Somalia undergoes an art renaissance in a time of relative calm Reuters, Mogadishu, Somalia Published: 28 January ,2013: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 11 March ,2013: 07:46 PM GST ...

Artist Maslah Abdi Dahi has made it his mission to nurture creativity in Somalia's Mogadishu, where artistic pursuits are often misunderstood, and encourages young students to express themselves ...

Contemporary artists and visitors gathered at the Somali National Museum in Mogadishu for the country’s first international contemporary art exhibition on 24 July. The newly-renovated museum had been ...

But for Somali poets across the diaspora it symbolized the rise of their art into the mainstream. Queen Bey interlaced her album with passages of poetry from Warsan Shire , a former Young Poet ...

Most people know Somalia for its decades-long civil war. As a result of the conflict and instability, many citizens are living outside of the country. Sagal Ali is part of the two million diaspora.

Out in Chaska, a complementary exhibit is now on display through April 22. Then and Now: Somali Stories through Art is at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum's Reedy Gallery.. This exhibit is a ...

This week Art Hounds recommend an exhibition of Somali art at Mia, "Ballast" at Mixed Blood Theatre and a puppet-filled celebration of the lowly onion at Farm Fest in Duluth.