Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Somali Traditional Weaving and Dance Classes for Youth.
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Chad Kampe: General administration, education, artistic; Terri Thao: Organizational development, community education, general adminstration; Kate Fisher: Education, artistic; Jacqueline Stahlman: Community education, education, general administration; Ashleigh Penrod: Artistic, administration, marketing; Karen Charles: Artistic, education, administration.
ACHF Arts Education
Participants in weaving and dance classes will deepen their understanding of Somali culture and demonstrate interest in long-term study of heritage through Somali traditional art. Teen participants will develop skills in traditional art forms which they previously had no opportunity to learn. Participants' understanding of culture will be measured through in-person interviews. Teens' development of skills will be measured quantitatively by the number of dances learned by the Dance Troupe and the number of participants who create their own kebed mat.
Somali-American youth studied Somali heritage art forms in after-school programs that typically do not include Somali arts. Students and parents expressed a strong positive impact on youth’s sense of identity. The youth also participated in deep study of Somali traditional dance, and were challenged to engage in discussion about the role of Somali culture in their contemporary identities.
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