The nation’s first Somali-American art center | Silsilad | PBS
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
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Follow the co-founders of the Soomal House of Art in Minneapolis, who are themselves working visual artists, as they run a community-based gallery. Together, they uplift Somali art and inspire a new generation to explore its cultural heritage.
Silsilad (Sequence) is a short film centered around three Somali-American artists - Khadijah Muse, Mohamud Mumin, and Kaamil A. Haider - who are the co-founders of the Soomaal House of Art, an artist collective and contemporary art gallery based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The film explores the role of visual art as a tool for self-expression, investigation, and celebration within a newly arrived immigrant community. Despite the overwhelming challenges these artists face, including a lack of funding and engagement in the broader art community, Silsilad chronicles their triumphs in engaging their local community and raising cultural consciousness about the talents and contributions of Somali artists.
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HOMEGROWN is a regional short film initiative with its first series “Future Visions” centering on filmmakers of color from the American Midwest and on narratives that illuminate the living histories, cultures, and future visions of the region.
Somalia is a beautiful people with a beautiful culture and religion, Allah bless you 🇸🇴♥️
very interesting and i am very happy to see Somali art , and young people getting really information , from ART , big thank you
Guul hori iyo gobanimo. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤ gasiyas ssc qalas
This space is part of History and so essential🥹 Thank you Kaamil, Mohamud, and Khadija
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Very cool!
Masha Allah hambalyo 🎉🎉🎉
Very nice
great
The only people who say what everyone in the world has said what makes it sound special😂
This means thzt they didnt integrate
1:28-1:36 so that largely explains why is there no large Somali-American communities in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago?.
it's also because of the large community in the midwest that Somalis outside of America will tend to want to move to where their community is mostly at.
Everything was going well until ilhan omar showed up and messed up the video
"Somali culture" Bomalians never fail to impress me
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Greetings to Mohamud Moalin,...
Do your fing art in samolia! Your are not a refuge, they lied to all of us
Thank PBS for showing us this
deport deport deport
If you’re not Native American this isn’t your country. They are citizens and they’re here to stay. CRY
This is so sad. The Somalis need to start companies and elevate themselves - NOT stay poor playing with art!!!
At least they are trying to learn something interesting and creative rather than hurting themselves and others
All peoples have the right to express themselves artistically. Americans make a lot of money from art.
Why? They do art, yes, but this 12-minute video showcase does not mean all Somali immigrants are artists. That's foolish thinking. Art forms much of the cultural basis of society and translates into innovation/invention, durable goods (housewares, furniture, etc.), and art for beauty's sake. “Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination, and encourages people to go further.” - Keith Haring
If you don't think art influences capitalist pursuits and innovation, think again. Look at the cars from the 1950s as a model and then look at the utilitarian bolt buckets of the 1980s. But truly, art can unite people. Most people wouldn't stop to give Somali immigrants or refugees thought as whole, complete, complex human beings. Immigrant communities are often seen as just... "them" or "those people", whether immigrant/refugee status, religion, country of origin, etc. I used to live in Columbus, and we had many Somali families in the neighborhood whom I didn't understand nor did I try to understand at the time, decades ago. But their art and video pieces like this help bridge the divide between "us and them". And so as divisions are broken down, both they and we are lifted and our culture gets richer.
You really don’t know Minnesota for making that kind of comment. Somalis excel on all fronts and have transformed Minneapolis economy. This is another beautiful display of Somalis artists making their own path and space for their people.
"elevate themselves?" Where again are the dynastic rulers of ancient Egypt today? answer: Western museums😂
Nah! Aduunkaan faa'iido maleh(The pursuit of Materialism is Futile)...in the long run elevation always leads to societal moral degeneracy and doom.