Tune in! KANEKO In Conversation program guest Mark Gilbert will be interviewed by Mike Hogan on “Live & Local” – KIOS 91.5 FM. about Gilbert’s upcoming discussion with Kathleen Watt at KANEKO on art, healing, and the radical transformation of recovery. Listen to Live and Local on Monday, March 18, at 7:44 am and 3:44 pm. Join us at KANEKO on March 29 for In Conversation. Free.

Partners

Valmont Industries

Valmont Industries is a leading producer and distributor of products for the infrastructure and agriculture markets. Valmont Industries operates in five primary business segments: Engineered Support Structures, Utility Support Structures, Coatings, Energy and Mining, and Irrigation. Learn More


Project Advocates

Project Advocates is a company focused on providing high-level Project Management Services based in Omaha, NE. Project Advocates can offer the project management expertise to any organization as required to meet its project management needs. Learn More


Grain & Mortar

Grain & Mortar is a brand strategy and design studio located in Omaha, Nebraska. Focusing on a strategy of working hard, creating lasting relationships, and delivering the very best design, they seek out others who believe in these same ideas and work with clients nationwide on strategy, branding, and websites. Learn More


Peter Kiewit Foundation

Peter Kiewit Foundation was established by Peter Kiewit, a generous philanthropist and community leader who believed that Omaha was the best place to live in the United States. The foundation is a private independent philanthropic trust that supports charitable and public purpose projects in Nebraska and other limited geographic areas. Through the Peter Kiewit Foundation’s ArtStock grant, KANEKO received funding for a new website design in 2017. Learn More


Nebraska Cultural Endowment

Recognizing the need for a system of sustainable preservation for Nebraska’s long-standing tradition of fine arts and culture, a group of community leaders and cultural advocates from across the state formed the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. The Nebraska Cultural Endowment cultivates a legacy of stability, advocacy and leadership for the Arts & Humanities in Nebraska. Learn More


Nebraska Arts Council

The mission of the Nebraska Arts Council is to promote, cultivate and sustain the arts for the people of Nebraska. The Nebraska Arts Council is funded by the State of Nebraska, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, which is a unique partnership among the State of Nebraska and private contributors. Learn More


Humanities Nebraska

Humanities Nebraska inspires and enriches personal and public life by offering opportunities to thoughtfully engage with history and culture. Humanities Nebraska was established as a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1973. Learn More


Baker’s

Baker’s are part of The Kroger Co., one of the world’s largest grocery retailers. The Kroger Co. Family of Stores spans many states with store formats that include grocery and multi-department stores, discount, convenience stores and jewelry stores. Learn More


University of Nebraska at Omaha Department of Biomechanics

The vision of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Department of Biomechanics is to advance research and scholarship at the University of Nebraska. In doing so, the department will establish a global reputation as an outstanding academic environment that shapes the future of healthcare by solving complex biomedical problems and improving quality of life through the development of new diagnostic and treatment strategies. Learn More


Council Bluffs Community School District

The Council Bluffs Community School District serves families in Carter Lake, Crescent and Council Bluffs in Iowa. More than 9,000 students attend two high schools (grades 9-12), two middle schools (grades 6-8) and 11 elementary schools (Pre-K-5). Learn More


Creighton University

Creighton University, located in Omaha, Neb., offers a top-ranked education in the Jesuit tradition for people who want to contribute something meaningful to the world. It’s where students, faculty and staff thrive in a supportive community committed to Jesuit, Catholic values and traditions. And, it’s where students learn to become leaders through service to others. Learn More


Douglas County Visitor Improvement Fund

The Douglas County Visitor Improvement Fund is a granting organization of Douglas County Nebraska. Learn More


Nebraskans for the Arts

Nebraskans for the Arts (NFTA) is your arts advocacy organization. Representing arts organizations and individual members across the state, NFTA advises policy makers, elected officials, and community leaders on the importance of strong arts education in our schools, the economic impact of the arts in our communities, and the benefits of pro-arts policies for Nebraska. Learn More


University of Nebraska Medical Center

A vital enterprise in the nation’s heartland, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has its eye on improving the future of health care in Nebraska and beyond. As Nebraska’s only public academic health sciences center, UNMC is committed to the education of a 21st century health care work force, to finding cures and treatments for devastating diseases, to providing the best care for patients, and to serving our state and its communities through award-winning outreach. UNMC also is committed to embracing the richness of diversity, and is a major economic engine for the state of Nebraska. Learn More


Nebraska Writers Collective

The Nebraska Writers Collective is an Omaha-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization that fosters personal empowerment and community-building in the Midwest through creative writing and performance poetry. We pursue this mission through a variety of literary outreach programs, but primarily through hands-on, interactive workshops focused on the creation and performance of original writing. Learn More


Sherwood Foundation

The Sherwood Foundation® promotes equity through social justice initiatives enhancing the quality of life in Nebraska. We believe social justice is the proactive reinforcement of policies, practices, attitudes, and actions that all produce equitable power, access, opportunities, treatment, impacts, and outcomes for all. Learn More


Omaha Public Schools

Our mission at Omaha Public Schools is to prepare all students to excel in college, career and life. Our programs are just as diverse as the students we serve. Our district consists of 63 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, seven high schools, one virtual school and 13 alternative programs. Learn More


HDR Inc.

HDR Inc. specializes in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. Learn More


Durham Museum

The Durham Museum provides relevant educational and entertaining opportunities within the region that exceed customer expectations, while preserving our community’s vibrant cultural history. Making its home in one of Omaha’s most unique treasures, Union Station, The Durham Museum offers a fascinating look at the history of our region and offers a broad-range of traveling exhibits covering subjects ranging from history and culture, to science, industry and more through our affiliation with the Smithsonian Institution and strong ties with the Library of Congress, National Archives and the Field Museum. Learn More


tbd. Dance Collective

tbd. is an Omaha-based modern and contemporary dance collective comprised of artists who want to create, learn, explore, and perform movement together. We continually experiment with the creative process of building choreography in order to reinvent performance for our audience and ourselves. Learn More


Omaha Under the Radar

Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest. We celebrate cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. Learn More


Omaha Chamber Music Society

The Omaha Chamber Music Society is dedicated to bringing outstanding chamber music to the greater Omaha community. Since 2001, the Omaha Chamber Music Society has presented its Summer Concert Season each June, featuring outstanding professional musicians drawn from the local community. These concerts have grown steadily and have built a dedicated group of followers and supporters who appreciate the high quality of the performances. Learn More


Civic Nebraska

Civic Nebraska creates a more modern and robust democracy for all Nebraskans. We do this through youth service learning, civic health initiatives, and nonpartisan voting rights advocacy. We rise to engage Nebraskans in meaningful ways to build informed community leaders, and we ensure that our democratic institutions are nonpartisan, accessible, and modern. Democracy starts on our streets, in our schools, and in our neighborhoods. That’s where you’ll find Civic Nebraska. Learn More


Union Bank & Trust

Union Bank & Trust Company is a privately owned, state chartered commercial bank headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. Learn More


WhyArts

WhyArts, founded in 1990, is dedicated to providing Omaha’s underserved populations with access to inclusive quality arts programming. The organization contracts with professional teaching artists to conduct workshops, residencies and activities in the visual arts, theatre, dance/movement, music, the spoken word, literature, storytelling and animation. Learn More


Completely Kids

Completely KIDS ensures that our families have access to the knowledge and skills necessary to break the cycle of poverty. Completely KIDS educates and empowers kids and families to create a safe, healthy, successful and connected community. Learn More


Robert B. Daugherty Foundation

Robert B. Daugherty Foundation is a private foundation established to provide charitable grants to worthy tax-exempt organizations that conduct charitable, scientific, cultural, religious or education activities exclusively. The Foundation gives preference to organizations which will use and apply substantially all of the charitable grant in the State of Nebraska and particularly in the greater Omaha area. Learn More


21st Century Community Learning Centers

21st Century Community Learning Center programs supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children. Learn More