Celebrate Creativity
Celebrate Creativity is a dynamic, day-long experience for middle and high school students that brings music, visual art, and other creative pursuits together in one immersive event. Students build their own personalized itinerary filled with hands-on workshops, a gallery tour, and a live symphony concert—each designed to spark imagination and creative thinking.
Led by top local arts professionals and created in partnership with the Joslyn Arts Museum, these exploratory sessions allow students to engage directly with industry experts in an inspiring, collaborative environment. All activities take place in the same space as the concert performance, showing how the arts are interconnected and essential.
A partnership with the Joslyn Art Museum
Middle School & High School
October 20 - 23, 2026 | Joslyn Art Museum
$15 Per Student
About the Program
“Designed by students?”
After a class is registered by their teacher, students will complete workshop request forms. These forms are then used by Omaha Symphony staff to create personalized schedules for each student. Each student will participate in two workshops and a curated experience in a Joslyn art gallery.
“What are these workshops?”
We enlist the expertise of local industry professionals to teach hands-on exploratory sessions in an array of subjects, including dance, theatre, and visual art.
“Students get to do all that AND go to a concert?”
Following a brown bag lunch, students get to participate in an innovative Omaha Symphony concert that inspires and challenges their notions of art and symphonic music.
High Schools
We encourage high schools to attend on Wednesday, October 21. Schedules are created to group similar age groups together as much as possible.
Schedule
- 8:45-9:15am: Arrival & Check-In
- 9:30am: Workshops Begin
- 12:20pm: Sack Lunch
- 1:00pm: Symphony Concert
- 2:00pm: Dismissal to Busses
Testimonials
“Truly, it is so special to see the students come alive at Celebrate Creativity. The next day the students are sharing what they learned in the Symphony concert and then are asking about it in class! This field trip is so incredible. Thank you for giving our students access to fine arts at the highest level.” – Omaha classroom teacher
100% of teachers agree that Celebrate Creativity was a valuable experience for their students. – 2024/25 Program
100% of teachers agree that the Omaha Symphony is a valuable resource to them as an educator. – 2024/25 Program
Designed to address the following standards:
Nebraska Standards:
Music: FA 8.4.1/8.4.2/8.4.3, FA 12.4.1/12.4.2/12.4.3
Visual Arts: FA 8.2.1/8.2.3/8.2.4, FA 12.2.1/12.2.3/12.2.4
Dance: FA 8.3.1/8.3.2/8.3.3, FA 12.3.1/12.3.2/12.3.3
Theatre: FA 8.5.1/8.5.2, FA 12.5.1/12.5.2
Media Arts: FA 8.1.1, FA 12.1.1
Iowa Core Alignment:
Music:
MU:Pr4.2.8b, Pr4.2.8c, Pr6.1.8a, Pr6.1.8b, Re7.2.8b, Re8.1.8a
MU:Cr1.1.C.la, Cr2.1.C.la, Cr3.2.C.la, Pr4.2.C.la, Re7.2.C.la, Cn11.0.C.la
Visual Arts:
VA:Cr2.3.8a, Pr5.1.8a, Pr6.1.8a, Re.8.1.8a
VA:Cr1.1.la, Cr2.1.la, Pr6.1.la, Re8.1.la, Cn11.1.la
National Core Arts Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11