'Yes And' earns Honorable Mention at Great Places Awards

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Landmark Columbus Foundation has announced that "Yes And," the 2024–25 cycle of Exhibit Columbus, has received an Honorable Mention in the Place Art category of the 2026 Great Places Awards presented by the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA).

The (EDRA) award was announced during the association's annual international conference, held late last month in Amherst, Massachusetts.   

Presented annually, the Great Places Awards recognize work that combines design, research, and practice to create humane, meaningful, and inclusive places. The Place Art category honors projects that utilize art to explore the relationship between people and place, and to activate public spaces through engagement, interpretation, and shared experiences.   

The fifth cycle of Exhibit Columbus, Yes And, invited artists, designers, architects, educators, students, and community members to build upon the multiple and overlapping histories of Columbus. Inspired by the improvisational principle of affirming and expanding an idea, the cycle treated the city itself as an ongoing civic performance.

Through installations, public programs, and collaborative experiences, Yes And explored how art and design can create new opportunities for people to gather, contribute, and imagine together. The exhibition opened on August 16, 2025, with thirteen site-responsive installations across downtown Columbus.