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In this episode, Qanita Lilla talks with Emebet Belete about her community-driven art projects and her passion for arts education. Emebet shares how her art has been influenced by her youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, global travels, and how her art practice has evolved to include large-scale projects which cover pieces of public infrastructure through a process called “yarn storming.”
There was a curator in the Fine Arts School in Addis. Her name was also Emebet, and she approached, the women artists she knew, and she said, “You know, we should get together and create a group and association,” and we just said, “Yeah, let’s do it!” So, we wrote the first catalogue of Ethiopian women artists in Ethiopia…
Emebet Belete, an artist and educator born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is a graduate of the Addis Ababa Fine Arts School and Queen’s University, Kingston. Her artistic practice ranges from oil and acrylic painting, to collage, mixed media, installation work and community projects. Her work reflects her cultural observations living in Ethiopia, Canada and Asia, and can be found at the National Museum of Ethiopia, the Ethiopian National Institute of Culture, TEDA Archives (Tianjin, China), and private collections around the world.
With Opened Mouths: The Podcast is produced by Agnes Etherington Art Centre in partnership with Queen’s University’s campus radio station, CFRC 101.9 FM.
Hosted by Qanita Lilla
Produced by Danuta Sierhuis
Episodes are edited and mixed by Chancelor Maracle, CFRC 101.9 FM
Original music by Jameel3DN, produced by Elroy “EC3” Cox III and commissioned by Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 2021
The graphic for the podcast is created by Vincent Perez
Recorded at Agnes Etherington Art Centre and distributed by CFRC 101.9 FM, Queen’s University
Season three of With Opened Mouths: The Podcast is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts; the Ontario Arts Council; the George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund, Queen’s University; and the Justin and Elisabeth Lang Fund.
