The much-anticipated ARTS Award gala is often likened to our industry’s version of the Academy Awards®.
Scheduled for the Saturday night during January Dallas market, the annual event draws the “stars” of nearly every category in home furnishings.
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| L to R: Stan Simmons, his wife Leah, and Richard Alan; Alan won best Sales Rep of the Midwest-Southwest for the second time. | Long-time ARTS supporters Colleen Visage of Swarovski and Fred Munnell of Fred Munnell Designs. | L to R: Cathyrn Miller of Codarus, Christi Tasker of Puttin’ Out and World Market Center Las Vegas, and Jacqui Rent of Light & Living. |
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| (L to R) Craftmade’s David Rauschuber with parents, Geri and Ed Rauschuber – owners of Passion Lighting. | Geri Rauschuber, Lisa Neison-Smith, and Karen Johnson from Passion Lighting, nominated for best Lighting Showroom in the Midwest-Southwest. |
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| The Kleinberg family celebrates their double nomination: Crystorama in the Lighting Fixtures category and the family-owned retail store Elements was nominated (and won) for best Lighting Showroom in the East. |
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| Dallas Market Center president and CEO Bill Windsor (left) and his wife Kathleen, with Harry and Cathy Gregoria of GDC Home. | (L to R) Joe McKearn of Flambeau Lighting, Susan Wagner Carter, JoAnn and Michael Boyd, and Susan’s niece, Mary. |
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| The Uttermost Company president Mac Cooper and his wife, Inglath, stand proudly with their daughters – who are the third generation of family members who already are market veterans. |
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| L to R: Robert Marash of Landmark Lighting, Jeff Doctorow of enLIGHTenment Magazine, and Karen Greaber of AmericasMart. | The ARTS Awards podium was embellished with custom-made crystals by SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS. | Ric and Rebecca Jolie of Benson Lighting, located in Miami. |
