Neptune National Water Award 2027 - Call for Artists · Apply by Oct 11, 2026 · OpenCall

Neptune National Water Award 2027

Submit work in performing, visual, or experimental art, literature, architecture, or interdisciplinary artistic practice addressing water as a subject.

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Deadline: 13 days left
Entry fee: Not listed - check the source
Award: $3,000
Location: Vienna, Austria
Exhibition window: Mar 22, 2027
Applicants notified: Mar 22, 2027

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About

Overview

Austria's environmental and innovation award for water, seeking submissions in five categories including the arts category 'WasserKREATIV' for performing, visual, experimental art, literature, architecture, and interdisciplinary artistic practice addressing water.

Key dates

Submission deadline: 11 October 2026
Award ceremony: 22 March 2027 (World Water Day), Vienna

WasserKREATIV Category (Arts)

Works in performing, visual, or experimental art, literature, architecture, and interdisciplinary artistic practice that address water in diverse ways.

Awards

First place: €3,000
Second place: €1,500
Third place: €500
Winners receive media coverage and recognition at the award ceremony in Vienna

How to enter

Submit via the submission platform at www.neptun-staatspreis.at/
Contact: Neptun Koordinationsstelle, tatwort Nachhaltige Projekte GmbH, [email protected]

Organizers

Administered by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environment (BMLUK), the Austrian Gas and Water Association (ÖVGW), and the Austrian Water and Waste Management Association (ÖWAV).

Media accepted

all mediadrawinginstallationmixed mediapainting

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