In times of upheaval, marked by uncertainty and the constant barrage of images, discourses and events, we might well ask ourselves: how can we create spaces for pause and reflection that allow us to imagine building a shared world, beyond old certainties that seem to offer no answers?

To answer this question, we begin with the idea of ‘repair’ in its threefold sense: as an act of pausing, as an exercise in looking anew through reflection and stillness, and as an attempt to mend—or at least acknowledge—that which has been damaged. Repairing also involves engaging with collective memory and silenced histories, in order to rethink them from the present and activate forms of justice, restitution and non-repetition. How does one repair through art? This is the central question running through this call for entries.

AusArt magazine invites submissions that, drawing on artistic practice, theory, curation or pedagogy, explore these issues without being confined to a specific medium or discipline. Interdisciplinary and intermedia approaches are encouraged, as are contributions that, through various languages (visual, audio, textual, audiovisual, performative or digital) and genres (essay, critique, chronicle, interview, documentary, experimental), offer reflections, experiences or research.

This call for entries stems from the intersection and dialogue between Ibero-American regions and their shared yet divergent histories. It seeks to bring together contemporary perspectives and practices which, through art, transform the act of repairing into a political, poetic and context-specific gesture.

Your proposals (original and unpublished) will be submitted through the Open Journal Systems platform (www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/Ausart) before 27 September 2026. The file with the article will not include either the name or any element identifying its author(s) and must include:

• the title of the article (+ English translation);
• summary (a single paragraph ± 150 words) + summary in English (idem);
• up to five key words and their English translation,
• text (± 3000 words) with optional images and graphics; bibliographical references according to the Chicago author-year format.
• If possible, it is recommended to suggest the names of TWO REVIEWERS (name, 2 surnames, affiliation and e-mail address) who are specialists in the subject addressed, for the evaluation of the article. Such reviewers should not belong to the same institution as the author, nor to UPV/EHU, nor imply any conflict of interest, and may not necessarily be assigned in the review phase.