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Interviews/Features
Insights of an Eco Artist (IOAEA) invites submissions for its interview series, which turns its attention to artists whose practices sit at the meeting point of ecological urgency, political resistance, and formal experimentation.
At the center of our interviews is a single question: how do artists use their practices to respond to, question, and intervene in the ecological and social challenges of our time? Rather than treating interviews as simple introductions to an artist’s work, each conversation explores the ideas, experiences, materials, and commitments that shape a practice.
We are interested in artists whose work does not merely represent environmental or political concerns, but actively engages with the systems, histories, and narratives that shape them.
Each interview is a thoughtful, in-depth conversation about an artist’s practice and process. It considers how artistic choices connect to wider ecological, cultural, and political questions, while giving artists space to speak in their own voice about the motivations, research, and lived experiences behind their work.
Interviews may touch on an artist’s research, personal history, working process, relationship to place, material choices, activism, or the wider questions that drive their practice. Rather than seeking simple answers, the conversations are interested in how artists think through complexity and translate it into form.
Each interview is shaped around the artist’s own perspective. IOAEA creates space for open, thoughtful dialogue that connects individual practices to broader ecological, social, and political concerns, while recognizing the specific experiences and knowledge that inform each artist’s work.
Artists working across all media are welcome to submit, including painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, moving image, performance, sound, text, social practice, and interdisciplinary or research-based projects. Submissions may address environmental degradation, climate justice, extraction, colonialism, migration, public space, community resilience, more-than-human relationships, political agency, or other forms of ecological and social resistance.
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Artists at any stage of their career are welcome to apply, including emerging and established artists.
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We welcome submissions from artists of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and nationalities.
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All submissions must be written in English.
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Personal Zoom Conversation: Your interview includes a 45-minute Zoom session with founder Joana Alarcão.
This intimate conversation allows for a deeper exploration of your ecological practice and creates a space for deep conversation that will become the foundation for the interview questions and the critical intro review.
Critical Review Component: Before the published written interview, IOAEA provides a small critical review introduction analysing your submitted works. This preliminary assessment contextualises your practice within broader ecological art discourse and sets the foundation for the feature.
Publication: Review published permanently on IOAEA platform and social media with artwork images and biographical context-
In-depth written interview covering ecological themes in your practice
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Critical intro review of work
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Comprehensive social media promotion with a dedicated carousel post featuring your work, quotes, and high-quality images across our Instagram.
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Video conversation for deeper work understanding.
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Become part of our global community of over 400 featured artists and curators, with an international viewership spanning the UK, US, Portugal, Australia, Ireland, and France, opening doors to future exhibitions and collaborative opportunities across the IOAEA network and other organisations.
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Published critical writing you can use in grant applications, artist statements, and portfolio materials
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Increased online visibility and searchability for your work
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Third-party validation of your practice from an established arts organisation
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Archival documentation of your work at this stage of your career
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There is no fee to submit an application.
Selected artists:
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Standard interview fee: €150
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Emerging artists: €100 (under 30, or with fewer than three years of professional practice)
The fee is payable only after selection and is non-refundable.
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Submit bio, portfolio (3-5 works), artist statement, or exhibition materials to insightsofayoungecoartist@gmail.com with the subject "INTERVIEWS"
Recent Interviews
In conversation: Boyuan Wang
In conversation: Susan Beaulah
In conversation: Tessa Coe
In conversation: Jasmine Pradissitto