Haus-A-Rest

A zine shaped by artists, for the bold, the curious, and the uncompromising.
Haus-a-rest exists for the creatives who notice what others miss, who translate lived experience into striking images and fearless words. This is a space for the daring, the different, and the deeply authentic.

Each issue brings together work that resists the obvious, fresh perspectives, quiet rebellions, and art that moves without asking permission. We’re drawn to the unseen, the unfiltered, and the moments that linger.

Our Open Calls remain free and open to all.

They’re an invitation to share what’s been forming, to test new ideas, and to connect with a community rooted in curiosity and creative risk.

Step into the zine.
Let’s carry forward the voices that refuse to fade into the background.

Issue 71

“Hidden Worlds”

We invited artists and writers from every discipline to explore Hidden Worlds, the layered identities we inhabit, the unseen truths we carry, and the complex inner lives that rarely make it into the light.

Our submissions was honest, brave, and often surprising, work that pushed at boundaries, sat with discomfort, and refused to look away.

What you'll find here is the result of that call: a collection of work that pulls at the seams of the everyday, reaching into the spaces between what we show the world and what we keep quietly to ourselves. Paintings, photography, illustration, poetry, prose, and everything in between, each piece a window into someone's hidden interior, a reminder that beneath every composed surface lies something far more complex and far more real.

Explore the One line Gallery to see the full range of visual work submitted, and who the artists are. There is a rich and varied collection of pieces that interpret the theme in ways we never could have thought off.

Step into the Writers' Corner for the words that come to surface, where contributors have reached into the spaces between sentences to share what usually stays unwritten.

Alongside the submitted work, we are delighted to share writing from some of the brilliant voices at the heart of this zine. Our featured poet Peter Devonald brings their singular lens to the theme of Hidden Worlds, crafting something that lingers. Our featured art writer Michaela Hall turns their eye to arrtists that explore areas of this theme.

One of our editors, Nichola Rodgers, has written a powerful and deeply personal piece that sits at the very heart of this issue. Nichola explores the hidden world of the artist, here, the one that rarely gets talked about openly. She writes honestly about what it means to navigate the art world as a woman, about the particular experience of emerging as an artist later in life, and about the very real and often invisible struggles that artists face: the self-doubt, the financial precocity, the feeling of being on the outside of a world you are deeply committed to. It is a piece that will resonate with anyone who has ever made something and wondered whether there was a place for them in the telling of it.

Our other dedicated editor Dr Jenna Fox has a news piece on the blog of her recent residency https://www.instagram.com/thejellyreading

You can also find the collection rolling out across Instagram and Facebook, where we're sharing work, stories, and a closer look at the artists and writers behind the pieces. Follow along and join the conversation.

Thank you to everyone who submitted, who shared, and who trusted us with something real. It takes courage to hand over the hidden parts, and this issue is proof of just how much power lives there.

As always, HAUS-A-REST remains a platform for experimental, independent, and boundary-pushing work.
This issue is a testament to the creative energy of artists who transform overwhelm into form, repetition into rhythm, and chaos into meaning.

Enter the issue. Explore the layers.

FOR THE GALLERY AND HERE FOR THE WRITER’S CORNER, AND BLOG News

This month our resident is in her Third month. Anna Li with her 3rd piece - from our Micro resident artists

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Micro-Residency

Our Micro Residencies

We’re excited to continue these Micro-Residency, a small but intentional space for artists, writers, and creative thinkers who want to deepen their practice, expand their ideas, and receive thoughtful guidance along the way.

This is a new space is for reflection, experimentation, and artistic guidance, if this is something you are interested in then please do get in touch via curator space link on our opportunities page.

The residency isn’t tied to a specific location, it’s a flexible, supportive environment shaped around each participant’s needs. Whether you are at the beginning of a project, stuck in the middle, or simply seeking a clearer sense of direction, the micro-residency can provide:

• Creative Advice,

• Insight into process, artistic development, and sustaining momentum

• Provocations and exercises to challenge habits, expand methods, and spark new thinking

• Critique sessions that value generosity over hierarchy

• Dialogue and reflection, because sometimes a conversation can unlock more than a month of solitude

• Exposure through the zine and social channels, for our residents who wish to share work in progress

The HAUS-A-REST Micro-Residency is built on the belief that artists don’t always need grand studios, vast budgets, or months away from the world, they often need attention, exchange, and a context in which their ideas can breathe.

In a time of constant accumulation, of information, pressure, expectation, this residency offers a moment to sift, sharpen, and reimagine. It’s a place to sort through your creative overflow, to cultivate clarity, or to find excitement in the mess.

you can apply on our opportunities page.
Stay tuned, stay curious, and keep making.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FEATURED ARTIST THIS ISSUE

KRISTEN RAWCLIFFE

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*News is now on the blog*

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Our Team

!! Calling Artists & Writers!!

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OUR NEXT OPEN CALL CAN BE SEEN HERE

Eligible Media

All media are welcome, including but not limited to:

• Painting, drawing, printmaking

• Sculpture and installation

• Photography

• Video and film - Vimeo and Youtube only

• Performance and live art

• Sound art

• Text-based or interdisciplinary practices

• Both existing works and new proposals are eligible.

Eligibility

This open call is open to artists at all stages of their practice. Emerging and underrepresented voices are especially encouraged to apply.

Submission Guidelines for ARTISTS

You must provide:

• A brief description of the proposed or existing work (max. 300 words). The description should explain how the work connects to the theme and explain the context. This is one of the key ways we select your work.

• A clear, well-photographed image of your work.  Please ensure that your work is resolved.

• Your Instagram tag is a MUST.  We will not select artists who do not have an Instagram tag.

We welcome the strange, the intimate, the bold, and the quietly profound.

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.

Our Open Call details are here

or via the link here at Curatorspace