Artiver's AI Art Awards offer Times Square billboard space and a New York physical exhibition to winners across four creative categories
Open globally to digital artists and AI creators, the Artiver AI Art Awards close 31 December 2026 with cash prizes, platform monetisation, and rare high-visibility public exhibition prizes.
For AI-native artists who have grown accustomed to their work living purely on screens, the Artiver AI Art Awards 2026 present something genuinely unusual: a path to physical, public visibility. Winners receive a Times Square billboard showcase alongside a New York physical exhibition, making this one of the very few AI art programmes where the prize is measured in square metres of real-world wall space as much as in dollars.
Organised by Artiver out of New York, the awards are open globally and accept any AI tool, which removes the gatekeeping that narrows eligibility in many comparable programmes. Four distinct categories are in play: Film and Video, Image and Visual Art, Spatial and Architecture, and Interactive Media. That breadth means a motion-graphics artist, a generative painter, a spatial designer and a real-time interactive developer can each enter within their own lane rather than competing head-to-head across fundamentally different disciplines.
What you submit
Entries are submitted through FilmFreeway at filmfreeway.com/ArtiverAIArtAwards. The specific format requirements, file specs, and any running-time limits for Film and Video entries will be listed on the FilmFreeway project page, so check those before preparing your files. The page text notes an entry fee as "See FilmFreeway", meaning a fee may apply and the exact amount is confirmed at the point of submission on that platform.
Prize structure
Prizes include:
- Times Square billboard showcase for winners
- New York physical exhibition placement
- Cash prizes (amounts confirmed on FilmFreeway)
- Featured placement across Artiver's exhibition and media channels
- Monetisation opportunities via the Artiver platform
The cash amounts are not published on the listing page reviewed here. Before entering, visit the FilmFreeway page to confirm the current prize breakdown for each category, as these can be updated during the submission window.
Terms worth reading
The official rules are hosted on FilmFreeway and should be read in full before submitting. A few points worth noting from what is publicly visible:
- Entry fee: the listing flags a fee exists; the precise figure is on FilmFreeway. Budget for this before the deadline.
- Licence and rights: the listing references featured placement across Artiver's channels and monetisation via their platform. Creators should check the full terms to understand what usage rights Artiver requires for exhibition, billboard display, and any platform monetisation arrangement, and whether those rights are exclusive or time-limited.
- AI tools: all AI tools are explicitly permitted, which is a straightforward creator-friendly position on tool eligibility.
- Global eligibility: no geographic restriction is stated, which is positive for international applicants, though local tax treatment of any cash prizes will vary by jurisdiction.
Deadline and how to enter
The submission deadline is 31 December 2026. No cutoff time is published, so submit at least a day early to avoid timezone ambiguity or last-minute platform issues. The contest is listed as open now and was verified against the organiser's page on 21 July 2026.
Apply directly via the official FilmFreeway entry page. If you want an email reminder three days before closing, the tracker at aifilmcontests.com offers that as a free alert.
Source: https://aifilmcontests.com/contests/artiver-ai-art-awards-2026