The Design Masterprize (DMP) stands as a pinnacle of design achievement, committed to promoting global excellence in the field. This prestigious international contest, akin to its sister organization, the Architecture Masterprize (AMP) architecture awards, emphasizes the influential role of design in a variety of sectors, including product, communication, and graphic design.
Some projects should not disappear after the show, the thesis, the studio, or the prototype. DESIGN X EDGE 2026 invites emerging designers, artists, creative technologists, researchers, students, recent graduates, studios, and early-career practitioners to submit projects that open new ways of seeing, making, sensing, relating, and imagining the future. We welcome experimental objects, installations, publications, […]
Now in its 20th year, the Aesthetica Art Prize is a major platform for both established and emerging artists to showcase their work to international curators and gallerists. Hosted by Aesthetica Magazine, the prize is open-themed but favors work that reflects upon our changing world, covering social, environmental, and technological realities. Finalists are exhibited at […]
MacDowell awards approximately 300 Fellowships annually based solely on artistic excellence. The Spring/Summer 2027 season covers residencies between March 1 and August 31, 2027. The program provides a private studio and a community of high-level artists. Notably, MacDowell has suspended the requirement for reference letters to improve equity and access. Applicants are judged on their […]
Teatri Riflessi Festival invites artists to submit live works for its 2027 International Short Performance Competition. This call is for contemporary dance, theatre, circus, or multidisciplinary performances, with a maximum duration of 15 minutes per piece. The theme for this edition is ‘constellations,’ evoking the imagery of a living web of invisible bonds and a […]