“Keep our design community as a whole more connected. Provide opportunities for
exchange and experience, because these are the true constants of progressive design.”

Mission
design alliance OMAha (daOMA) is about design in all forms and the education and community that perpetuate it. This is accomplished by fostering a continuing and challenging public discourse on the design disciplines and their relationship to our cities, workplace, home and culture.

Membership
daOMA is an open forum for everyone non-professionals and professionals alike. Rooted in the intellectual and social foundations of design culture, daOMA’s primary mission is to expand and grow design appreciation and awareness. Central to this mission is the organizations core programs of public lectures and presentations featuring local, regional, and world renowned designers, critics, historians and patrons. Members are granted free admission to this lecture series and other daOMA events. daOMA is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization and works in direct partnerships with local business, academic and professional organizations to serve as an extension of their public outreach programs to champion design education and appreciation for the community.

Programs
Dues, donations, and sponsorships go directly to supporting core daOMA programs. The foundation of this core is the lecture series. This series features the Pecha Kucha that showcases the work of the best and brightest members of the regional design community. These contributions also go towards the creation of the daOMA fellowship an annual fellowship that is awarded to members of the Omaha design community to pursue a research topic of that promotes progressive design. Upon completion of their research each daOMA fellow presents their research in an open public lecture.