Current Exhibition
Aragti Wadaag Soomaal Residency
Aragti Wadaag, a Soomaal House artist residency program, offers artists a supportive environment to think, work, and develop their creative practices. The program aims to amplify artists’ voices and foster equitable experiences for Somali-American artists within the broader art community.
The 2024-2025 cohort comprises Lokho Kotile, Muna Scekomar, Nafyar Abdullahi, and Waseem Ibrahim. While each artist has a unique artistic practice, they share a profound commitment to their growth and a willingness to explore new creative horizons. During their residency, they ventured beyond their familiar artistic territories to create new bodies of work for this exhibition.
PROGRAMMING:
Saturday, May 8, 5 PM // Reception & Opening
Saturday, May 17, 5 PM // Artist Talk w/ Musical Performances
Exhibition runs May 8 - June 21, 2025
Previous Programs & Exhibits
2025
Aragti Wadaag Residency
May 8 – June 21
diinsi abuur:
Broadcast Signals
May 3 – June 14
Latitude 53 Gallery
spearwave V4.N1
April 19
2024
diinsi abuur:
Broadcast Signals
September 14 – October 12
Soomaal Visual
Arts Fellowship
August 28 – November 12
Architecture and Migration
June 27 – August 4
Art as Liberation:
a Journey Towards Collective Healing
April 11 – May 4
2023
i Wonder…Art Workshop
December 9
ILAYS
November 25 - December 16
Aragti Wadaag Residency
October 14 - November 4
The Blooming Lotus Flower
August 19 - September 23
Soomaal House
Archive Fellowship
August 12 - September 16
Diinsi Abuur
July 22 - September 16
i Wonder…
July 8 - 22
Shalay, Maanta, Berri:
Artists as Archivists
May 20 - June 18
A Moon Shall Rise
from My Darkness
January 7 - 29
2022
Soomaal Visual Arts Fellowship
October 9 - December 14
Growing Pains I
November 5 - December 3
Kaana Xusuuso, Kanna Xus
June 25 - August 21
Where is Your Home?
Warri Keessan Ess?
February 19 - March 19
2020
Ilaa Maanta / Since Today
September 13 - October 10
2019
Ilaa Shalay
September 5 – October 5
Soomaal Visual
Arts Fellowship
August 1 – 29
Spearwave V3.N3
April 20
Spearwave V3.N2
March 16
Spearwave V3.N1
February 16
2018
Aragti Wadaag
Darul Quba Cultural Center
September 1–30
Spearwave V2.N6
African Development Center
April 28
Spearwave V2.N5
Augsburg University
March 10
Spearwave V2.N4
Yeah Maybe
February 17
Spearwave V2.N3
Cedar Commons
January 13
2017
Spearwave V2.N2
VOA High School
December 16
Spearwave V2.N1
African Development Center
November 25
Receptacle
Cedar-Riverside neighborhood
July 8 — August 5
Spearwave V1.N5
Masjid Dar Al-Hijrah / ICSA
April 15
Spearwave V1.N4
East Side Freedom Library
March 11
Spearwave V1.N3
Somali Museum of Minnesota
February 11
Spearwave V1.N2
Modo Yoga
January 7
2016
Spearwave V1.N1
Midtown Exchange
(Community Lounge)
November 26, 2016
Anomalous Expansion
Darul Uloom Islamic Center
September 17 — October 8