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GREAT MINDS Lecture Series: Phil Hansen
Category: Education • Great Minds Series • KANEKO Core Programs • Lectures | Season: Re•Purpose
Embrace the Shake
How can physical limitations drive creativity and innovation?
Taking on the idea of Re•Purpose in a new and innovative way, KANEKO and Applied Underwriters, Omaha’s premier employer invite you to join in an evening of creative discussion and interactive art-making with internationally recognized multimedia artist Phil Hansen.
As an art student, Hansen’s intense style of pointillism led to a tremor in his hand and a diagnosis of nerve damage. Devastated, he discontinued his pursuit of art, until a neurologist suggested he “embrace the shake.” That piece of advice sent Phil on a quest to invent different approaches to making art by embracing personal and universal limitations.
Working with a broad array of mediums such as vinyl records, tree branches, and chocolate chips, Hansen has re-invented what pointillism is within his creative process and offers an inspirational and unique perspective on the re-purposing of material and thought all in one.
Hansen has spoken at TEDTalk 2013 Conference and the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, and has been featured on PBS, BBC, CNN, and the Discovery Channel. Phil was the official artist for 51st Grammy Awards and has had works commissioned by Disney, The Rockefeller Foundation, Skype, Mazda, and Kentucky Fried Chicken. His work is now on exhibit at KANEKO through August 24, 2019.
About Phil Hansen: Phil Hansen is an internationally recognized multimedia artist, speaker, author, and innovator known for crashing irreverently through conventional boundaries. He is widely known for his videos that document the creative process showing millions that art is action, not just result, and that restrictions can spur innovation rather than constrain it. Hansen is the founder of Goodbye Art Academy, providing high quality and free art education videos to teachers and students everywhere. For more information, please visit Philinthecircle.com.
About Applied Underwriters: Applied Underwriters, Omaha’s premier employer, is proud to support KANEKO’s Great Minds Lecture Series. The company is a leading provider of insurance and business services, serving thousands of customers nationwide. Applied’s operations campus is located in Omaha and currently employs nearly 700 people. Applied is dedicated to the presentation of public discourse on topics of high intellectual interest and impact. For more information, please visit auw.com.
About the GREAT MINDS Lecture Series: The GREAT MINDS Lecture Series highlights innovators and original thought leaders in fields relevant to KANEKO programs. This unique lecture series engages KANEKO members and visitors with “Great Minds” who are established and recognized by their peers within their respective fields or disciplines. Whether science, philosophy, or the arts, Great Minds speakers have demonstrated leadership within their fields and have a record of outstanding creativity and innovation. Great Minds speakers embody a creative philosophy that aligns directly with the mission of KANEKO focused on creative investigation.
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Great Minds Series with Steve Everett & Stefano Miceli
Category: Education • Free • Great Minds Series • Lectures | Season: Human Condition
Music and the Human Condition.
KANEKO and Applied Underwriters, Inc. are proud to present the 2019 Great Minds Lecture Series, where the brightest thinkers address topics with fresh, provocative perspectives.
How do acoustics influence our emotions? How does sound work in our mind before we are born? What are the universal qualities of music across our cultures? Through a unique and multi-faceted experience, KANEKO presented a collaborative lecture featuring nationally famed scholar Steve Everett in conjunction to an illustrative performance by one of the world’s leading pianists, Stefano Miceli; topics touched upon the cognitive benefits of sound and music and how they function on social, psychological and cultural levels throughout our lives.
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About Steve Everett: Steve Everett is Professor of Music and an American Composer. He teaches composition, music, and is the Executive Vice President and Provost at Adelphi University in New York. Previously, he served as the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Professor of Music, and Director of both the Music-Audio Research Center and the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence at Emory University in Atlanta where he taught for 23 years. He has been a visiting professor of composition at Princeton University and a guest composer at the Eastman School of Music, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, and the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève in Switzerland, and many others.
In addition to conducting opera and orchestral repertoire, he has presented over 200 works of contemporary music as co-artistic director and conductor of Thamyris New Music Ensemble in Atlanta from 1991-2006. He also founded and directed the Emory Javanese Gamelan Ensemble from 1996-2006. Everett’s recent compositions involve performers with computer-controlled electronics and have been performed in twenty-seven different countries.
He has received composition awards from the Rockefeller Foundation, Asian Cultural Council, and the Chamber Music America, among others, and is recorded on SCI, Crystal, Mark, Frog Peak, and ACA Digital Records.
About Stefano Miceli: Stefano Miceli has established a reputation as one of the foremost Italian pianists and conductors performing today. As a conductor, pianist, and regular guest artist, he has earned the applause of audiences at Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Leipzig Gerandhaus, Berliner Philharmonie, Fenice Opera House, and Bejing’s Forbidden City Concert Hall. Micheli has led the Saizburg Orchestra, Leipzig Philanthropic Chamber Orchestra of La Scala, La Fenice Orchestra of Venice, Saigon Opera House Orchestra and many others. Stefano is the recipient of the Union League of New York’s 2016 Abraham Lincoln Meda (NYC), the Italian Academy’s 2012 “Bravo! Award” and the prestigious Silver medal from the President of the Republic of Italy (2008, Rome, Italy) for the performances in Italy and for his dedication to education. He lives in Greenwich, CT and serves as a board advisor at Phoenicia Festival of the Voice, New York.
About Applied Underwriters: Applied Underwriters, Inc. is proud to support KANEKO’s Great Minds Series. The company is a leading provider of business services and insurance, serving thousands of customers nationwide. Applied’s operational division is located in Omaha and currently employs nearly 700 people. Applied Underwriters is dedicated to the presentation of public discourse on topics of high intellectual interest and impact.
About Great Minds Series: KANEKO’s Great Minds Series highlights innovators and original thought leaders in fields relevant to KANEKO programs. This unique lecture series engages KANEKO members and visitors with “Great Minds” who are established and recognized by their peers within their respective fields or disciplines. Whether science, design or the arts, Great Minds speakers have demonstrated leadership within their respective fields and have a record of outstanding creativity and innovation. Great Minds speakers embody a creative philosophy that aligns directly with KANEKO’s mission of creative exploration.
Each Great Minds Series accentuates particular aspects of KANEKO’s seasonal themes. Past Great Minds speakers have included Grammy-winning artist, Rosanne Cash, animator Josh Cooley, social science researcher Stuart Brown and biologist Tyrone Hayes. These lectures continue to garner robust attendance and mark the pinnacle of each season for many KANEKO patrons
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Great Minds Series with Chris Russell
Category: Free • Great Minds Series • Lectures | Season: Reality
Artificial intelligence – once a fantasy of science fiction – is quickly becoming a reality.
The culmination of over fifty years of innovation, today’s top tech company Google is on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence research and implementation.
What is artificial intelligence?
How will it change the world?
What does it mean to you?Google’s great mind Chris Russell, lead us through these pressing questions on artificial intelligence.
Great Minds Series
Our Great Minds Series highlights innovators and original thought leaders in fields relevant to our programs. This unique lecture series engages our members and visitors with “Great Minds” who are established and recognized by their peers within their respective fields or disciplines. Whether science, design or the arts, Great Minds speakers have demonstrated leadership within their respective fields and have a record of outstanding creativity and innovation. Great Minds speakers embody a creative philosophy that aligns directly with our mission of creative exploration.
Each Great Minds Series accentuates particular aspects of our seasonal themes. Past Great Minds speakers have included Grammy-winning artist, Rosanne Cash, animator Josh Cooley, social science researcher Stuart Brown and biologist Tyrone Hayes. These lectures continue to garner robust attendance and mark the pinnacle of each season for many of our patrons.
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Nizar Mamdani
Category: Free • Great Minds Series • Lectures | Season: light
Great Minds Series with UNMC’s Nizar Mamdani
Nizar and his wife Dr. Marsha Mamdani shared experiences with their innovative non-profit organization First Sight – whose mission is to provide a sustainable system of eye-care to impoverished regions of the world.
Our concept of light is inherently linked with vision – the human eye is one of the most utilized sensing organs. Just as eyeglasses are a product of science and design, Nizar Mamdani employs a multi-disciplinary creative approach to help the over 246 million people that suffer from poor vision worldwide.
Born and raised in Tanzania, East Africa, Nizar Mamdani has served as the Executive Director for International Healthcare programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for over 15 years. Nizar’s extensive background in international financing and business led him to travel across the globe, where he became acutely aware of the tremendous need for effective solutions to provide eyeglasses for children and adults. The lack of access to optical care in many developing countries leads to a large portion of the population struggling with poor vision – which has a significant impact on a person’s everyday life, their families and the community at large. As a result of uncorrected visual impairment, millions of children are losing educational opportunities, adults are unable to work and families are pushed into poverty.
About First Sight
First Sight employs an elegantly simple, low-tech solution that immediately impacts those in need. First Sight kits contain all of the necessary tools to correct most vision problems – meaning poor vision can be easily diagnosed, measured and corrected by non-professions in just about any location in under 15 minutes. Patients are able to walk away with a new set of prescription glasses on the spot, empowering them with proper eyesight, allowing them to lead healthier and more productive lives. First Sight partners with local NGOs, philanthropic organizations, faith-based organizations, and school systems to make its glasses available to the neediest communities. Learn More ->
About Great Minds Series
KANEKO’s Great Minds Series highlights innovators and original thought leaders in fields relevant to KANEKO programs. This unique lecture series engages KANEKO members and visitors with “Great Minds” who are established and recognized by their peers within their respective fields or disciplines. Whether science, design, or the arts, Great Minds speakers have demonstrated leadership within their respective fields and have a record of outstanding creativity and innovation. Great Minds speakers embody a creative philosophy that aligns directly with KANEKO’s mission of creative exploration. Each Great Minds Series accentuates particular aspects of KANEKO’s seasonal themes. Past Great Minds speakers have included Grammy-winning artist, Rosanne Cash, animator Josh Cooley, social science researcher Stuart Brown and biologist Tyrone Hayes. These lectures continue to garner robust attendance and mark the pinnacle of each season for many KANEKO patrons.