Arts Learning
ACHF Arts Education
The Somali Museum of Minnesota will offer two 8-week runs of nomadic weaving class and two large-scale traditional dance events. 20 Somali-American youth will connect with elder teachers and learn traditional weaving for the first time; and 30 Somali-American youth will immersively learn and experience traditional dance. Success of this project will be measured by increasing demand for weaving classes and dance events, in terms of students and participants making requests for future activities. In addition, several of the Somali Museum’s advisors will evaluate the educational and artistic quality of the events; these advisors include Bob Stacke, Augsburg College; Scott Pollock, American Swedish Institute; and Said Salah Ahmed, Somali Museum Board chair. Finally, staff at events will take demographic data about participants and count how many participants are Somali-American youth.
14 Somali-American youth developed skills and demonstrated commitment to studying Somali traditional dance, thus forming the Somali Museum Dance Troupe, and 59 participants studied Somali nomadic weaving in immersive classes with expert Teaching Artists, thus increasing the likelihood that this craft will not die out.
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