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World Street Photo Awards 2026

Unseen Imaging has opened submissions for the World Street Photo Awards 2026.

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Latest Contests

Designverse Awards 2026-2027

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4+ months remaining

Communication Arts Design Competition 2027

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8+ months remaining

2027 Rick Merluzzi Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition

E-VAWT – Extending Vertical Axis Wind Turbine - last year's First Place winning entry by Octavia Chitty, Purdue University.

6+ months remaining

Graphic Design

International Design Awards (IDA) 2026

Image source: Farmani Group

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17th Worldwide Logo Design Award – WOLDA

2+ weeks remaining

7th Bolu International Poster Design Competition (BIAH)

Image source: Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University

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Photography

The Nature Photography Contest 2026

Image source: The Nature Photography Contest

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Vincent Van Gogh Photo Award 2027

Image source: Rotary Club Nuenen

6+ months remaining

3rd reEarth International Art Prize 2026

Image source: reEarth Studio

2+ months remaining

Filmmaking

La Guarimba International Film Festival 2027

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6+ months remaining

International Uranium Film Festival 2027

Image source: International Uranium Film Festival

4+ months remaining

Pictoplasma Berlin 2027 – Characters In Motion

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

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Architecture

Micro Living 2026 Architecture Competition

Image source: Volume Zero

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Green Product Awards 2027

Image source: Green Future Club

4+ months remaining

Protective Shelter at Tell es-Sultan/Ancient Jericho – Design Competition

Image source: UNESCO

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Industrial Design

Kokuyo Design Award 2027: Dialogue

Image source: Kokuyo

2+ weeks remaining

un Design Award 2026 – Season 2

Image source: International Competition Association (ICA)

1+ month remaining

2026 InnovMetal Award

Image source: Yongkang Municipal People’s Government

1+ month remaining

Visual Arts

Creative Communication Award (C2A) 2026

Image source: Farmani Group

1+ week 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)

7+ months remaining

ADC Young Guns 24 – Portfolio Competition

Young Guns 24 branding by Chantal Jahchan - last year's ADC Young Guns winner.

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Multimedia

iF Design Award 2027

Image source: iF International Forum Design

1+ month remaining

The One Show 2027

Image source: The One Club for Creativity

5+ months remaining

Aesthetica Art Prize 2026 – International Competition

Image source: Aesthetica Magazine

4+ weeks remaining

Video

Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2027

Image source: Revelation Perth International Film Festival

5+ months remaining

ÉCU 2027 – 22nd European Independent Film Festival

Image source: The European Independent Film Festival (ÉCU)

5+ months remaining

Anima 2027 – Brussels Animation Film Festival

Image source: Folioscope

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Multiple Disciplines

Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge 2026-2027

Image source: Stanford Center on Longevity

2+ months remaining

Art Talent Fair (ATF) Award 2026

Image source: Moho Art Gallery

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17th ICMA – International Creative Media Award

Image source: ICMA-Award

1+ month remaining

Students Only

UIA-HYP CUP 2026 International Student Competition in Architectural Design

Image source: UIA-HYP Cup 2026 Official Website

2+ weeks remaining

Science Without Borders Challenge 2027

Image source: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

5+ months remaining

HRI 2027 Student Competition: Robots in Public Spaces

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

2+ months remaining

Results soon

Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2026

Soon

TCBF 2026 – International Contest for New Comic Authors

Image source: Fumetti in Treviso

4+ days remaining

Posterheroes 2026 – Still Human

Image source: Posterheroes

6+ days remaining

Finished

Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) 2026

Image source: Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)

World Street Photo Awards 2025

Image source: World Street Photo Awards

BIG SEE Awards 2026

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Launched in 2009, Contest Watchers is a premier and award-winning global directory dedicated to international creative challenges and competitions. The platform provides artists, designers, and creators with a curated database of opportunities to gain global recognition and win prestigious prizes.

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