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Omaha Last week, two unconferences took place in Omaha amidst Omaha Creative Week. On Tuesday, Stack, an event geared towards advertising and design professionals, attracted nearly 100 attendees. On Saturday, BarCamp Omaha, an event with three tracks – entrepreneurship, creative and technology – bought together more than 200. Together, that's more than 300 individuals (with some crossover) participating in conversations … read more

Omaha Pardon the oh-so-uncreative way I'm introducing this, but … area creatives, mark your calendars. A week just for you is on its way back to Omaha. Omaha Creative Week … read more

Omaha When a group of individuals came together earlier this year to lay the groundwork for the first-ever Omaha Creative Week, we spoke with one of its team members, Joe Olsen of Phenomblue, to learn more. In our June interview with Olsen, he told us that the idea to hold Omaha Creative Week (OCW) was "a build on New York's Creative Week," and that like New York, the effort here was to bring people together from different walks of life. The shared commonality of those individuals was an interest in and appreciation of creativity. "From people in the technology field… read more

Omaha From roughly 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. yesterday, 60 individuals gathered at Nomad Lounge for Omaha's first-ever Stack un-conference, one of the events held under the umbrella of Omaha Creative Week. Stack, which was marketed towards individuals in creative fields, is described as "a forum to talk to your peers, learn new things, and build new… read more

Omaha Last night, about 50 individuals gathered in KANEKO's Bow Truss Room (above) to take in the Caretakers Forum, the first event of the inaugural Omaha Creative Week. Led by myself (moderator), the 50-minute discussion began with an introduction of our four panelists, the defining of the word "creative", and four questions about creativity's measurement and purpose along with how those points… read more

Omaha The first gathering of Omaha Creative Week (September 5-11) takes place tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at KANEKO. Join Silicon Prairie News and KANEKO as we co-host the Caretakers Forum, an exploration of creativity and a discussion on Omaha's creative talent and activity. There is no cost to attend the event. From 6-7 p.m., see KANEKO's newest installation, a selection of Fletcher Benton's Folded Square Alphabets and Numericals series… read more

Omaha With events ranging from a photo competition to a guided tour of work spaces, the seven-day schedule for the inaugural Omaha Creative Week (September 5-11) is set. Kicking it off the evening of Monday, September 6, will be the Caretakers Forum, a panel discussion that will address the definition of creative, the purpose of creativity, the goals for Omaha to increase creative activity, and more. Without a doubt, this event will set the tone for the week… read more

Omaha Since first hearing about Omaha Creative Week a few months ago we began brainstorming ways to become involved. At Silicon Prairie News, we're excited about highlighting our city's creative community, whether it… read more

Omaha Momentum is gaining for the first annual Omaha Creative Week, taking place September 5-11 at venues all around Omaha. Modeled after New York Creative Week, the week-long celebration brings together creatives of all walks of life with events ranging from conferences to meetups. The guys over at Minorwhite Studios shot a great video featuring Creative Week… read more