Charlotte, NC – July 29, 2021 – Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the members of the ARTS Awards Nominating Committee, a group of independent industry professionals who will evaluate the list of hundreds of nominees submitted online. The results will be the list of ARTS Awards finalists, who will then submit materials for judging in the fall.
The 2022 ARTS Awards Nomination Committee are:
Laurie Burns Executive Director, Gift & Home Trade Association
Patti Carpenter Principal, Carpenter + Co. and co-founder, The Kaleidoscope Project
Traci Connell Owner/Principal, Traci Connell Interiors
Jane Dagmi Editor-in-Chief, Designers Today
Lois Del Negro CFO, Global Views
Diane Falvey Editor-in-Chief, Furniture, Lighting, & Décor
Adam Japko CEO, Esteem Media
Susan Jones Publisher, Furniture, Lighting, & Décor
Brian Kleinberg President, Elements Trade
Thomas Lester Business Editor, Home Accents Today
Amir Loloi President, Loloi Rugs
Linda Longo Lighting industry consultant
Jane Murray Owner, Taylors
Doug Self President, J. Douglas
Dorian Sims President, Stacy Furniture
Bobby Wilson General Manager, Wilson Lighting
Allison Zisko Editor-in-Chief, Home Accents Today
“These experts, influencers, and business leaders will provide the process with transparency and professional oversight,” said Cindy Morris president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. Added Sharon Davis, executive director of ART: “With these respected individuals’ participation, the process moves forward toward a list of finalists and then our gala event in January celebrating the incredible accomplishments by individuals and companies.”
The ARTS Awards process begins with the nomination of retailers, manufacturers, designers, and sales representatives. After nominations are received, a nomination committee of industry peers evaluates the entries and determines finalists. A separate judging panel then convenes in the fall to review and score finalists’ materials. Winners will be announced during a gala event on Friday, January 7, 2022. Neither membership in ART nor representation at Dallas Market Center is necessary to nominate or to be a nominee.
The 32nd ARTS Awards categories are:
• Manufacturer
• Retailer
• Sales Representative
• Product Designer
• Interior Designer
Sponsors for the ARTS Awards include Aspire Design & Home; Business of Home; Designers Today; D Home; Furniture, Lighting & Décor; Furniture Today; Gifts & Decorative Accessories; Home Accents Today; Home Textiles Today; Interior Design Society, and Sustainable Furnishings Council.
For more information visit the ARTS Awards website: https://dallasmarketcenter.com/artsawards/.
