“Shipmania,” a nod to landscape pioneer Ellen Shipman, will be the theme of the annual design symposium starting Wednesday at Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, in New Orleans.
Considered a pioneer in the design realm, Shipman was a landscape architect known for her design of the gardens at the New Orleans estate of Edith and Edgar Stern, as well as estates in New York and North Carolina.
The symposium will honor Judith Tankard, Shipman’s biographer.
Under the banner “Design and Natural Environment,” the opening reception at 5 p.m. Wednesday will be followed by a discussion at 5:30 p.m. featuring Kate Orff of SCAPE design studio, artist-in-residence Renee Royale and Jacqueline Terrebonne, of Galerie magazine. An exhibit of Royale’s work will open Tuesday in Longue Vue’s Playhouse.
Thursday opens at 11 a.m. with the theme “Setting the Stage: Design and the Theatrical Arts.”
OperaCréole will perform a scene from Edmond Dédé’s “Morgaine” at 11:15 a.m. followed by a seated lunch.
OperaCréole’s Givonna Joseph and Aria Mason, along with A.J. Allegra, of Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré, will discuss the art of production design. At 1 p.m., the Fashion Council of New Orleans will provide a behind-the-scenes look at a fashion shoot.
Starting at 10 a.m. Friday under the theme “Design and Interior Environments,” a reception will honor Tankard and the “Pattern and Place” exhibit will open.
At 11:30 a.m., gallery owner Martine Chaisson and interior designer Barrie Benson will discuss design, followed by a garden picnic at 12:30 p.m. and a closing reception at 1:30 p.m.
Royale will lead an all-ages project plus other design activities March 28 as part of a Community Design Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free admission from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tickets start at $250 per day. Visit longuevue.com.
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