34th ARTS Awards Nominating Panel and Committee Announced

August 18, 2023 – Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the nominating committee and panel for the 34th ARTS Awards, the the premier awards program dedicated to the home industry. The ARTS Awards committee consists of three industry professionals charged with overseeing the nomination and selection of the ARTS Awards categories of Academy of Achievement and HEARTS Award. They also serve on the nominating panel. The committee are: Andrew Knapp, Vice President of Sales, Hubbardton Forge; Kirsten Recce, Owner of Black Whale Home; and Cherry Bernish, sales representative In-Detail.  . The ARTS Awards nominating panel consists of 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 nominating panel are: 1. Michael Bauer, Director of Trade Relations, Feizy Rugs 2. Jamie Bernal, Principal, Jonathan’s Coastal Living 3. Caroline Biggs, Market Editor, Business of Home 4. Laurie Burns, Executive Director, The Gift and Home Trade Assocation 5. Jenny Cano, Director, Interior Design Society (IDS) 6. Jane Dagmi, Managing Director, High Point x Design 7. Diane Falvey, Editor-in-Chief, Furniture Lighting & Décor 8. Teddie Garrigan, Co-Owner, Coco & Dash 9. Caroline Hipple, President, Norwalk 10. Susan Jones, Publisher, Furniture Lighting & Décor 11. Connie Lineberry, President, Connie Lineberry and Associates 12. Monica Loving, Vice President, Ivystone 13. Jaye Anna Mize, Vice President of Creative, Fashion Snoops 14. Cheminne Taylor Smith, CEO, Cheminne.com 15. Allison Zisko, Editor-in-Chief, Home Accents Today The ARTS Awards process begins with the nomination of retailers, manufacturers, designers, and sales representatives. After nominations are received, a nomination panel 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. 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.