Originating from the French word plateforme, meaning “ground plan” or “flat shape,” Platform is a public exhibition space at the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, UC Santa Barbara, that features the work of emerging and established artists displayed as two-dimensional printed media. The artwork displayed in the Platform exhibition gallery brings the University’s academic and community guests into dialogue with the IHC’s annual public events series theme in creative ways.
Platform is located on the 6th floor of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB), UC Santa Barbara.
CALL FOR IHC PLATFORM GALLERY SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025
The IHC announces a call for submissions for artwork to be included in its Platform Gallery, an online exhibition and public gallery space on the 6th floor of UC Santa Barbara’s Humanities and Social Sciences Building. We are soliciting work that engages with our 2025–26 public events series theme, On Fire, which will examine flashpoints of our volatile present and envisioning new social formations and collective practices that can usher in a future of regeneration, possibility, and hope. Visit here for the complete series description.
The IHC invites submissions from artists from all locations; a UCSB affiliation is not required. Submissions must include:
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Artist name, title, media, year for each art object
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Artist affiliation
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A minimum of 300dpi/ppi PDF to be printed at 11 x 17 inches
Optional: Artists may also submit a short description of how the artwork engages with the On Fire theme to be included in an object label.
Selected artworks will be printed and matted (11 x 17) by the IHC and will also become part of the permanent Platform online gallery.
Visit https://www.ihc.ucsb.edu/platformgallery to learn more and to read our FAQs.
Submissions should be emailed to ihcucsb@gmail.com by Friday, August 15, 2025. Please contact the IHC with any questions.