29th ARTS Awards Gala Presenters Announced

-Global Influencers, Business Leaders to Present Top Honors–

DALLAS / CHARLOTTE – December 14, 2017 – Dallas Market Center, the largest and most successful open-daily home décor marketplace in the country, and ART, the Creative Home Furnishings Network, today announced the list of 18 presenters for the 29th Annual ARTS Awards. The distinguished list includes global influencers and top business leaders. This year’s presenters include:

Beatriz Ball, Owner, Beatriz Ball Collection Julia Buckingham, Founder, Buckingham Interiors + Design Sharon Davis, Executive Director, ART Karen Lang, President, Hinsdale Lighting Tamara Day, Founder, Growing Days David Gebhart, CEO, Global Views Susan Inglis, Executive Director, Sustainable Furnishing Council Adam Japko, Founder & CEO, Esteem Media Corey Damen Jenkins, Principal, Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates Cindy Morris, President and CEO, Dallas Market Center Donna Moss, Founder & Owner, Donna Moss Designs Jane Murray, Owner, Taylors Steve Nadell, President, Troy-CSL Lighting, Inc. Greg O’Neal, Chief Collaboration Officer and Co-Founder, CUR8 Nancy Price, Founder, Nancy Price Interior Design Frederick Rayner, COO, Global Views Fernando Rodriguez, Co-Founder, Aaron Stewart Home Doug Self, President, JDouglas

“We welcome the participation of so many leaders from the industry to host a very special evening of recognition,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center.

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. This year the program is recognizing top manufacturers, retailers, product designers, interior designers, and sales representatives from around the world as well as Academy of Achievement recipient Randy Eller and a Humanitarian Award being presented to Houston Furniture Bank. The finalists, winners, and special honorees will be recognized during a gala event on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

Reservations are available online via the ARTS Awards website: http://dallasmarketcenter.com/artsawards/reservations/

Sponsors for the 29th annual ARTS Awards include enLIGHTenment, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Giftware News, HFN, Home & Textiles Today, Home Accents Today, Interior Design Society, and Lighting & Decor.