The Liverpool Sculpture Prize celebrates the creativity and dynamism of public art, providing an annual platform for artists in the history Commercial District of Liverpool. A partnership between Liverpool BID Company and Liverpool Parish Church, The Liverpool Sculpture Prize is an annual competition for sculptors working in the UK to have their work displayed at a highprofile location within the city for twelve months. Selected by a judging panel, the winning work will be installed for a year at St Nicholas Church, overlooking Chapel Street and Liverpool’s famous waterfront. 

  
Liverpool Parish Church has long been a venue and focal point for public art. It hosted The Liverpool Plinth for five years and its gardens have provided the stage for various works as part of Liverpool Biennial. 

  
Liverpool BID Company represents the interests of 800+ Levy Payers across Liverpool city centre and invests in public art and engagement. This helps to animate neighbourhoods, support artists and the creative sector and maintain Liverpool’s reputation as a city of cultural and creative value. 

  
The artist callout will launch in February 2025 with selection taking place in April 2025\. The selected work will be installed and unveiled in June 2025.

A judging panel will select the winning artist, who will receive a prize fee of £2500\. The artist will be supported by Liverpool BID Company to transport and install their work in Liverpool to be unveiled in June 2025\. The maximum budget for transport and installation is £500.

  
The winning work will be displayed for twelve months. 

Liverpool Sculpture Prize

This year, Kunstraum Niederoesterreich presents the H13 Lower Austria Prize for Performance for the 19th time, to date Austria’s only prize for performance in the context of visual art. The aim of the prize is to spotlight the diversity of contemporary performance– in Austria and beyond.

  
The **premiere** of the winning performance project and the **award ceremony** will take place **on Fri, 21.11.2025** at Kunstraum Niederoesterreich. An accompanying exhibition (22.11.-06.12.2025) offers our audience the opportunity to engage with the content of the performance project and the artistic practice of the winner outside of the award ceremony itself.

  
With the intention to increase the international visibility of the local performance art scene and to make a lasting contribution to its promotion, Kunstraum Niederoesterreich awards this year’s H13 Prize again in partnership with an internationally renowned partner institution – this time our partner is **Studio Voltaire** in London. In addition to the prize money, the H13 winner will undertake a residency at Studio Voltaire, which offers a wide range of opportunities for creative exchange and professional development.

* The H13 Prize 2025 is endowed with **€ 5,000**.
* The winning **performance** will be presented live on **Fri, 21.11.2025** at Kunstraum Niederoesterreich.
* The accompanying **exhibition** will be on view there from **Sat, 22.11\. until Sat, 06.12.2025**.
* A **two weeks residency at Studio Voltaire** (in February 2026), which offers a wide range of opportunities for creative exchange and professional development.
* In addition to the prize money, the Kunstraum provides € 3,000 for the realization of the winning performance project and the accompanying exhibition.
* The Kunstraum provides a two-person set-up team (max. 2-3 days) by arrangement.
* On November 13th/14th/17th/18th/19th, there is the possibility to use the Kunstraum for rehearsals, preparations, and setup in arrangement with the team. Site visits are possible from June onwards by prior arrangement.
* Photo documentation of the performance & the exhibition, as well as a video documentation (rough cut, filmed from one angle), will be provided by the Kunstraum upon request.

H13 LOWER AUSTRIA AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE 2025

Each year the Prix Viviane Esders honours the achievement of a professional European photographer (European Community, United Kingdom, Switzerland) over sixty years of age, who is independent and still active. It rewards a career that has already been recognised, but whose importance now deserves to be brought to light and to be included more clearly in the history of photography. The candidate must not be represented by an agency or a collective. He or she can be represented by a gallery (note: a gallery can only co-opt one photographer among its artists).

  
The prize is awarded to a photographer who has been working for 40 years, and who has a personal style and artistic approach. Preference will be given to entries presenting a questioning approach to the image, a singular style of non-documentary reflection and a strong commitment.

  
The jury, chaired by Viviane Esders and made up of French and European personalities from the world of photography and culture, will select 3 nominated photographers who will benefit from special visibility. The winner will be chosen from among the 3 nominees.

  
The prize will focus on the photographer’s artistic and creative approach, both on a narrative, aesthetic an technical level. A note of intent should explain the application by highlighting the usefulness of this grant to extend his work (archive management, retrospective project, production support, etc.).

The €60,000 prize (€50,000 for the winner and €5,000 for the two runners-up) is particularly aimed at photographers who need financial support to continue their work. This year, a prestigious jury will select three nominees, including one winner.

Prix Viviane Esders 2025 (For Artists 60+)

Prizes

First Prize:

€3,000 cash award + Art supplies package, courtesy of M. Graham (12 colours paints) and Rosemary & Co (brushes), valued at €300 + Digital and social media marketing, valued at €200 + Certificate of Achievement + Participation in the online group exhibition of finalists + Published interview with the FiKVA Foundation + Permanent display of the submitted artwork on the FiKVA website + 6-month online gallery representation for a selected artwork

Second Prize:

€1500 cash prize + Certificate of Achievement + Participation in the online group exhibition of finalists + Published interview with the FiKVA Foundation + Permanent display of the submitted artwork on the FiKVA website + 6-month online gallery representation for a selected artwork + Digital and social media marketing, valued at €200

Third prize:

€500 cash prize + Certificate of Achievement + Participation in the online group exhibition of finalists + Published interview with the FiKVA Foundation + Permanent display of the submitted artwork on the FiKVA website + 6-month online gallery representation for a selected artwork + Digital and social media marketing, valued at €200

Honorable Mention (3 will be awarded):

Certificate of Achievement + Participation in the online group exhibition of the finalists + Permanent place on the FiKVA website + Digital and social media marketing

Top 35:

Participation in the online group exhibition of the finalists + Permanent place on the FiKVA website + Digital and social media marketing

Gallery Representation Award:

Up to 10 outstanding artworks from the Top 100 will be handpicked for a 6-month gallery representation with the FiKVA Online Gallery. This exclusive opportunity is by invitation only, with no obligation to the artist.

  

OPEN CALL The FiKVA Foundation proudly presents the 3rd International FiKVA Award for Representational & Figurative Painters—a remarkable opportunity for artists worldwide to gain international recognition, share their talent globally, and earn substantial financial rewards. Best of all, the entire process is online—no need to ship your work or part with it! Submit your best paintings from the past two years for a chance to win up to €5,000 in cash, premium art supplies, a 6-month gallery representation or be featured in a celebrated online exhibition! The International FiKVA Award for painters is open to all artists 18 years of age or older. The FiKVA Award is open to all styles of representational painting—modern and classical realism, imaginative realism, hyperrealism, photorealism, luminism, surrealism etc – as long as the artwork reads as representational and not stylized or abstract. If your work captures the essence of the real world while reflecting your unique artistic voice, we want to see it!

International FiKVA Award for painters 2025

The A-HEAD Project, promoted by Angelo Azzurro ONLUS, announces the third edition of the International Award “Giovan Battista Calapai and Theodora van Mierlo Benedetti”, dedicated to the memory of Giovan Battista Calapai and Theodora van Mierlo Benedetti, two key figures who significantly contributed to the connection between the non-profit organization dedicated to fighting the stigma of mental disorders and the art sector, ultimately leading to the creation of the A-HEAD project. Through this initiative, Angelo Azzurro ONLUS promotes contemporary art by fostering awareness of mental illness and supporting artistic research in all its forms. 

  
This third edition also includes the “Piero Gagliardi Award”, in recognition of the curator of A-HEAD for his commendable work over the years.

  
The International Award “Giovan Battista Calapai and Theodora van Mierlo Benedetti” aims to support emerging artists, specifically addressing under-35 artists. The selection will not be based on a single artwork but on the artist’s entire body of work from the last five years.

“Giovan Battista Calapai Award” – €1,200 (net), along with a publication by A-HEAD Edizioni.

  
“Special Mention Theodora van Mierlo Benedetti” – €800 (net), along with a publication by A-HEAD Edizioni.

  
“Piero Gagliardi Award” – €500 (net), with the inclusion of an unpublished artwork in the permanent collection of MUSMA, which will be donated by A-HEAD and dedicated to Piero Gagliardi.

  
The winners will also be included in the “3500 cm2” project, an initiative curated by Lorenzo Benedetti, which promotes the dissemination of contemporary artworks. Each selected artist will be assigned 3500 cm2 (a 50×70 cm poster format) to create a work aimed at reaching a wider and more diverse audience than traditional exhibitions.

Piero Gagliardi Award

**Call for submissions from artists with a connection to Northern Germany**

  
The Arthur Boskamp-Stiftung is inviting submissions for two art awards for the 2025/26 cycle.

  
The call for proposals is aimed at artists with participatory practices and/or artistic researchers who address current issues at the intersection of art, science, ecology, and sustainability and open up new perspectives on ecological and social issues. The award offers space for experimental research approaches, the development of new works, and projects with open-ended outcome.

**The Advancement Prize includes:**

  
**Award Money -** The award is endowed with a sum of €3,000 (accepted projects will receive € 2,000 in 2025 and a further € 1,000 in 2026). For groups/collectives, the award sum will be increased by a total of € 1,000.

  
**Publication -** The award includes the option of a publication, which will be edited in collaboration with the artistic director. A separate budget is available for the publication.

  
**Exhibition / Events -** The award includes a final presentation in the form of an exhibition (or in another format) and possibly accompanying events. A separate budget is available for this. After consultation, there is also the possibility of being included in Ronald Kolb's curatorial programme Kunst als ökologische Praxis/ Art as an Ecologic Practice.

  
**Family-Friendly Residence -** M.1, the Arthur Boskamp-Stiftung's building in Hohenlockstedt, offers plenty of production space and tranquillity for concentrated artistic work. The awardees can use a furnished apartment in M.1 free of charge for up to two months by arrangement. The apartment is very family-friendly due to its size and is located on the same floor as the spacious and bright studio. Children and partners are welcome during a residency stay. We are happy to help with any childcare you may need on site. There is no residency requirement.

2025/26 Advancement Awards for Art, Science & Ecology

The Bernd and Gisela Rosenheim Foundation, Michelstadt, is announcing the 2025 Art Prize.

  
The Bernd and Gisela Rosenheim Foundation was established in 1993 by the sculptor and painter Bernd Günther Rosenheim. It serves to promote contemporary fine art and awards an art prize with an associated exhibition. 

  
The winner will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on November 29, 2025\. He/she will donate one of the exhibited works to the foundation, which will then be included in the foundation's collection.

The prize money is 5,000 euros.

  
An exhibition will be held for the prize winner and the shortlisted artists from November 29, 2025 to January 8, 2026 in the gallery of the House of City History in Offenbach am Main.

  
An accompanying catalogue will be published. All participants in the exhibition will receive 10 catalogues each.

2025 Art Prize: Magic and Ritual

The human need to gather and find joy in connection is as strong as ever. City spaces provide an unparalleled backdrop for planned and chance human encounters and exchanges that sustain and propel society forward. Whether in grand public squares, intimate cafés, bustling markets, neighborhood parks or civic halls, urban spaces remain the heartbeat of human interaction. In this era of digital saturation and increased isolation, the need to connect, exchange ideas, and celebrate moments has never been more profound. 

The Penn Institute for Urban Research invites photographers and visual storytellers worldwide to participate in our ninth annual photo contest_, Gather: The Power of Place-based Connection_. This year, as we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we also celebrate the essential role cities play in bringing people together.

Urban gathering takes countless forms:

* In parks, where nature and community intertwine.
* In the corridors of academia, where ideas ignite movements.
* On festival streets, where music and culture weave a shared rhythm.
* In stadiums, where strangers become allies in the thrill of the game.
* Along transit lines, where millions share fleeting yet meaningful moments.
* In demonstrations, where citizens speak out for their rights.
* Around dinner tables, where food becomes the medium for connection.

Cities thrive because they create environments that are active, innovative, and full of opportunities. Serendipitous encounters fuel productivity, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration. The richness of urban life depends on these moments of connection.

**What we’re looking for**

Submit your best photos or videos (1 minute or less) that capture how cities bring people together: To learn. To connect. To celebrate. To play. To indulge. To protest. To care. To grow. To move. To transform.

Photo Contest | Gather: The Power of Place-based Connection

The Black Immersive Creators Grant is an annual cash award of $10,000 for US-based Black artists who are interested in creating immersive artwork.

  

The Black Immersive Creators Grant 2025

The immemorial cosmogonies that have come down to us all say that the origin of life is linked to water. Contemporary science confirms this. And yet, the mysteries of water cannot be exhausted. We now know that it has been omnipresent in the Universe since its very origins and that it played a decisive role in the formation of stars and galaxies. Outside our planet, the molecule has only been formally identified in its solid or gaseous states. This makes its presence in liquid form on Earth all the more remarkable. Our planet’s unique conditions allow water to trickle down. It is in its liquid form that it has been, and will continue to be, the primordial home of all life.

  
Every organism on Earth, from the simplest to the most complex, is “a creature of thirst”. Its unique properties, including capillarity, dissolving power, and permanent trickling make it, according to Gaston Bachelard calls it “the eye of the Earth” or “the organ of the world”. To the rhythm of its cycles, it passes from one state to another, crosses materials, connects elements, ravines mountains, draws plains, drains minerals, elevates plants, vitalizes animals, composes the climate, cooling the atmosphere and capturing carbon. Every drop of freshwater brings life to life, whether it comes from groundwater, wetlands, or surface water. Marshes, mangroves, ponds, lakes, springs, rivers and streams all play their part in biological existence.

  
Yet freshwater represents only a few hundredths of the water on Earth. In temperate zones, we live in the illusion of its abundance; in arid zones, we live in the knowledge of its scarcity. Water can only be shared. Anthropogenic pressure on water cycles, linked to intensive agriculture, industrial activity, urbanization, energy production and the production of most of our consumer goods, is seriously disrupting the balance. Extreme droughts and major floods, as well as chemical and plastic pollution, are the most visible indicators.

  
Our thirst for growth is compromising the only source capable of quenching our thirst. Aux pollutions In addition, inequalities of access – over a quarter of humanity is still deprived of drinking water – engender increasingly extreme conflicts. Thinking about a freshwater policy can only be done on a planetary scale, with a shared vision of its uses, and with a concern to repair and protect all the places where water is found: the aquifers and glaciers that store it, the wetlands that capture carbon, the mangroves that slow erosion, the rivers that drain life… More than a common good, a fundamental right of all living beings, today we need to consider it as a subject endowed with rights.

  
How can we envisage an ecology and politics of water without a poetics of water? Protecting water also means regenerating the imaginaries, narratives, representations and practices that condition the way it is shared and used in our lives and actions.

  
**The COAL Prize 2025 dedicated to freshwater is a call to fight against the drying up of our sensitivities towards it, to elevate it to its rightful place at the heart of general attention, to rehabilitate it in its symbolic and sacred prerogatives, to consider it as the ally and partner of our existences. It’s also a call to protect it, to play our part in restoring its natural cycles, to repair places that have been damaged, in solidarity with those, human and non-human, who are irreparably affected.**

– The winning artist of the COAL Prize receives an endowment of 12,000 euros and a creative residency at the heart of the Domaine de Belval, owned by the François Sommer Foundation, led by the scientific and educational teams of the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature and the Domaine de Belval.

  
– The winning artist of the Jury’s Special Prize receives a prize of 3,000 euros.

  
– The winning artist of the Ateliers Médicis receives a residency in Clichy-sous-Bois/Montfermeil, in association with the Bondy regional forest.

  
– The winning artist of the mention Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles/Paris aka Le vaisseau will receive 2,000 euros and be invited to exhibit at the Paris institution.

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