CALLING Artists & Writers.
open calls, questionnaires, research projects & residency opportunities
We look forward to seeing what work you propose for our opportunities, which are open to anyone, and everyone who wishes to enter, the only restriction is your imagination!!!
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Open calls for artists, writers, and creators
Or submit via CuratorSpace: https://www.curatorspace.com//opportunities/detail/mentoring-opportunity/8662
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photo from Jenna Fox
Open call for Artists & writers
Issue 65
for our next online exhibition and publication themed
Memorabilia
HAUS-A-REST is now accepting submissions for our next issue of the online zine and our Instagram gallery. We welcome work in any form, visual art, photography, digital media, collage, painting, sound pieces, video stills, poetry, essays, fragments of text, short fiction, experimental writing, and beyond.
Memorabilia are not only objects, concert tickets, photographs, letters, keepsakes, but also fragments of memory, gestures, words, and feelings that we cling to, reimagine, or transform. For artists and creative thinkers, memorabilia often becomes raw material: the ephemera that bridges past and present, personal and collective history, lived experience and artistic practice.
In times of constant digital turnover, memorabilia challenges us to think about what we hold onto, what we archive, and how we reframe personal or cultural histories through creative practice. From nostalgia to critical reflection, from intimate souvenirs to ironic collectibles, this theme opens a wide space for interpretation.
We invite artists and writers to send us works that explore memorabilia in any sense, whether material, emotional, digital, or imagined.
Submission Guidelines:
Send up to 3 works (images, texts, or both).
Texts can be short or long: poetry, essays, micro-texts, or experimental writing all welcome.
Please include your name, a short bio, and (if applicable) your Instagram handle or website.
Submissions should be sent to: [insert email here]
Deadline: [insert deadline here]
Selected artworks will be published on our Instagram gallery @haus_a_rest and in our upcoming online zine.
Who Can Submit?
This call is open to artists across all visual media (painting, photography, sculpture, digital art, etc.) and writers working in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or hybrid forms. We encourage experimental, boundary-pushing work that brings fresh perspectives to the theme.
Submission Guidelines
For Artists:
Visual Art: Painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, mixed media, installations, etc.
Specifications: Up to 3 high-quality images, (if you are accepted, we will request high-resolution images of the work JPEG or PNG, minimum 300 dpi) – film-based work as a Vimeo or YouTube link only
Description: A brief description of each work (200-300 words) detailing the concept, medium, and how it relates to the theme
You must have an active Instagram account so we can tag you which is set for public view.
For Writers:
Genres: Short stories, essays, poetry, experimental writing, and cross-genre works
Length: Up to 1,000 words for prose; up to 3 poems
Format: Word document only
Synopsis: A brief summary of the piece (50 words) explaining how it connects to the theme.
Terms and Conditions
All submissions must be original works created by the applicant.
Selected works will be featured in an online exhibition and/or a publication. By submitting, you grant us the right to display, publish, and promote your work as part of this project. Typically, the works are online for six months, but this is not guaranteed.
Artists and writers retain all rights to their work.
We look forward to your submission.
Image courtesy of @jennafoxartist
PLEASE NOTE - WE COPY EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEND US, SO IF LINKS DON’T WORK, IT IS BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED PROPERLY.
Submissions can be sent via CURATORSPACE LINK BELOW
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Feel free to get in touch via the form below with your ideas & questions …
Good Luck! 🍀
from the editors
Nichola and Jenna
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We are always looking for good quality pieces of writing, be a story,
critique, poem, prose, spoken word, music, or other written work.
*** Haus-a-rest upcoming themes***
September 2025 - Issue 64 - Changing Patterns
October 2025 - Issue 65 - Memorabilia
November 2025 - Issue 66 - Accumulation
December 2025 - Issue 67 - Small Acts
Follow our social media for more updates and open calls: @haus_a_rest
Enter your ideas on one of our social media platforms and use the #HAR, and if your idea is selected, you will be our featured artist.
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OPEN CALL - FOR ART RESIDENCY
We are seeking a multimedia artist to be a resident for at least three months on our art zine to write or film guides each month. The guides can be written pieces or short videos, and would offer tips and tricks for using different materials, processes and ideas for making. The residency would be for three months across three issues, with the opportunity to write additional pieces.
This is a great opportunity for an artist to be our resident 'expert' to write short tips, tricks and guides as a residency opportunity.
They could be top ten tips, short guides or videos. The artist would be featured and could show examples of their work to demonstrate the guide.
This role can be expanded as we value initiative and creative thinking, so you can really own this and use this platform to promote your knowledge and ideas.
Deadline: 12th September 2025
Apply here: https://www.curatorspace.com//opportunities/detail/open-call--for-art-residency/9689