International Sound Art Competition and Exhibition

We are currently inviting entries for our next major event – The Engine Room 2025: International Sound Art Competition & Exhibition. The competition is open to emerging sound artists from around the world.

Selected works will be eligible for a number of prizes, will be programmed at an accompanying exhibition at the Morley Gallery between April 28 – May 16, 2025.

**Wailsong by Marina Sanchez (1st Prize 2023)**

The Engine Room: International Sound Art Competition and Exhibition is a biennial event celebrating the best new sound art made by emerging artists from around the world. It has showcased a huge variety of pieces spanning the broad spectrum of ‘sound art’ including fixed-media audio and audio-visual pieces; interactive installations; performance art; sound sculptures; and graphic scores. The exhibitions for the competition have taken place at Morley Gallery.

The next International Sound Art Competition will take place in 2025 and will be announced here.

Previous Winners:

2023 – Marina Sanchez (Ireland) – Wailsong

2019 – Njordzitrone [electronic duo: Andrej Cebski and Davide Baldazzi] (Italy) – BIID Elisea

2017 – Laura Daly (United Kingdom) – Shadowland

2015 – Andrea Byrne (United Kingdom) – Twinkle

For more details of previous competitions and exhibitions see our Previous Events.