Gluck Fellows Program @ UCR

Meet our Gluck Fellow! 🌿🎶 Every year, the Gluck Fellows of the Arts connects UC Riverside artists and scholars with the Riverside community through creativity, collaboration, and public engagement. Established in 1996 through the generosity of the Max H. Gluck Foundation, 2026 marks our 30th anniversary of serving our community. ✨ Let’s meet one of our 2025–26 fellows — Andrew Ssebulime! Andrew Ssebulime is a dancer and teacher who shares East African Ugandan folk dance with communities across Riverside and beyond. Born and raised in Uganda, he has lived, choreographed, and taught East African folk dance across Asia, Europe, and the United States. He leads workshops, performances, and community dance programs that connect movement, memory, and belonging, bringing people together through rhythm, culture, and celebration. Join us in celebrating 30 wonderful years of community engagement with Andrew! ✨ #GluckFellows #GluckFellowsOfTheArts #UCR #UCRiverside #RiversideCA

Meet our Gluck Fellow! 🌿🎶 Every year, the Gluck Fellows of the Arts connects UC Riverside artists and scholars with the Riverside community through creativity, collaboration, and public engagement. Established in 1996 through the generosity of the Max H. Gluck Foundation, 2026 marks our 30th anniversary of serving our community. ✨ Let’s meet one of our 2025–26 fellows — Sriradha Pau! Sriradha Paul is an Odissi dancer, teacher, and PhD researcher at UC Riverside. With over 25 years of training, she explores how movement connects tradition, creativity, and community. Her work bridges performance and research, using storytelling and cultural context to translate ideas into movement for diverse audiences and contexts. She has performed and taught across India, Europe, and Asia, including France, Germany, Belgium, Sri Lanka, South Korea, and China. A Gluck Fellow, she is passionate about making arts education accessible and joyful for diverse communities. Join us in celebrating 30 wonderful years of community engagement with Sriradha! ✨ #GluckFellows #GluckFellowsOfTheArts #UCR #UCRiverside #RiversideCA

Meet our Gluck Fellow! 🌿🎶 Every year, the Gluck Fellows of the Arts connects UC Riverside artists and scholars with the Riverside community through creativity, collaboration, and public engagement. Established in 1996 through the generosity of the Max H. Gluck Foundation, 2026 marks our 30th anniversary of serving our community. ✨ Let’s meet one of our 2025–26 fellows — Nico Valdivia Hennig! Nico Valdivia Hennig is a game designer, ludic activist, and researcher with over fifteen years of experience in game design. A PhD candidate at the University of California, Riverside, their research focuses on ludic activism and Indigenous game production in Latin America. Nico is the co-founder of Niebla Games, a Chilean studio selected for the Google Indie Games Fund in 2025. Their work has received international recognition, including Best Game Design at EVA Córdoba 2019 and nominations at A MAZE Berlin 2024 and Gamescom Latam São Paulo 2024. Nico is also a four time Gluck Fellow of the Arts. Join us in celebrating 30 wonderful years of community engagement with Nico! ✨ #GluckFellows #GluckFellowsOfTheArts #UCR #UCRiverside #RiversideCA

Join us for an afternoon of creative experimentation and make your own video game from scratch. ✨ Free and open to the public 💻 Bring your own laptop 📍 The Cheech 📅 May 3, 2026 🕐 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Minimal Video Game Creation is a hands-on workshop that introduces participants to creating small interactive games using accessible, open source tools. No prior experience is required. During the session, participants will create a short playable game while exploring simple mechanics, narrative, and visual composition. Led by UCR Gluck Fellows Nico Valdivia Hennig and Johanna Nieto, the workshop emphasizes accessibility, experimentation, and the possibility of making games with minimal technical resources. 👥 Limited capacity, first come first served basis. Register link for priority access in bio. The workshop starts at 1:00 PM, and registered spots will be held until 1:15 PM in case it reaches capacity.

Meet our Gluck Fellow! 🌿🎶 Every year, the Gluck Fellows of the Arts connects UC Riverside artists and scholars with the Riverside community through creativity, collaboration, and public engagement. Established in 1996 through the generosity of the Max H. Gluck Foundation, 2026 marks our 30th anniversary of serving our community. ✨ Let’s meet one of our 2025–26 fellows — Sammy/Divina! Sammy/Divina is a multi-hyphenate artist who explores acts of transcendence. Immersed in music, dance, visual art, and space curation Divina disrupts the space and time continuum to transport audiences into new realms. Divina moves energy with their body and believes dance is better when it’s together. Photos by @iconsabree Join us in celebrating 30 wonderful years of community engagement with Sammy! ✨ #GluckFellows #GluckFellowsOfTheArts #UCR #UCRiverside #RiversideCA

Scicomm's Art + Science program teaches grad students science communication skills through art-based media. Join us to see their final pieces at the Barn Theatre on Thursday April 9 5:00-8:00 Interactive exhibits of scientific research through visual and performative art Light snacks and refreshments will be provided This all ages event is free and open to the pubic Supported by the the Center for Ideas & Society and the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts @gluckucr

Meet our Gluck Fellow! 🌿🎶 Every year, the Gluck Fellows of the Arts connects UC Riverside artists and scholars with the Riverside community through creativity, collaboration, and public engagement. Established in 1996 through the generosity of the Max H. Gluck Foundation, 2026 marks our 30th anniversary of serving our community. ✨ Let’s meet one of our 2025–26 fellows — Nathan Huxtable! I am a doctoral candidate at UCR who researches Asian American marching bands and drum corps. I‘ve been a percussion performer and educator for 15 years, and a lifelong marching band enthusiast. I love to inspire others to appreciate and perform percussion from around the world as a 4th-year Gluck Fellow. Thank you to the Gluck Foundation and UCR for supporting diverse music education opportunities in public schools! Join us in celebrating 30 wonderful years of community engagement with Nathan! ✨ #GluckFellows #GluckFellowsOfTheArts #UCR #UCRiverside #RiversideCA

The Culver Center at UCR ARTS is hosting a concert series during ARTSWALK First Thursdays in April and May April 2 enjoy the exciting UCR Mariachi ensemble; May 7 the UCR Latin American Music ensemble performs folk music from the Andean regions All ages, free and open to the public, Artswalk has activities from 6:00-8:00pm Culver Center for the Arts 3834 Main St Riverside, CA 92501 This series is supported by the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts at UCR

Meet our Gluck Fellow! 🌿🎶 Every year, the Gluck Fellows of the Arts connects UC Riverside artists and scholars with the Riverside community through creativity, collaboration, and public engagement. Established in 1996 through the generosity of the Max H. Gluck Foundation, 2026 marks our 30th anniversary of serving our community. ✨ Let’s meet one of our 2025–26 fellows — Lucila Tosolino! Lucila Tosolino (she/her) is a PhD student in the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of California, Riverside. Her research explores the intersection of literature and artificial intelligence, focusing on issues of creativity, copyright, and authorship. The 2025-2026 academic year is her first as a Gluck Fellow. Born in Argentina, Tosolino has a distinguished career as a journalist and researcher. She has received numerous awards, including those from the Press and Society Institute and Transparency International. She is the author of the fiction trilogy “Detrás” and four non-fiction books. In addition, Tosolino is a music teacher specializing in traverse flute and has extensive experience designing and leading interdisciplinary workshops in creative writing, education, art, journalism, music, and photography for diverse audiences. Join us in celebrating 30 wonderful years of community engagement with Lucila! ✨ #GluckFellows #GluckFellowsOfTheArts #UCR #UCRiverside #RiversideCA #Hispanicstudies

Kids and families are invited to "Maracas & Magic," a FREE concert of Spanish and Latin American music featuring the UCR Orchestra and Chamber Singers. With Huapango, Andalucia, Malagueña, tango, fabulous music from Carmen, sing-alongs, and a raffle! Esther Hays Family Concert "Maracas & Magic" Sunday, Apr. 19 @ 3 p.m. University Theatre Ruth Charloff, Director Sponsored by the Esther Hays Family Concert series of the UCR Orchestra Presented by the UC Riverside Department of Music

Meet our Gluck Fellow! 🌿🎶 Every year, the Gluck Fellows of the Arts connects UC Riverside artists and scholars with the Riverside community through creativity, collaboration, and public engagement. Established in 1996 through the generosity of the Max H. Gluck Foundation, 2026 marks our 30th anniversary of serving our community. ✨ Let’s meet one of our 2025–26 fellows — Rebecca Teague! Rebecca Teague (she/her/hers) is a third-year Ph.D. student in UCR’s History of Art Department. Teague received her MLIS in Archival Studies & an MA in Art History from the University of Alabama, and she also holds a BS in Psychology from Auburn University at Montgomery. She has taught undergraduate art history courses at the University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College since 2019, but her work with elementary school students goes back even further, to 2017, when she spent her time building children’s interactive lesson plans for the Alabama Department of Archives and History as a Collections Intern.  Join us in celebrating 30 wonderful years of community engagement with Rebecca! ✨ #GluckFellows #GluckFellowsOfTheArts #UCR #UCRiverside #RiversideCA

30 years of art, community, and pure joy! 🎨✨ We had the best time celebrating the UCR Gluck Fellows Program’s 30th Anniversary at Family Fun Day at UCR ARTS! From the thunderous energy of Taiko drumming to the beautiful movements of Odissi dance workshops, the Culver Center was alive with creativity. Thank you to everyone who came out to make this milestone so special. Here’s to 30 more years of bringing the arts to the heart of Riverside! 🥂✨ Photos by Heather Klippness