The nation’s first Somali-American art center | Silsilad | PBS

[@Mskydwrn]

Somalia is a beautiful people with a beautiful culture and religion, Allah bless you 🇸🇴♥️

[@ikramali7344]

very interesting and i am very happy to see Somali art , and young people getting really information , from ART , big thank you

[@Yawafunny]

Amazing 😍 Masha allah

[@ShalomShock]

I know about this place and have been meaning to visit. Proud to be a Minnesotan, proud to be from a place that has the largest amount of Somali immigrants in the country. Will support my friends of the Somali community in every way.

[@munascekomar1979]

This space is part of History and so essential🥹 Thank you Kaamil, Mohamud, and Khadija

[@OsmanAhmed-j7b]

😊

[@sahranoor9051]

Guul hori iyo gobanimo. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤ gasiyas ssc qalas

[@mahamedyasiin633]

Masha Allah hambalyo 🎉🎉🎉

[@AmyDentata]

Very cool!

[@raashidiinabdullahi5583]

Thank PBS for showing us this

[@mayena]

1:28-1:36 so that largely explains why is there no large Somali-American communities in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago?.

[@priv3311]

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.

[@ramatgan1]

Very nice

[@oamaer]

Greetings to Mohamud Moalin,...

[@-ahmed121]

great

[@jtb229]

The only people who say what everyone in the world has said what makes it sound special😂

[@CaptainMooney-i1t]

George⚡️⚡️🗳️⚡️⚡️Floyd.

[@Mshi-]

"Somali culture" Bomalians never fail to impress me

[@husseinmiami]

Everything was going well until ilhan omar showed up and messed up the video

[@StraLo90]

deport deport deport

[@pimiralii]

If you’re not Native American this isn’t your country. They are citizens and they’re here to stay. CRY

[@Fister-kw5un]

This is so sad. The Somalis need to start companies and elevate themselves - NOT stay poor playing with art!!!

[@-ahmed121]

At least they are trying to learn something interesting and creative rather than hurting themselves and others

[@anaa.ouamaral5793]

All peoples have the right to express themselves artistically. Americans make a lot of money from art.

[@AFluidRealiTea]

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.

[@munascekomar1979]

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.

[@CheezzyAlfredo]

"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.

[@y.l.9020]

This means thzt they didnt integrate

[@blakepreston9108]

Do your fing art in samolia! Your are not a refuge, they lied to all of us