HEARTS Awards Auction Exceeds Fundraising Goal
—70+ plates reimagined by top influencers and celebrities garnered more than $10,000 for No Kid Hungry—
DALLAS / CHARLOTTE — January 21, 2021 — Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced that the HEARTS Awards auction exceeded its fundraising goal. The online auction, which featured more than 70 one-of-a-kind plates creatively transformed by artists, designers, celebrities, influencers, and special guests, raised more than $10,000 for No Kid Hungry, a national campaign to end child hunger.
Dallas Market Center extends gratitude to all of the associations and bidders who participated in the auction, and also to the large team of figures from the world of product design, interior design, and the arts who reimagined plates. Participants included Jane Seymour, Thom Filicia, Bobby Berk, Justina Blakeney, Thomas O’Brien, Jamie Drake, Libby Langdon, Adam Glassman (O, the Oprah Magazine), Julia Buckingham, Anna Bond (Rifle Paper Co.), Joe Ruggiero, Jeffrey Alan Marks, Jason Phillips (Phillips Collection), George Sellers (Global Views), Dann Foley, Alexander Julian, Bunny Williams, Barbara Barry, and Beatriz Ball. Special thanks also to Rosenthal for providing the plates for the silent auction and to Freightwire and Global Views for their generous donations to support the auction.
The top-earning plates were:
• “Piecemeal: Cotton Candy” by Alexander Julian, which raised $915
• “Cobalt Vase Plate” by Anna Bond, which raised $545
• “Boca Grande” by Kelly O’Neal; which raised $305
“Thank you to the organizations and individuals who worked so hard to help us raise funds and feed families,” said Sharon Davis, executive director of ART. “We look forward to hosting an in-person awards event this summer where we may gather together and celebrate leadership.”
“Generous artists and bidders helped us exceed our goal and providing relief to those in need during a challenging year,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “It is a tangible testament to the giving spirit of our industry community.”
Media sponsors included: Aspire Design and Home, Designers Today, D Home, Furniture Lighting & Décor, Furniture/Today, Furniture World, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Home Accents Today, HFN, and Home Textiles Today.
The HEARTS Awards is a one-time special event being held in partnership and solidarity with thirteen leading industry organizations to honor thirteen companies that have shown outstanding leadership, empathy and service during the COVID-19 pandemic by going above and beyond in service to their industry and/or community. The celebratory event, which will pay homage to the “hearts and heroes” of 2020 will be held during June Total Home & Gift Market, and hosted by Carson Kressley and Thom Filicia.
