Creative Catalysts is a workshop series that connects select metro area students with local artists.

This ongoing program brings established artists of different mediums and backgrounds to teach and explore art and creativity at KANEKO. Creative Catalysts is offered free to underprivileged students, and the collaborative output of each session becomes an installation in the current KANEKO exhibition.

GENERAL OUTCOMES

While the content and structure of workshops vary depending on the programmatic season, there are common outcomes across sessions that KANEKO aims to achieve:

• Provide underserved students with exciting creative experiences and a platform for learning new skills in a hands-on environment.
• Give participants a fuller understanding of how creativity and the creative process works across disciplines to allow them to realize their own creative potential.
• Allow students to learn from working professionals in the arts, business, technology, and other fields to expose participants to career opportunities and potential for their futures.
• Present an informal learning environment for students to engage in original, collaborative, exciting, experiential learning and display their work in a professional exhibition space.

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STUDENT POPULATIONS

Elementary // 205 Students
Middle School // 120 Students
High School // 20 Students
Respite Center (various grades) // 90 Students

DISTRICTS & POPULATIONS SERVED

Children’s Respite Care Center
Native Indian Centered Education (NICE)
Nothing But Net afterschool program
Omaha Public Schools
Omaha Community Bike Project
Project Talons
Nebraska Sci Fest 2016

STATISTICS

11 total workshops conducted between June 2015 – July 2016
435 students participated in workshops between June 2015 – July 2016

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