selected 2025/2026 fellows
2025/2026 Soomaal Visual Arts Fellows
The artists considered for these fellowships work in a variety of visual art media, including both traditional and new media. During the fellowship year, each artist receives studio visits, access to technical assistance and a culminating gallery exhibition at Augsburg University.
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selected 2025/2026 residents
2025/2026 Aragti Wadaag Residency
The residency provides artists with a supportive environment to think, work, and develop their creative practices. This residency year is part of a special collaboration with the University of Minnesota’s Art Department, with grant and residency support from The Hub.
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award: ArchivesSpace Diversity Partnership
ArchivesSpace Diversity Partnership
Soomaal House has been awarded the 2024-2027 ArchivesSpace Diversity Partnership, enhancing our archives' digital and physical accessibilities. The Soomaal House Library & Archives Center, supporting Somali artists and communities in Minnesota and beyond, focuses on three areas: Contemporary Somali Art, History of Somali Minnesotans, and History of Somalia & Somalis in the diaspora.