KANEKO Soiree 2025

KANEKO’s signature fundraising event, Soirée, returns on Friday, October 10, 2025, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at its historic Old Market campus. This highly anticipated evening will feature curated food and drink, contemporary art, live music by local group Parfait, DJ Tyrone Storm, and a special performance by Grammy-nominated composer Andy Akiho with Sandbox Percussion.

Soirée supports KANEKO’s mission to spark creativity and build community through world-class exhibitions, creative residencies, and educational programming.

This year, Honorary Chair of the event is Dr. Joanne Li, CFA, Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Event Co-Chairs are Nicole and Nick Konen.

Event Details:
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 6:30–10:30 p.m.
Location: KANEKO, 1111 Jones Street, Omaha, NE
Tickets: $150 General Admission

Sponsorship opportunities and tickets available at www.thekaneko.org/soiree.

Limited valet service will be provided at the corner of 11th and Jones Street. Accessibility accommodations are available upon request by emailing info@thekaneko.org at least 48 hours in advance.

About KANEKO: The KANEKO mission is to initiate, explore, support and promote creativity by providing opportunities to think differently, to develop innovative ideas and projects, and to share the creative process with others. Established by internationally renowned sculptor Jun Kaneko and his wife, arts administrator Ree Kaneko, KANEKO is conceived as an “open space for your mind” – a place where thoughtful examination of others’ ideas through exhibitions, programs,
and workshops facilitate a vital and evolving community.