Year in Review

  • Attendees dancing at Pull Up and Vibe in the Benson Creative District on May 3, 2024.

    2024

    Provided free arts enrichment and entertainment to 23,000+ visitors at 28 free events in the Omaha metro

    Hosted more than 220 unique performances that featured more than 140 individual adult performers and more than 230 individual youth performers

    Provided paid work to 8 participants in our creative workforce development program

    Completed a 3-year strategic plan

    Launched our second major initiative, Ourstory, focused on small house design and development

    Supported a semester-long designbuild studio at UNL’s College of Architecture for 13 graduate students

    Featured in 5 news outlets

    Received 1 national design award

    Ran a social media awareness campaign, focused on the greater Omaha metro, that included 200+ posts, 19 original videos, and reached 153,000+ people

  • Battle of the Bands youth contestants pose for a photo with medals at Gene Leahy Mall on August 10, 2023.

    2023

    Provided free arts enrichment and entertainment to 11,500+ visitors at 30 free events in the Omaha metro

    Hosted more than 215 unique performances that featured more than 50 individual adult performers and more than 230 individual youth performers

    Paid over $135,500 directly to creative workers, including event planners and managers, designers, audio engineers, stagehands, and professional artist stipends

    Provided paid work to 11 young adult participants in our creative workforce development program

    Featured in 12 news outlets

    Received 2 national design awards

    Ran a social media awareness campaign, focused on the greater Omaha metro, that included 240+ posts, 19 original videos, and reached 161,000+ people

  • Omaha Mobile Stage Ribbon cutting at Joslyn Castle in 2022.

    2022

    Hosted 14 free live entertainment events in the Omaha metro 

    Hosted more than 90 unique performing artists of all ages 

    Began a creative workforce development program to train and mentor audio engineers and stagehands

    Featured in 10 local publications and 1 national outlet

    Celebrated the end of OMS's construction

    Ran a social media awareness campaign that included over 200 posts, 5 original videos and reached 54,000+ people

  • Students inside of a box truck demoing the interior to prepare to turn it into a mobile stage.

    2021

    Purchased and repaired the OMS truck 

    Supported a semester-long designbuild studio at UNL’s Nebraska Innovation Studio and College of Architecture for 16 undergraduate students

    Completed the OMS design, including the custom truck fit-out plan and equipment selections

    Hosted a public event to announce the final design

    Completed the first 50% of OMS's construction tasks

    Supported Omaha and Lincoln-based metal workers, mechanics, musicians, and designers

    Obtained 501(c)(3) recognition for Partners for Livable Omaha

    Launched a social media awareness campaign that included 190 posts and 12 original videos and reached 8,300 people