Last August, Charter and Ovation partnered with the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, WI, to present a Stand for the Arts Award as part of Ovation’s national arts advocacy initiative. The Center received a $10,000 grant to support its mission-driven programming, which annually reaches more than 200,000 people and has served as a cornerstone of Milwaukee’s arts community for over 50 years.

Ovation TV and Charter are partnering once again for the Stand for the Arts Awards, with the arts network to award $100,000 to 10 arts and cultural organizations in Spectrum markets across the country. The two have given out $900,000 since the program began in 2017.

This year’s recipients each receive $10,000 contributions. They are selected based on their support of creatives and artists via community-driven programming or for serving as advocates for equity and access to the arts. Organizations can also be chosen for providing accessible community spaces for creative expression.

Among the 2026 honorees is the Louisville Orchestra, which performed on the 2024 Grammy-winning recording “The American Project,” featuring Teddy Abrams’s Piano Concerto with Yuja Wang. Also in the mix are the nationally acclaimed John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which draws more than 100,000 visitors annually to a city of about 50,000 and the volunteer-driven Holland Project, which produces more than 300 all-ages events annually in Reno.

“Through our continued support of Ovation’s Stand For The Arts Awards, we recognize the organizations and leaders expanding access to creative expression and cultural experiences across the country,” said Adam Falk, Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs at Spectrum.

The 2026 honorees are:

Winter Park, FL: The Winter Park Playhouse

Loudon, TN: Loudon County Concert Band

Louisville, KY: Louisville Orchestra

Rochester, MN: Rochester Art Center

Sheboygan, WI: John Michael Kohler Arts Center

New York City, NY: Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling

Auburn, NY: Auburn Public Theater

Reno, NV: The Holland Project

Oahu, HI: Hawai’i Youth Symphony

Telluride, CO: Sheridan Arts Foundation 

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