Nominations for 36th ARTS Awards Now Open
DALLAS – March 25, 2025 – Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced that nominations are officially open for the 36th ARTS Awards. The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to the home industry excellence and achievement.
"Nominating an exceptional company or designer for the ARTS Awards is open to all," said Cindy Morris, President and CEO of Dallas Market Center. "These nominations spotlight the most innovative and influential industry leaders," added Sharon Davis, Executive Director of ART. "We invite the community to take part in the nomination process to recognize excellence and celebrate those shaping the future of home furnishings."
The ARTS Awards process begins with the nomination of retailers, manufacturers, designers, and sales representatives. This year, the regions for home accents, lighting, retail, and sales representative have been updated. The West and Southwest have been combined, and the East region has expanded. These changes create larger regions in North America that better represent industry excellence. Nominations are received online through June 25, 2025 at dallasmarketcenter.com/ArtsAwards/nominations/
Once nominations are received, an esteemed committee consisting of industry peers will thoroughly evaluate the entries and select the finalists. The submission process for finalist has been streamlined to include a new digital platform which makes submissions faster and more user-friendly, while maintaining the rigorous evaluation criteria that define the ARTS Awards.
In the fall, a separate judging panel will convene to assess the entries submitted by the finalists. The winners will be announced during ARTS Award gala on Friday, January 9, 2026. It's important to note that membership in ART or representation at Dallas Market Center is not a prerequisite for either submitting a nomination or being nominated.
The 36th ARTS Awards Nomination categories are:
- · Manufacturer
- · Retailer
- · Sales Representative
- · Product Designer
- · Interior Designer
Gold media and organization sponsors for the ARTS Awards are: Designers Today, Furniture Today, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Home Accents Today, and Home Textiles Today. Silver media and organization sponsors for the ARTS Awards are: Lighting News Now and Decor News Now. Bronze media and organization sponsors for the ARTS Awards are: Modern Luxury - Texas Interiors, PaperCity, Luxe Business of Home, Interior Design Society, Aspire Design and Home, 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, IBB Design Fine Furniture, Jaipur, Loloi Rugs, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Paragon, Phillips Collection, Robb & Stucky, Schonbek Worldwide Lighting, Seasonal Living, Vietri, and Visual Comfort & Co.
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.