The Arts United Awards is Northeast Indiana’s annual celebration of the people, organizations, and projects that make significant contributions through arts and culture to communities throughout our 12-county region.
The 2026 nominees are:
- Michael Banks
- Christopher Catalogna
- Fort Wayne Trails’ Accessible Map
- Elaine Gerken
- Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II
- Googly: a sensory theatre experience
- Emma Humbarger
- Jon Lowden
- Susan Keefer
- Kim McCutchan
- Monarch Creative Ink Journals
- More Than a Mushroom Hunt
- George Morrison
- Open Streets Live Broadcast
- Colleen Phillips
- Brandon J. Porter
- Jen Poiry Prough
- Fort Wayne Youtheatre: Something Happened in Our Town
- Dick Stoner
- Kristi Unger
- Dawn Yingling
Award categories include Distinguished Artist, Emerging Artist, Outstanding Artistic Endeavor, Outstanding Volunteer, Margaret Ann Keegan Award for Arts Education, Lifetime Achievement, and the Mayor’s Arts Award.
The ceremony will be March 18, 2026 in the Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab at Arts Campus Fort Wayne. Follow Arts United on Facebook and Instagram for nominee highlights leading up to the event. Learn more about award criteria at artsunited.org/advocacy/awards.