Eco Materials What does it mean to create responsibly? Materials are never neutral.

What does it mean to create responsibly?

Materials are never neutral. They carry histories of extraction, labour, place, memory and transformation.

As artists and writers, the things we choose to work with shape not only the finished work, but the stories we tell about our relationship with the world around us.

For this issue of HAUS-A-REST, we invite submissions exploring Eco Materials—not simply as sustainable alternatives, but as creative collaborators.

Perhaps your practice uses reclaimed, recycled or naturally sourced materials.

Maybe you work with clay, earth pigments, plant fibres, paper, textiles, found objects, waste materials, biodegradable processes, or materials gathered through walking and foraging.

You might investigate repair, reuse, circular economies, environmental ethics, or question what sustainability really means within contemporary art.

We are equally interested in work that explores these ideas conceptually.

How do materials hold memory? What happens when something discarded becomes precious? Can making become an act of care, resistance or ecological responsibility?

We welcome thoughtful, experimental and interdisciplinary responses that challenge conventional approaches to making.

We welcome

• Painting
• Sculpture
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Installation
• Textile art
• Ceramics
• Mixed media
• Performance documentation
• Video (YouTube or Vimeo links only)
• Digital works
• Poetry
• Essays
• Short fiction
• Creative non-fiction
• Critical writing
• Experimental and hybrid texts

We are particularly interested in artists and writers whose work explores process as much as outcome.

Submission Guidelines

Please submit:

• Up to 3 artworks (JPEG format), or
• Up to 1,000 words of writing, or
• A combination of visual work and writing.

** You must submit 3 lines of text that explain the context and how it fits the theme, not just a list of materials.

** Artist, you need an active Instagram account to be considered, as we will tag and promote you on Instagram.

Please also include:

• Artwork titles
• A short statement about the work (maximum 200 words). Please ensure your work fits the the theme!
• A short biography (maximum 150 words)
• Your Instagram handle (required - for artist )
• Website 
• For moving image or performance work, please submit a YouTube or Vimeo link only.

Terms

• Open internationally.
• Open to artists and writers at every stage of their career.
• There is no submission fee.
• All work must be original.
• Selected artists and writers will be featured in the HAUS-A-REST online zine, online gallery and across our social media platforms.
• Artists and writers retain full copyright of their work.
• By submitting, you grant HAUS-A-REST permission to publish and promote your work in connection with this issue.
• At HAUS-A-REST, we celebrate artists who are curious, experimental and willing to ask difficult questions.
• We are looking for work that doesn't simply illustrate sustainability, but expands the conversation around how materials, making and ecology intersect.

We look forward to seeing your interpretation of Eco Materials.

Good luck.

Nichola & Jenna

HAUS-A-REST

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