AI Design Awards 2026 for AI-Powered Design and Art
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Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- 18 - 60
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldMusic, Art and Graphic Design, Others
Deadline2026-09-14
Opportunity description
AI Design Awards 2026 announces the opening of applications for creatives, designers, and artists from around the world to submit creative works created or developed using artificial intelligence tools. The competition aims to discover the best AI designers worldwide and offers cash prizes, trophies, medals, exhibition opportunities, and publication of the winning works in the annual winners’ book.
The competition includes categories for images and categories for video/motion, such as fashion, conceptual design, architecture and interior design, science fiction and fantasy, fine arts, storytelling, short videos, experimental and abstract works, and music or promotional videos.
Application Fees
- One image: EUR 29.
- Image series of 2 to 10 images: EUR 49.
- One video: EUR 49.
Benefits
- AI Image Designer 2026 Award: EUR 2,000 + trophy.
- AI Motion Designer 2026 Award: EUR 2,000 + trophy.
- The first-place winner in each category receives EUR 250 + trophy.
- Second- and third-place winners in each category receive medals and certificates.
- Opportunity to showcase works in a European art exhibition.
- Publication of the winners’ and finalists’ works in the Annual Winners Book.
- Networking opportunities with designers, creatives, and experts in the field of AI-powered design.
Eligibility criteria
- The competition is open to artists, designers, students, and hobbyists from around the world.
- Applicants must be 18 years old or older.
- No specific level of experience is required, and professionals, students, and independent creatives may participate.
- Applicants must own the rights to the work they submit.
- Any AI tool may be used to generate or develop the work, such as Midjourney, DALL·E, Stable Diffusion, RunwayML, Luma.ai, and others.
- Files must be in JPG format, use the sRGB color system, and must not exceed 4000 pixels or 512 MB per file, with a minimum of 1000 pixels on the longest side.
Application Dates
- Main deadline: August 30, 2026.
- Final deadline: September 14, 2026