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Nominations Open for 28th Annual ARTS Awards

Apr 8, 2016 | Press Releases

DALLAS / CHARLOTTE – April 8, 2016 – Dallas Market Center and ART today announced that nominations are officially open for the 28th annual ARTS Awards.

The ARTS Awards, presented each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, is the premier international awards program dedicated to home industry excellence and achievement in retailing, manufacturing, design, and sales representation.

“We depend upon nominations from across the industry in order to create an amazing evening of awards,” Cindy Morris president and CEO of Dallas Market Center, said. “We ask for everyone’s help recognizing talented individuals and companies for their incredible work.”

The ARTS Awards program recognizes and promotes home industry leaders and professionals. In a peer nomination program, industry professionals nominate retailers, manufacturers, designers and sales representatives to compete for the highest honor in the business. Nominations are received online atdallasmarketcenter.com/artsawards now through June 30, and winners are revealed during a gala event on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Neither membership in ART nor representation at Dallas Market Center is necessary to nominate or to be a nominee.

The 28th Annual ARTS Awards categories are:

Manufacturer Awards

Accent Furniture, Area Rugs, Home Accents, Home Textiles, Lamps, Lighting Fixtures, Outdoor Living, Tabletop and Wall Decor

Retailer Awards

Furniture Store- Single Store Location, Furniture Store- Multi-Store Locations, Home Accent Store, International Retailer, Lighting Showroom and Outdoor Lifestyle Store

Specialty Awards

Academy of Achievement, Green Award, Interior Designer, Legendary Leadership, Product Designer, Rising Star and Sales Representative

The 28th annual ARTS Awards are sponsored by enLIGHTenment, FANDECK, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Giftware News, HFN, Home Accents Today, Home Fashion Forecast, Home & Textiles Today, Lyon Credit Services, Residential Lighting and the Sustainable Furnishings Council.

 

About the ARTS Awards
The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to the home industry. Up to 28 categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Interior Designer, Sales Representative, Rising Star, Green and Academy of Achievement. Anyone in the industry can nominate including manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants and other industry officials. Academy of Achievement and Rising Star honorees are selected by an ARTS Awards committee each year. Companies that have won an ARTS Award five times are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame members are: Arteriors Home, BJ’s Home Accents, C.S. Wo & Sons, Distinctive Designs International Inc., Feizy Rugs, Fine Art Lamps, Global Views, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Paragon, Robb & Stucky and Schonbek Worldwide Lighting.

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ARTS Awards to Honor Connie Lineberry with Legendary Leadership Awar

Apr 4, 2016 | Press Releases

DALLAS/CHARLOTTE, NC  – April 4, 2016 – Dallas Market Center and ART have announced that Connie Lineberry will receive the first-ever Legendary Leadership Award during the 28th annual ARTS Awards in January 2017. Lineberry is Executive Vice President of Brand Creative Services for Progressive Business Media.

The Legendary Leadership Award honors an individual who has not only achieved esteemed recognition from industry peers, but who has also led the home industry with passion, and whose dedication has helped hundreds of companies succeed.

“It is a privilege to bestow the Legendary Leadership Award to Connie,” Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center, said. “We have created a special award this year to honor a special woman. Her business leadership has added substantial value to the home industry, and her support of companies and people has added substantial value to our lives.”

“Connie is a creative, thoughtful, passionate leader who deserves special recognition this year,” Sharon Davis, executive director of ART, said. “The Legendary Leadership Award is a way for us to recognize a true trailblazer in the home industry, and Connie personifies the best qualities of our business.”

Connie Lineberry’s career in publishing began with Knight Ridder newspapers, followed by stints with Landmark Newspapers and Gannett. Lineberry was hired by Steve Pond, founding publisher of Furniture/Today, in 1981 to launch a marketing services department.

Over the years Lineberry has worked as a marketing executive in partnership with countless furniture and home accent companies to help develop advertising and marketing content for a range of industry publications as the family of trade publications continued to expand. She has served as the publisher of Home Accents Today on two separate occasions, as vice president of marketing, and since 2013 as executive vice president of creative brand services.

For almost 20 years Lineberry has worked alongside and reported to Kevin Castellani, president and group publisher of Progressive Business Media.

“I have had the opportunity to work with a world class team for 35 years, from the editors to the sales people and the support staff,” Connie Lineberry, executive vice president of brand creative services for Progressive Business Media, said. “As a result, we have remained the leading publications in every industry we serve. To say that I am proud of the people and the work we have done to help our industry would be an understatement. I am accepting this honor on behalf of the many, many people who have helped me continue to serve and provide value to amazing companies.”

The ARTS Awards, developed by the non-profit ART and produced by Dallas Market Center, is the premier international awards program for the home industry – honoring designers, manufacturers, retailers and sales representatives – and is held each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market. The ARTS Awards black-tie gala is attended by nearly 700 industry leaders who are among the tens of thousands of Market attendees.

Announcing the Launch of Rep4Life and their First Charitable Event

Apr 1, 2016 | Press Releases

Rep4Life LogoAnnouncing the Launch of Rep4Life and their First Charitable Event

MarketAthon, a combination of walk-a-thon, marathon and doing our jobs

 

March 25, 2016 – Orlando, FL –  Rep4Life, a non-profit 501c3 organization, was launched this month with the sole purpose to help traveling sales representatives in the home furnishings industry in hard times due to unforeseen circumstances.   The organization was founded by brothers Alex and Max Fraser of Repzio.   The brothers grew up watching their mother Linda Fraser make a living as a rep in the home furnishings industry and donating her time to serve on the board of Goodwill Industries.  They are uniquely positioned to see the rewards and challenges of being a sales rep as well as understanding the importance of giving back to their community.  The organization launched a companion website at www.rep4life.org.

Rep4Life.org will provide help to sales reps in need in two ways.  1 – A crisis grant that pays basic living expenses directly for the rep or 2 – a matching grant that matches funds raised by a manufacturer, family member or rep group on your behalf.   Grant applications are accepted from individuals who are themselves traveling sales professionals, on behalf of another traveling sales professional or an immediate dependent (spouse or child) as listed on tax returns.

The organization gets its funding in several ways.   Through the website, they accept donations from individuals or companies who want to support this cause.  They will also hold fundraising events during home furnishings markets.

The first event will be held during the Spring 2016 Market, High Point MarketAthon which begins Friday, April 15 and runs through Monday, April 18.   Every market attendee is invited to participate.   Think of a Market-A-Thon as a combination of a walk-a-thon, marathon and working market.  High Point hosts millions of square feet of showroom space.   Everyone walks miles and miles during market.  This is a chance to turn our jobs into a fun competition with charitable giving.   Market attendees can sign up to participate in the MarketAthon or to sponsor someone who is signed up.  Teams are accepted.   To participate or to sponsor someone, sign up here.

For more information on Rep4Life, please visit our website at www.rep4life.org.   To participate in the Spring 2016 High Point MarketAthon, please visit our event site at http://www.firstgiving.com/rep4life/high-point-marketathon

ART vendors offer great deals during the 2016 Spring Market

Apr 1, 2016 | Press Releases

ARTCard_HighPointART Vendors offer great deals during the 2016 Spring Market

Exclusive discounts for eligible member retailers

 

March 23, 2016 – Charlotte, NC – ART, the creative home furnishings network, announces the vendors participating in the organization’s ART Card Program during the upcoming Spring High Point Market   The deals are listed online here by market location and there are two new ART vendors participating for the first time.

Retailers are eligible for the market discounts with their membership with ART, the association.   Retail membership dues are $250/ year and is open to home furnishings retailers and interior design studios. The retailer member receives a personalized ART Card, which is presented to participating vendors when placing an order at market in order to receive exclusive specials. Savings realized by the retail member often exceed the yearly membership dues cost at just one market.

For more information on the ART Card, or to join ART™, please visit www.whyjoinart.org or call 704-376-4278.

ART + IDS to Produce Full House Block Party in High Point

Mar 22, 2016 | Press Releases

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ART + IDS to Produce Full House Block Party in High Point
First block party to be hosted by Six (6) ART Vendors

HP Spring BlockPartyMarch 22, 2016 – Charlotte, NC – ART, the creative home furnishings network, and IDS, Interior Design Society invites their members and all market buyers to their Full House Block Party on Saturday, April 16 from 5 to 7 pm in the IHFC Commerce Wing Second Floor. Six ART vendors are the hosts: Phillips Collection C-202, Paragon & Propac C-203/W-243, Wendover Art C-215, Fine Art Lamps C-229 and TreeMasters C-263. Refreshments will be served in each of the hosts showrooms.

ART + IDS are calling it the Full House Block Party because we’re playing Poker. Buyers and interior designers will be eligible to win an iPad Mini by picking up a different color playing card in each host’s showroom and turn in their resulting “hand” by 7pm at Phillips Collection — the best five-card poker hand wins!

The Block Party will be held in collaboration with the popular Phillips Collection All-Industry Mixer, which is hosted from 4 until 8pm.

For more information on ART™, please visit www.whyjoinart.org or call 704-376-4278. For more information on IDS, please visit www.interiordesignsociety.org or call 336-884-4437.

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About ART – ART is the creative home furnishings network representing manufacturers, retailers, representatives and other individuals and companies interested in promoting and enhancing the market position of the home furnishings industry. Each year ART sponsors programs such as the ART conference, regional educational seminars, the ART card and the ARTS Awards. The ART website is available at www.accessoriesresourceteam.org #ACCRESOURCETEAM

About the Interior Design Society – The Interior Design Society (IDS) is an association of professional interior design entrepreneurs focused on helping our members grow their businesses, develop their talents, inspire each other, and impact their communities. One of the country’s largest design organizations dedicated to serving the residential interior design industry, IDS embraces four core values including professionalism, community, influence and growth. The IDS National headquarters is located in High Point, N.C.