In February and March, artist-in-residence Amoke Kubat will host Yo Mama’s House Northside Black History Month Pop-Up Museum. The exhibition is coordinated in concert with North Minneapolis creatives, and invites visitors to experience Northside Minneapolis’ own Afrofuturism—reimagining a future through the lens of the African diaspora.
The February 26 screening includes four films: Brian Few Jr.’s Angels Walk, Philip McGraw’s 8 Seasons of Art, Ini Augustine’s Farming Our Way Home, and Joe Davis’ Ancestral Echoes. RSVP here for the February screening >>
Join us again on March 11 for a second evening of films in recognition of Women’s History Month, including Keri Pickett’s First Daughter and the Black Snake and a selection of films from Teresa Konechne, Shanai Matteson, and Missy Whiteman. RSVP here for the March screening >>
Celebrating Women’s History Month at WAM
In recognition of Women’s History Month, Amoke Kubat (YO MAMA’S HOUSE, is curating a Pop Up Museum in the Target Studio. This follows Amoke’s curation of Black History Month, and is called ART & SOUL: Indigenous, Rural and Urban HERstories Month. Watch this space for more! ALYA ANSARI, Target Studio Assistant
Radical means many things to me. It can mean new, it can mean innovative, but it also means moving away from what is the norm. It is a radical idea that we could look at mothers as doing radical work. In 2010, Amoke Kubat founded Yo Mama’s House, a cooperative for women who are artists, mothers, activists, and healers that emphasizes the Mother Wit rooted in the culture and lived experience within the rich multicultural community of North Minneapolis.…
Amoke Kubat is an artist, weaver, sacred doll maker, and sometimes stand-up comedian, who uses her art to speak truth to power and hold a position of wellness in an America sick with inequality and inequity. In 2010, Amoke began developing her Art of Mothering workshops, which became the foundation of Yo Mama’s House: a cooperative for women who are artists, mothers, activists, and healers in North Minneapolis. Amoke used her residency to support the development of Yo Mama’s…
