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34th ARTS Awards Nominations Open

Mar 27, 2023 | Press Releases

34th ARTS Awards Nominations Now Open

– Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced that nominations are officially open for the 34th ARTS Awards. The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to home industry excellence and achievement.

“We invite everyone to participate by taking a moment to nominate great people and companies,” said Cindy Morris president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. Added Sharon Davis, executive director of ART: “It’s so important to honor creative and business excellence; thanks to the community for putting forward nominees that can be considered as finalists.”

The ARTS Awards process begins with the nomination of retailers, manufacturers, designers, and sales representatives. Nominations are received online at dallasmarketcenter.com/ArtsAwards/nominations/ through June 27, 2023.

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 12, 2024. Neither membership in ART nor representation at Dallas Market Center is necessary to nominate or to be a nominee.

The 34th ARTS Awards Nomination categories are:
• Manufacturer
• Retailer
• Sales Representative
• Product Designer
• Interior Designer
• Academy of Achievement

Sponsors for the ARTS Awards include Aspire Design & Home; Furniture, Lighting & Décor; Business of Home; Home Accents Today; ; Décor News Now; Houstonia; Home Textiles Today; Designers Today; Furniture Today; Gifts & Decorative Accessories; Modern Luxury Interiors; Paper City; Interior Design Society, and Sustainable Furnishings Council.

Home vs Hunger Supports World Central Kitchen Earthquake Relief

Feb 22, 2023 | Members News

On February 6, a pair of powerful earthquakes devastated more than a dozen cities throughout central and southern Turkey and Syria and again with another powerful earthquake on February 20.  Home vs. Hunger is proud to partner with World Central Kitchen. The WCK Relief Team is distributing meals for survivors and first responders while working to scale up as quickly as possible. Let’s all do what we can to support their efforts!

To Donate:
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You can also donate by visiting: https://donate.wck.org/fundraiser/4406365

Some social media hashtags to look out for are #giftforlife #wck #chefsfortürkiye #homevshunger

Annual Service Project at ART Conference 2023

Feb 22, 2023 | Press Releases

Veterans Village San Diego – Welcome Home Project, May 19, 2023 – San Diego, CA

The beneficiary of the annual community service project will be Veterans Village of San Diego – Welcome Home Project. Veterans Village will be ART’s eighth service project in the conference host city. ART Conference 2023 will be held at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, CA May 18-21, 2023.

Veterans Village of San Diego’s first-of-its kind Welcome Home Family Program provides homeless veteran families with safe transitional housing and the training and support necessary to attain goals leading to independence. The complex consists of two (2) apartment buildings with four (4) – two (2) bedroom units in each building. The services provided to the families include employment and training, VA Healthcare information, case management, life skills and positive parenting training, budgeting, recovery planning and therapy. These services are designed to prepare veteran families in transition from dysfunctional unhealthy living and active addiction to becoming drug free productive healthy successful families prepared to move forward with their independent lives.  For more information on Veterans Village of San Diego, please visit:  vvsd.net  

Conference volunteers will work on this complex to enhance the existing apartments and outside common areas.  Home industry companies will be asked to donate furnishings for installation to enhance the apartments and to replace damaged goods. 

 To see the full conference schedule, register to attend and participate in this rewarding service project, visit the conference website here.  If you’d like to contribute product or funds to this service project, please fill out the form below and we will contact you ASAP.   

 

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See a recap of our 2022 Service Project

Loloi Rugs Makes $100,000 Donation to Support Humanitarian Aid Efforts in Turkey

Feb 17, 2023 | Members News

Loloi Rugs has made a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross for Turkish Earthquake Relief to support humanitarian aid and relief efforts for the people of Turkey, following the devastating earthquakes.
“This recent tragedy in Turkey hits us so personally, as we have many factories, workers and close ties in the country,” said Amir Loloi, founder and owner of Loloi Rugs. “We want to help ease the burden of the Turkish relief workers and support the American Red Cross’s humanitarian efforts, and we encourage others in our industry to help as well.”

According to Associated Press, the death toll has risen to 38,000 in Turkey and Syria, and survivors are still being found. Due to the inclement weather, these efforts have been made more difficult, and relief teams are in need of basic supplies, blankets and winter clothing.

Along these lines, Loloi has set up a matching donation program with its employees who wish to donate dollars to the cause, as well as an employee donation drive for clothing, blankets, and health and personal products.
“Our hearts go out to our partners and colleagues in the region as they have been working through this tragic situation,” added Loloi. “We want to make sure we are doing our part to support their immediate relief needs, while helping workers return to some sense of normalcy.”

Click here to donate to the American Red Cross for earthquake relief.