Program Milestones:
- January 1991, the first ARTS Awards Gala honoring excellence in the decorative accessory industry was produced in Dallas, TX with the Dallas Market Center. The first categories included manufacturers and retailers. Many category changes and expansions have occurred over the years to include sales representatives, product designers and interior design categories.
- August 1991, the first ART Conference was held for the decorative accessories industry in Breckenridge, CO. 2014 was ART’s twenty second conference.
- November 1993, the first national home accessories month was produced with the Home Furnishings Council. It featured national advertising, sponsored product catalogs for retail stores participating and cable programming support hosted by Joy Philbin.
- January 2001 – 10th ARTS Awards program
- August 2002 – 10th ART Conference – Rancho Bernardo, CA
- August 2011, ART launched the ART Card vendor loyalty program. Deals were required to be exclusive and limited to market orders only. Launched in Las Vegas Market, the program also is produced in High Point, Atlanta and Dallas and continues today.
- May 2012 – 20th ART Conference, ART partnered with the Jericho Road Project in New Orleans to supply décor for 4 residences that would be going to the homeowners displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
- August 2012 – Under 40 group first meeting – Tour of Zappos facility.
- November 2012, ART rebranded and updated all graphics associated with the organization.
- 2014 – 25th ARTS Awards program
