Myah Goff

Minnesota

Arts Writer at Freelance

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‘Justice for George:’ Events remembering George Floyd, five years later

2 days ago | sahanjournal.com | Myah Goff |Alberto Gomez

When protesters took to the streets after George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police in 2020, they created a patchwork of cardboard signs, left handwritten messages and painted plywood murals on boarded-up storefronts. Artist and activist Leesa Kelly began collecting those expressions of grief and resistance to create a living archive. She knew these artworks would carry Floyd’s legacy, preserving his memory long after the protests had ended. “It was a trauma response,” Kelly said.
Songkran Festival celebrates Thai New Year at Minnesota Capitol

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Myah Goff |Alberto Gomez

Start your weekend festivities early in the Twin Cities with the Festival de las Calaveras, where live Mexican music meets lucha libre wrestling at The Hook and Ladder Theater. On Saturday, Grammy-winning vocalist Jamecia Bennett pays tribute to Black female musicians who shaped soul and gospel. And throughout the weekend, the State Capitol grounds will come alive with monk blessings, fashion shows and Southeast Asian performances during the annual Minnesota Songkran Festival.
Vietnamese artists reflect on war, diaspora in St. Paul exhibit

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Myah Goff |Alberto Gomez

Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, five feminist and queer artists from the Vietnamese diaspora transform St. Paul’s Xia Gallery and Cafe into a space blurring the lines between an exhibition and a site of mourning, memory and imagined return. Through video, photography, sculpture and mixed-media installations, “Re/Homing: Walk-ins Welcome” confronts the instability of “home” for refugees.
Minneapolis art space hosts free film series on cultural storytelling

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Myah Goff |Alberto Gomez

In the Twin Cities art scene this weekend, Public Functionary offers free film screenings, panels and workshops led by local Black, Indigenous and filmmakers of color that aim to nurture the artist in everyone. At Indigenous Roots Cafe, an open mic invites community members to reflect on and “give flowers” to their elders, while a pop-up market at Eat Street Crossing showcases vintage fashion, handmade jewelry, Japanese-Hawaiian dishes, and more.