Latest opportunities for artists: 2025 competitions
The art world is filled with competitions worth millions of dollars in prizes and offering the kind of publicity you can't buy. So get ready for a bumper year of opportunities to develop your career with our pick of art competitions coming up in 2025.
Find competitions with big cash prizes Get space on the walls of prestigious galleries Join world-famous art shows Find free entry competitions Competitions for beginners and professionals
Fine Art America is an online community of members who create pop-up art contests. The prizes aren’t much, but it’s a 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.
Some contests have cash prizes, but many offer online promotional opportunities. Members of the site can start a new competition anytime. And best of all there's no deadline. Competitions are running pretty much all the time, so dip your artistic toes.
