Announcing the 2026 Birmingham Bloomfield Cultural Arts Awards Honorees
Daniel Cascardo,
“His Art Engages Community”
Cultural Arts Award
Daniel Cascardo is a Michigan-based artist whose distinctive and colorful work celebrates imagination, joy and human connection. Over a career spanning more than three decades, his paintings, murals and interactive Art Action Experiences have invited people of all ages and backgrounds to experience art not only as observers, but as participants. Through original artwork, public projects and community collaborations, Cascardo has developed a recognizable visual language that brings people together and reflects his belief in the transformative power of creativity.
Robert Ziegelman FAIA,
“Architect of a Better Birmingham”
Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert L. Ziegelman’s award-winning architecture derives from his commitment to create an environment that is always responsive to human needs. His work accommodates, pleases, and inspires. Ziegelman has shown a consistent ability to synthesize design from sustainable, economic, technological, and aesthetic principles. Few firms or architects enjoy the privilege of exerting such a significant impact on the place where they live and practice while maintaining an Internation clientele. Bob’s body of work is matched by the firmly held belief that architects have a responsibility to be active members of their communities, both through individual participation in civic affairs, and undertaking commissions that contribute to the quality of peoples’ lives and their physical environment.
Birmingham Museum,
“Preserving Birmingham’s History”
Partners with the Arts Award
