This workshop proposes a meeting of art and literature based on the work of artist Fariba Hajamadi, on display at UCR ARTS. Through close observation of the exhibition, each participant will choose what most impacts them or sparks questions. Using clippings, textures, and various materials, we will create personal collages, which can function as portraits, self-portraits, or visual reflections on what the exhibition inspires. Each collage can be complemented with a title, a phrase, or a short text: words that accompany the creation and give it voice. No previous experience is required; just a desire to explore one’s own perspective and express it from an intimate and artistic perspective.
Bilingual workshop (Spanish and English).

Este taller propone un encuentro entre arte y literatura a partir de la obra de la artista Fariba Hajamadi, en exhibición en UCR ARTS. A través de la observación atenta de la muestra, cada participante elegirá aquello que más le impacte o le despierte preguntas. Con recortes, texturas y materiales diversos, daremos forma a collages personales, que podrán funcionar como retratos, autorretratos o reflexiones visuales sobre lo que la exposición inspira. Cada collage podrá complementarse con un título, una frase o un texto breve: palabras que acompañen la creación y le den voz. No se requiere experiencia previa, solo ganas de explorar la propia mirada y expresarla desde una perspectiva íntima y artística.
Taller bilingüe (español e inglés).

Image: Fariba Hajamadi, Repose at the British Museum, 2021

Gluck Fellow Teaching Artists:

Lucila Tosolino (she/her) is a writer, journalist, researcher, social communicator, teacher, photographer, music teacher, and flutist born in 1990 in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina. With an academic and professional career spanning more than a decade, Tosolino has been recognized for her work with several national and international awards from organizations such as the Argentine Journalism Forum, the Argentine Journalism Association, the Latin American Congress of Investigative Journalism, the Press and Society Institute, and Transparency International.

Frederick García (they/he) is a Xikanx writer and poet from southern California. They are a Master of Fine Arts student in the Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts program at UC Riverside, a recipient of the department’s inaugural Vice Provost Excellence Fellowship Award, and a 2024-25 and 2025-26 Gluck Family Foundation Fellow. Their work explores identity, familial histories, and inherited dynamics. 

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