In the show Ukutula, Jill Glatt’s vibrant textile pieces Seed and Who is Belle Island? rise to meet visitors. In this interview, Jill talks with Qanita Lilla about her close familial bonds and her personal routes toward art. She talks about juggling teaching and being an artist, the processes of harvesting botanicals, and of find a home in Kingston.

In this episode, Qanita Lilla talks with Jessica Karuhanga about her creative journeys from Sarnia, in south western Ontario to London, Ontario. Jessica talks about how her personal geographies shapes her artistic practice. She also talks about Black embodiment, about the audible demands of space, and of moving toward art as experience and embodiment.

In this episode, artist Anthony Gebrehiwot and Qanita Lilla talk about his photography and digital art practice. Anthony describes the future-thinking themes of his work as being premised on the possibilities of a community of “like-hearted” people who can uplift each other towards new modes of living. Together, they talk about his artworks, Mahaba (2024), an ongoing research project that is shared in its early phases as part of Ukutula: Our Timeless Journeys on view at Museum London, and Echoes of Devotion (2024), a digital mural on the Queen’s University campus.

Anthony Gebrehiwot’s Mahaba (2024) is on view as part of Ukutula: Our Timeless Journeys (21 November 2024- 11 May 2025), a travelling exhibition, developed by Agnes and hosted by Museum London.