Stand For The Arts Award by Ovation TV and Charter Communications
Los Angeles, CA – December 1, 2023 – Ovation TV, America’s premier arts network, and partner Charter Communications, Inc., today announced the recipients of the 2023-2024 Stand For The Arts Awards, which recognizes local arts, cultural and educational organizations and programs. Since the initiative started in 2017, Ovation TV and Charter have given out 70 awards totaling $700,000 towards arts education. This year, 10 organizations will receive support in Charter markets across the country.
Select arts organizations are awarded $10,000 Stand For The Arts contributions based on the following criteria: their support of creatives and artists via community-driven programming; as advocates for equity and access to the arts; and for providing accessible community spaces for creative expression.
“From Maine to Maui, Ovation TV and Charter continue to support and champion community-driven arts organizations across the country,” stated Sol Doten, Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing and Communications for Ovation TV. “It remains the priority of our Stand For The Arts partnership – seven years strong – to honor these arts organizations as they encourage and uplift artists on a local level.”
This year, recipients include Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center in Maui, HI, which provides an array of programs that support lifelong learning in the arts including workshops and classes for all ages, lectures, exhibitions, art events, historical house tours, and educational outreach programs with both schools and community partner organizations. Hui No‘eau aims to ensure that access to the arts is a part of everyday life on Maui. Additional recipients include Columbus Children’s Theatre in Columbus, OH, which educates and involves young people of all backgrounds in the theatre arts through inclusive programs that foster self-esteem and self-discovery by emphasizing discipline, integrity, team-building, and communication skills in a positive and creative environment, and Bushwick Film Festival in Brooklyn, NY, a crucial platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work to a diverse and global audience, both in New York City and internationally. The festival, which belongs to the minority of only 12% of film festivals owned by women of color in the U.S., also develops filmmaking programs for underrepresented storytellers in Brooklyn and West Africa.
In Wyoming, Jackson Hole Public Art received a Stand For The Arts Award to partially support an Indigenous Artist Mural co-presented with the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum and displayed at the new Jackson Hole History Museum in the center of downtown. The highly visible exterior artwork will acknowledge this land’s original inhabitants as a key part of history and encourage a more robust conversation about narratives around westward expansion.
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Jackson Hole Public Art on this important part of the new museum and are grateful to receive such tremendous support from Ovation TV Partners with and Charter Communications. Together we are committed to featuring indigenous art and showcasing diverse perspectives and histories both inside and outside the Museum walls,” said Morgan Jaouen, Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum Executive Director. “We are also thankful for our co-presenter Jackson Hole Public for their project management and support and are so excited to move forward with this collaboration.”
The selection process for an artist is currently underway with Curator Erin Joyce and a selection committee, which includes representatives from regional tribes, JHHSM Board Members, and other Jackson Hole arts and culture community members. The mural will be unveiled with the new Jackson Hole History Museum in early summer 2024.
“We commend this year’s Stand For The Arts Award recipients for their support of local creatives and advocacy for accessibility to the arts through preservation, education and opportunity,” said Adam Falk, Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs for Charter. “Charter’s partnership with Ovation TV will help strengthen and uplift these vital arts and cultural organizations and continues our commitment to invest in and support the communities we serve.”
Along with a Stand For The Arts award, each organization will receive a $10,000 contribution to support their efforts. The Spectrum markets and the arts organizations being recognized are:
Columbiana, AL: Shelby County Arts Council
Maui, HI: Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center
Coeur d’Alene, ID: Coeur d’Alene Arts and Culture Alliance
Indianapolis, IN: Arts Council of Indianapolis
Rockland, ME: Center for Maine Contemporary Art
New York, NY: Bushwick Film Festival
Columbus, OH: Columbus Children's Theatre
Huntingdon, TN: The Dixie Carter Performing Arts & Enrichment Center
San Antonio, TX: Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Jackson, WY: Jackson Hole Public Art with Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum
More information about Stand For The Arts and the Stand For The Arts Awards is available at www.ovationtv.com/standforthearts.
Viewers can find additional information about the mural on the Jackson Hole Public Art website.
Special thank you to Brian Schilling of Jackson Hole Community Pathways and Teton County Parks and Recreation.
ABOUT OVATION AMERICAN’S PERMIER ART NETWORK
OVATION, majority owned by Hubbard Broadcasting Inc, is an independent television, production, and digital media company with unparalleled commitment to the arts, culture, and captivating entertainment. Showcasing a lineup of critically acclaimed premium dramas, specials, documentaries, and iconic films, OVATION salutes innovative storytelling with popular programming that includes Inside the Actors Studio, Murdoch Mysteries, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Arts Engines, The Fall, Midsomer Murders, The Art Of, Celebrity Conversations, and The Sound of New York. OVATION also powers JOURNY, the dedicated streaming service where art, culture, and travel intersect. The company has provided more than $15M in contributions and in-kind support to arts institutions and arts education. Its signature advocacy platform, STAND FOR THE ARTS, includes a coalition of over 150 arts organizations, cultural institutions, and arts leaders throughout the country raising awareness about art’s positive impact, protecting access for everyone, and encouraging action on behalf of the arts. OVATION is available on major providers via cable, satellite and telco systems including Comcast Cable/Xfinity, DIRECTV, Charter/Spectrum, Verizon FiOS, as well as on demand. You can follow OVATION on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, OvationTV.com, and through our App, OVATION NOW.
ABOUT CHARTER
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving more than 32 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand. Over an advanced communications network, the Company offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice.
For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum Business® delivers the same suite of broadband products and services coupled with special features and applications to enhance productivity, while for larger businesses and government entities, Spectrum Enterprise® provides highly customized, fiber-based solutions. Spectrum Reach® delivers tailored advertising and production for the modern media landscape. The Company also distributes award-winning news coverage and sports programming to its customers through Spectrum Networks. More information about Charter can be found at corporate.charter.com.
ABOUT JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM
The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum is a nonprofit whose mission is to tell the stories of Jackson Hole that connect people to the history of the valley and region. We steward and share artifacts and ideas that foster curiosity and continual learning, forge connections, and inform our 21st-century dialogue. We envision a community brought together, enriched, and strengthened by compelling connections to the history and legacy of Jackson Hole. To learn more or to get involved visit jacksonholehistory.org.
ABOUT JACKSON HOLE PUBLIC ART
Jackson Hole Public Art (JHPA) forges partnerships for the integration of art into any environment to inspire lasting cultural, educational and economic benefits. JHPA is a non-profit organization and our community’s leading presenter of artist-driven projects in public space. We place artworks outside traditional venues of museums and galleries to provide access to art for all people. JH Public Art provides public art consulting services and collaborates with the Town and County and many local organizations on public art projects.
For more information, visit ovationtv.com or contact:
Roger Lawson
Senior Director of PR, Ovation TV
Andrew Russell
Senior Director, Charter Communications, Inc.
Carrie Geraci
Executive Director, Jackson Hole Public Art
Morgan Jaouen
Executive Director, Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum