2026 National Arts Competition Application Requirements
These requirements are for a past application cycle and are for reference only. Requirements will be updated for the 2027 cycle, which opens in Summer 2026.
Please follow the requirements as closely as possible. Failure to comply with the requirements may make your application ineligible for an award.
Select your discipline to view the application requirements:
- Classical Music – Composition
- Classical Music – Instrumental
- Classical Music – Percussion
- Dance
- Design
- Film
- Jazz – Composition
- Jazz – Instrumental
- Jazz – Percussion
- Photography
- Theater
- Visual Arts
- Voice
- Writing – Fiction
- Writing – Nonfiction
- Writing – Play or Script
- Writing – Poetry
- Writing – Spoken Word