Dallas Market Center & ART Announces Panel for 35th Awards

August 4, 2024  by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry   

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.

For upcoming markets, visit the Dallas Market Center website and download the Dallas Market Center mobile app. Also, keep up-to-date on all information by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Instagram , Twitter, the DMC Daily Dose, and use #ARTSAwards to stay connected.