Omnium Circus was named a Finalist in the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation Arts & Culture Award category in The 5th Annual NYC Imagine Awards. The NYC Imagine Awards was created to offer formal acknowledgment to some of NYC metro’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations. The 5th Annual NYC Imagine Awards nonprofit competition will take place on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at Guastavino’s, 409 E. 59th St., NY, NY.
With nearly 250 applications submitted for consideration in 6 categories, including Innovation, Leadership Excellence, Rising Star, Social Impact, Arts & Culture and DEIA. Omnium Circus is one of four finalists in the Arts & Culture category. The winners receive $5,000 and will be announced LIVE at the event.
“Omnium Circus is thrilled to be nominated for an award in the Arts & Culture category at the 5th annual Imagine Awards,” said Lisa B. Lewis, founder and executive director of Omnium Circus. “This is coincidentally also Omnium’s 5th anniversary and in these past few years, we have brought our message of accessibility, inclusion and hope to nearly 150,000 people at live performances and educational programs in 17 states from coast to coast, and we’re just getting started!”
Finalists were chosen by NYC business and nonprofit professionals during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards’ Distinguished Judging Panel selected the NYC Imagine Awards winners from among the Finalists during final judging.
“The Imagine Awards honors the best of the best, so being named an Imagine Award finalist is a big deal,” said NYC Imagine Awards founder Ken Cerini of Cerini & Associates, LLP. “All of the finalists are incredible with extremely effective, innovative, and impactful operations … they are truly making a difference for all of us.”
Details about NYC Imagine Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at https://nycimagineawards.org/
About Omnium Circus:
Omnium: A Bold New Circus is a first of its kind: a singularly inclusive Circus that is multi-abled and representative, highlighting and celebrating the diversity that shines through the joy and excitement of Circus arts. As a non-profit built on a tripod of Entertainment, Employment and Education, Omnium Circus is comprehensively inclusive and accessible on stage, behind the scenes and in our audience. www.OmniumCircus.org
About The Imagine Awards
The Imagine Awards was created in 2012 on Long Island by Ken Cerini, Managing Partner of Cerini & Associates, LLP. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Imagine Awards recognize outstanding performances in the Community. 2025 will represent the 5th Annual event in NYC. To learn more about the NYC Imagine Awards, visit www.NYCimagineawards.org.
Main Image: Courtesy of Omnium Circus
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