Jun 21, 2013

25th Annual ARTS Awards Call for Nominations Open

Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, today announced the call for nominations for the 25th annual ARTS Awards is open. Dallas Market Center and ART encourage anyone in the home accents or furnishings industry to nominate their peers for these prestigious awards online now at dallasmarketcenter.com/artsawards.

The ARTS Awards, presented each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, recognizes top manufacturers, retailers, product designers and sales representatives from across the world. The 25th annual ARTS winners will be revealed during a gala event on Saturday, January 18, 2014. This year’s awards will recognize excellence in 26 different categories.

“We look forward to celebrating the best in the industry during the 25th annual ARTS Awards this January,” said Cindy Morris, COO, Dallas Market Center. “This year we’ve added a new, regional retail category – Outdoor Lifestyle Store. This growing niche has excellent stores throughout the country that we are excited to honor.”

Anyone in the home furnishings industry may nominate in all categories. Neither membership in ART nor representation at Dallas Market Center is necessary. The nomination deadline is July 31, 2013. Submit nominations online now at dallasmarketcenter.com/artsawards.

The awards categories are:

Manufacturer Awards
Accent Furniture, Green Award, Home Accents, Home Textiles, Lighting Fixtures, Outdoor Living, Portable Lamps, Tabletop and Wall Decor

Retailer Awards
International Retailer, Furniture Store, Lighting Showroom, Home Accent Store and Outdoor Lifestyle Store

Individual Awards
Rising Star, Sales Representative, Product Designer and Academy of Achievement

The 25th annual ARTS Awards are sponsored by enLIGHTenment, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Giftware News, HFN, Home Accents Today, Home Fashion Forecast, Residential Lighting and the Sustainable Furnishings Council.

For additional information regarding the ARTS Awards, please contact Lindsey Villarreal at lvillarreal@mcmcmail.com.

About Dallas Market Center
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men’s, western, women’s and children’s apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 78 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. As a result, more than $8 billion in estimated wholesale transactions are conducted annually within the Dallas Market Center complex. The Dallas Market Center website is http://www.dallasmarketcenter.com/.

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 http://www.accessoriesresourceteam.org/.

About the ARTS Awards
The ARTS Awards is the premier awards program dedicated to the home industry. Up to 27 categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Sales Representative, Rising Star, Green, Academy of Achievement and Visionary. Anyone in the industry can nominate including manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants and other industry officials. Academy of Achievement, Rising Star and Visionary 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: 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.