaining

Global Design iT Award 2026

Image source: Global Design iT Award

4+ weeks remaining

Industrial Design

2026 IIDA Global Excellence Awards

Image source: International Interior Design Association (IIDA)

4+ weeks remaining

un Design Award 2026 – Season 2

Image source: International Competition Association (ICA)

2+ months remaining

2026 InnovMetal Award

Image source: Yongkang Municipal People’s Government

1+ month remaining

Visual Arts

Splash 28 – The Best of Watercolor

Passaflora by Brent Funderburk

3+ months remaining

The One Show 2027

Image source: The One Club for Creativity

6+ months remaining

Communication Arts 2027 Illustration Competition

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

4+ months remaining

Multimedia

Communication Arts 2027 Interactive Competition

Image source: Communication Arts

1+ month remaining

iF Design Award 2027

Image source: iF International Forum Design

2+ months remaining

Architecture & Design Collection Awards 2026

Image source: Architecture & Design Collection Awards

4+ weeks remaining

Video

Communication Arts 2027 Photography Competition

Vanishing Ice: Fjords of Patagonia by Cody Roberts

6+ months remaining

Pictoplasma Berlin 2027 – Characters In Motion

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

5+ months remaining

Anima 2027 – Brussels Animation Film Festival

Image source: Folioscope

2+ weeks remaining

Multiple Disciplines

HRI 2027 Student Competition: Robots in Public Spaces

Image source: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

2+ months remaining

41st Chelsea International Fine Art Competition (CIFAC)

El Camino de Esmeralda by Danelle Rivas, one of the awarded artists in the 40th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition (CIFAC)

8+ months remaining

Wege Prize 2027: A Student Design Competition for the Circular Economy

Image source: Wege Foundation

3+ weeks remaining

Students Only

Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge 2026-2027

Image source: Stanford Center on Longevity

3+ months remaining

Global Sustainability Challenge 2026-27

Image source: Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

2+ months remaining

Science Without Borders Challenge 2027

Image source: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

6+ months remaining

Results soon

Pro Carton Student Video Award 2026

Image source: Pro Carton

16+ hours remaining

Pro Carton Young Designers Award 2026

Image source: Pro Carton

16+ hours remaining

Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2026

5+ days remaining

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