35th ARTS Awards Nominating Panel and Committee Announced
The ARTS Awards committee consists of three industry professionals charged with overseeing the nomination and selection of the ARTS Awards categories of Academy of Achievement and HEARTS Award. They also serve on the nominating panel. The members of the committee are:
- Doug Self, Principal, JDouglas
- Michael Bauer, Director of Trade Relations, Feizy
- Matt Rowan, Vice President Residential Lighting & Marketing, Dominion Lighting.
The ARTS Awards nominating panel is made up of independent industry professionals who will review the hundreds of nominees submitted online. Their evaluations will determine the list of ARTS Awards finalists, who will subsequently submit their materials for judging in the fall. The members of the nominating panel are:
- Beth Bender, Principal & Co-Founder, Dove Agency
- Laurie Burns, Executive Director, The Gift and Home Trade Association
- Jenny Cano, Director, Interior Design Society
- Patti Carpenter, Principal, Carpenter + Company
- Jane Dagmi, Managing Director, High Point x Design
- Todd Director, President, Connecticut Lighting Centers/Restoration Lighting Gallery
- Diane Falvey, Editor-in-Chief, Furniture, Lighting & Décor
- Ashley Grigg, Vice President of Strategic Growth/Partnerships, High Point Market Authority
- Ruth Ann Janson, President & Head of Financial and Marketing Services, Dove Agency
- Adam Japko, Chief Executive Officer, Esteem Media
- Russ Jones, Design & Hospitality Sales Representative, Ivystone
- Susan Jones, Publisher, Furniture, Lighting & Décor
- Alex Kennerly, Senior Account Executive, Home Accents Today
- Leslie Killingsworth, Senior Vice President Marketing and Merchandise, Progressive Lighting/Lee Lighting/Savoy House
- Connie Lineberry, President, Connie Lineberry & Associates
- Linda Longo, Editorial Director, enLIGHTenment Magazine
- Monica Loving, Vice President Vendor Development, Ivystone
- Stephen Miller, Residential Lighting Division Manager, Dulles Electric Supply
- Leslie Newby, President/CEO, Work the Brand
- Ariel Orkin, Principal & Founder, Fenimore Lane | Vogue | House Beautiful
- Kirsten Reece, Owner, Black Whale Home
- Warren Shoulberg, Home Furnishings Journalist
- Cheminne Taylor Smith, CEO, Cheminne.com
- Mary Beth Zaehringer, Founder, MBR Public Relations
The ARTS Awards process starts with industry professionals, companies, and individuals submitting nominations online across various categories. An independent panel of experts reviews these nominations and selects a shortlist of finalists. Finalists then submit additional materials for further evaluation by a separate judging panel. Winners are determined and announced at the ARTS Awards ceremony on January 10, 2025, where they are celebrated for their excellence. Neither membership in ART nor representation at Dallas Market Center is necessary to nominate or to be a nominee.
To learn more about ARTS Awards, visit dallasmarketcenter.com/ArtsAwards/.
Media and organization sponsors for the ARTS Awards are: Home Accents Today; Gifts & Decorative Accessories; HFN; Designer’s Today; Furniture/Today; Home Textiles Today; Aspire; Furniture, Lighting, & Décor; Interior Design Society; Luxe Interiors + Design; Modern Luxury; PaperCity; Business of Home; Décor News Now, and Sustainable Furnishings Council.
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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.
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