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36th Annual ARTS Awards Announces Committee & Nominating Panel
July 30,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, announces the ARTS Awards committee and nominating panel for the 36th ARTS Awards, the premier awards program dedicated to the home industry, taking place Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Hilton Anatole.
The ARTS Awards committee consists of three industry professionals charged with overseeing the nomination and selection of the ARTS Awards, including the categories of Academy of Achievement and HEARTS Award. They also serve on the nominating panel. The members of the committee are:
Teddie Garrigan, Co-Founder, Coco & Dash
Cindy Rogers, President, CSR Associates
Bob Ulrich, VP of Sales & Marketing, Currey & Company
The ARTS Awards nominating panel is made up of independent industry professionals who will review the hundreds of nominees. 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:
Saana Baker, Editor-in-Chief, The Textile Eye
Dorothy Belshaw, Independent Consultant
Beth Bender, Principal & Co-Founder, Dove Agency
Cherry Bernish, Dallas Metro Sales Representative, In-Detail
Laurie Burns, Executive Director, The Gift and Home Trade Association
Jenny Cano, Director, Interior Design Society
Patti Carpenter, Principal, Carpenter + Company
Asha Chaudhary, president and CEO, Jaipur Living
Todd Director, President, Connecticut Lighting Centers/Restoration Lighting Gallery
Caroline Hipple, HB2
Ruth Ann Janson, President, Head of Financial and Marketing Services, Dove Agency
Russ Jones, Design & Hospitality Sales Representative, Ivystone
Leslie Killingsworth, Senior Vice President Marketing and Merchandise, Progressive Lighting/Lee Lighting/Savoy House
Connie Lineberry, President, Connie Lineberry & Associates
Linda Longo, Editor-in-Chief, Lighting News Now
Monica Loving, Vice President Vendor Development, Ivystone
Jaye Anna Mize, VP Advisory + Partnerships, Future Snoops
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 materials for evaluation by a separate judging panel. Winners are determined and will be announced at the ARTS Awards ceremony on January 9, 2026, 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 finalist.
To learn more about ARTS Awards, visit dallasmarketcenter.com/ArtsAwards/.
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.
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For more information visit the ARTS Awards website. use #ARTSAwards to stay connected.