33rd ARTS Awards Nominating Committee Announced
DALLAS – August 4, 2022 – Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the members of the ARTS Awards Nominating Committee, a group of independent industry professionals who will evaluate the list of hundreds of nominees submitted online. The results will be the list of ARTS Awards finalists, who will then submit materials for judging in the fall.
The 33rd ARTS Awards Nomination Committee are:
Jamie Bernal Principal, Jonathan’s Coastal Living
Laurie Burns Executive Director, Gift & Home Trade Association
Jenny Cano Executive Director, Interior Design Society (IDS)
Patti Carpenter Principal, Carpenter + Co.
Lois Del Negro CFO, Global Views
Diane Falvey Editor-in-Chief, Furniture, Lighting, & Décor
Catherine Frinier Co-Founder, Richard Frinier Design Studio
Richard Frinier Co-Founder, Richard Frinier Design Studio
Teddie Garrigan Co-Owner, Coco & Dash
Susan Jones Publisher, Furniture, Lighting, & Décor
Thomas Lester Business Editor, Home Accents Today
Connie Lineberry President, Connie Lineberry & Associates
James Merida President, Bountiful Home
Doug Self President, J. Douglas
Leslie Taglio CEO, Taglio & Associates
Cheminne Taylor Smith CEO, Cheminne.com
Colleen Visage Vice President Product Management, Progress Lighting
Allison Zisko Editor-in-Chief, Home Accents Today
“These industry leaders not only deliver knowledge and oversight but they ensure the independence of the awards,” said Sharon Davis, executive director of ART. Added Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center: “We appreciate the support and investment of time from this distinguished group of experts.”
The ARTS Awards process begins with the nomination of retailers, manufacturers, designers, and sales representatives. After nominations are received, a nomination committee of industry peers evaluates the entries and determines finalists. A separate judging panel then convenes in the fall to review and score finalists’ materials. Winners will be announced during a gala event on Friday, January 6, 2023. Neither membership in ART nor representation at Dallas Market Center is necessary to nominate or to be a nominee.
The 33rd ARTS Awards categories are:
· Manufacturer
· Retailer
· Sales Representative
· Product Designer
· Interior Designer
Sponsors for the ARTS Awards include Aspire Design & Home; Business of Home; Designers Today; Furniture, Lighting & Décor; Furniture Today; Gifts & Decorative Accessories; Home Accents Today; Home Textiles Today; Interior Design Society, and Sustainable Furnishings Council.
For more information visit the ARTS Awards website. Keep up-to-date with Dallas Market Center events and happenings on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and use #ARTSAwards to stay connected.
About the ARTS Awards
The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to the home industry. Up to 28 categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Interior Designer, Sales Representative, Green Award, and other specialty honors. Anyone in the industry can nominate including manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants, and other industry officials. Companies that have won an ARTS Award five times are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Current Hall of Fame members are: Arteriors Home, Beatriz Ball, Bella Casa, BJ’s Home Accents, C.S. Wo & Sons, Distinctive Designs International Inc., Elements at Home, Feizy Rugs, Fine Art Handcrafted Lighting, Global Views, HW Home, Loloi Rugs, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Paragon, Phillips Collection, Robb & Stucky, Schonbek Worldwide Lighting, Seasonal Living, and Vietri.
About ART
ART is the creative home furnishings network representing manufacturers, retailers, representatives and other individuals and companies interested in promoting and enhancing the market position of the home furnishings industry. Each year ART sponsors programs such as the ART conference, regional educational seminars, the ART card, and the ARTS Awards. The ART website is available at www.accessoriesresourceteam.org.
About Dallas Market Center
Dallas Market Center is a global business-to-business trade center and the leading wholesale marketplace in North America connecting retailers and interior designers with top manufacturers in lighting, home décor, furniture, gifts, and fashion. Inside its dynamic, five million square foot campus near downtown Dallas, nearly 200,000 customers from all 50 states and 85 countries seek industry trends, business education and new products via open-daily showrooms and from exhibitors participating in trade events held throughout the year. The Dallas Market Center website is available at dallasmarketcenter.com.