Competitions and Announcements

An exhibition entitled Mental Load and Invisible Work will take place in the Trinkhalle Bad Ischl and in the Sudhaus of Salinen Austria. This is the call for entries for contributions from all sectors of the arts. The jury will decide what will be exhibited and how.

This design challenge aims to recognize and reward outstanding projects across various interactive media fields, including Digital Product Interaction Design, Motion Graphics, Data Visualization, Digital Publishing, and Digital Experience. Should your submission be selected for use as indicated in these Terms and Conditions, youwill receive a payment of 2,000 EUR.

This masterclass offers a collaborative space for artistic innovation, allowing participants to deepen their practice, engage in meaningful discussions, and present their work in a professional exhibition.

Are you in your 1st, 2nd, or ongoing 3rd semester at an Austrian university and eager to go the extra mile? Do you strive for excellence in your studies as well as in your extracurricular activities? Do you want to make a difference and play an active part in shaping our society? Then this program is for you.

In 2026, the Lake Constance district will award its prize for figurative painting and drawing for the ninth time.

Der SCHIELE AWARD ist ein Kunstpreis, der seit 2022 alle zwei Jahre vergeben wird und Künstler*innen eine Plattform bietet, ihre Arbeiten einem breiteren Publikum vorzustellen. Am Geburtsort Egon Schieles hat sich der Rotary Club Tulln das Ziel gesetzt, zeitgenössische künstlerische Praxen im Diskurs mit Gegenwartsfragen zu fördern und gleichzeitig seinen sozialen Grundsätzen entsprechend humanitäre Hilfe zu leisten. Seit 2025 wird der Preis gemeinsam mit dem ROTARY CLUB WIEN-ALBERTINA ausgerichtet.

Africa-UniNet promotes excellent research based on mutual knowledge exchange. While the thematic scope of the cooperative research projects is not restricted, they set out to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the same time, they enhance the scientific foundation of the involved institutions and reinforce the formation of the network itself by promoting new partnerships between Austrian and African universities and research institutions and by strengthening existing ties.

iF Design Student Award 2026 is one of the world's premier design awards for students, receiving more than 7,000 entries annually from all over the world. iF Design, together with its Sponsors offers a platform for innovative student concepts. Winners gain global recognition and a portion of the 50,000 EUR prize money.

The purpose of the Program is to deal with the consequences of the Russian aggression in Ukraine devoted to the promotion of democracy in all possible ways with a special focus on research topics relating to Austrian history, politics and culture, Habsburg Imperial history, politics and culture, Austrian-Ukrainian and Austrian-Russian relations, Austrian-American transatlantic relations.