Competition

Talents Contemporains - Water Competition - 16th edition

Fondation François Schneider · Wattwiller, FR

Deadline: November 22, 2026
Who can apply: Open to all countries
Disciplines: painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, video, textile, visual arts
Career stage: emerging, established
Visual artists from all around the world, regardless of nationality. Applicants should be emerging or established professionals, or graduates of an art school. Disciplines: Painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, video, textile, and visual arts. Performing arts and music are exclude
What it gives: 15,000 EUR · exhibition · publication
Prize: €15,000 award per winner plus up to €50,000 in production funding for sculpture/installation projects. • Exhibition: Permanent collection entry, group exhibition at Wattwiller Art Center, bilingual booklet, and video portrait.
What it asks: no fee stated
Applications open annually in the fall.

The François Schneider Foundation organizes the Contemporary Talents competition for international artists on the theme of water. Winners receive €15,000 each, with additional production budgets for sculpture and installation projects.

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